i am not black or queer but i am disabled so i somewhat understood the feelings of not fitting in growing up and i empathized heavily with his feelings on that matter. but i still acknowledged that my hardships were nowhere near the same as his. so yeah, i don’t really know what else to say other than i was completely moved by this phenomenal book. i really think everyone should read this at least once in their life! it’s on the banned books list for a reason.