Everything you need to understand or teach My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson.
Rasheed Newson's first-person narrative, My Government Means to Kill Me, is a queer coming-of-age story that follows the life of a young gay Black man, Trey Singleton. The novel is set in New York City during the 1980s. Newson explores themes of identity, activism, and allyship, amongst others.