FRANCE 24 English ‘Paris started with an openness to queer people’: Author Rasheed Newson • FRANCE 24 English

A leading author is speaking in Paris about the French capital’s ability to draw gay and bisexual people to it. Rasheed Newson’s talk is entitled “From Baldwin to Today: Queer Black Expats in Paris”. He says that many queer African Americans seeking freedom and creative possibility have come to Paris due to its openness to queer people. Newson is the author of the bestseller “My Government Means to Kill Me”, and has a new book is coming out shortly, “There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood: A Novel”. He spoke to us in Perspective.
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