An exciting new partnership on Queerty

Queerty has incorporated the intergenerational movement, community, and social platform, Native Son, as a new channel. Named after James Baldwin’s book, Native Son highlights a range of voices celebrating Black gay and queer men.

To honor Baldwin's 100th birthday and celebrate the launch of Native Son on Queerty with founder, Emil Wilbekin, we're thrilled to unveil our very first digital cover story below. 

Notes from Native Son founder Emil Wilbekin

“The place in which I’ll fit will not exist until I make it.” — James Baldwin

James Baldwin’s words truly resonate with me as a Black gay man in a world where I am continuously trying to find my place—and to fit in. As a child, I knew I wasn’t like the other kids in school, in my Cub Scout troop, or on the little league team in my neighborhood.