Black Queer FreedomWhether engaged in same sex desire or gender nonconformity, black queer individuals live with being perceived as a threat while simultaneously being subjected to the threat of physical, psychological, and socioeconomical injury. Attending to and challenging threats has become a defining element in queer black artists work throughout the black diaspora. GerShun Avilez analyzes the work of diasporic artists who, denied government protections, have used