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Keith Boykin

キーす・ボイキン

Kīsu Boikin

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
St. Louis, Missouri
国籍
American
言語
English
居住地歴
St. Louis, Missouri (Florissant) → Clearwater, Florida → Hanover, New Hampshire (Dartmouth) → San Francisco, California → Washington, D.C. → New York City → Los Angeles

経歴

職業
TV and film producer, political commentator, writer, White House aide
活動期間
1983年〜2024年
所属
National Black Gay and Lesbian Forum, National Black Justice Coalition

学歴

Dartmouth College
Unknown
学位: BA
期間: 1983-1987
卒業年: 1987
国: United States
William S. Churchill Prize (1984), Barrett Cup (1987)
Harvard Law School
Law
学位: JD
期間: 1989-1992
卒業年: 1992
国: United States
Edited Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, participated in activism

受賞歴

William S. Churchill Prize
1984
部門: 優秀 freshman
主催: Dartmouth College
結果: 受賞
Barrett Cup
1987
部門: graduating class
主催: Dartmouth College
結果: 受賞
Out 100
2004
主催: Out Magazine
結果: 選出
Gay Games Gold Medal (Wrestling)
2006
主催: Gay Games
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

One More River to Cross: Black and Gay in America

1996年 Non-fiction

Details the special burdens faced by black LGBTQ people

Black LGBTQIdentity

Beyond the Down Low: Sex, Lies, and Denial in Black America

2004年 Non-fiction

Explores sex, lies, and denial in Black America. NYT bestseller

Black communitySexuality

Quitting: Why I Left My Job to Live a Life of Freedom

2022年 Memoir

Why he left his job for freedom

CareerFreedom

全著作

  • One More River to Cross: Black & Gay in America (1996)
  • Respecting the Soul: Daily Reflections for Black Lesbians and Gays (1999)
  • Beyond the Down Low: Sex, Lies, and Denial in Black America (2004)
  • For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Still Not Enough (2012)
  • Race Against Time: The Politics of a Darkening America (2021)
  • Quitting: Why I Left My Job to Live a Life of Freedom (2022)
  • Why Does Everything Have to Be About Race? (2024)

作風・主題

文体
DirectPolitical
頻出モチーフ
RaceSexualityIdentity

評価・遺産

Known as a political commentator, author, and advocate for LGBTQ rights, particularly in Black communities

大衆文化への影響

  • First openly Black gay couple on reality TV in American Candidate

豆知識

  • Won gold medal in wrestling at 2006 Gay Games
  • Arranged first White House meeting with LGBTQ representatives in 1993
  • Co-founder of National Black Justice Coalition
  • Moved to Los Angeles in 2022