There’s one artist, activist, and wielder of radical love whom I’ve witnessed three-dimensionally embody the totality of what it means to live, celebrate, and memorialize Black queerness. She’s not a triple threat; she’s a trifecta of hope. She’s not just multifaceted; she’s committed to multiple aspects of the struggle and seizes a variety of entry points. She uses her DJing and curation, her visual storytelling, and her service to the community through her daily occupation to create a three-dimensional approach to bettering the condition of Durham’s Black and brown queer community members. She is a culmination of LGBTQ history, the status of the LGBTQ present, and the trajectory and hope for the future of LGBTQ people. She is Durham’s very own three-dimensional phenomenon: Gemynii. – Desmera Gatewood
