James Baldwin was  Gay or Not: Everything is Here

James Arthur Baldwin was a writer and civil rights activist from the United States.

James Baldwin published his first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, in 1953.

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Baldwin wrote openly about his sexuality and LGBTQ+ issues.

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James Baldwin died of stomach cancer on December 1, 1987, at his home in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.

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"Sonny's Blues" is a short story authored by James Baldwin that was initially published in Partisan Review in 1957.

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Book Giovanni's Room, The Fire Next Time, If Beale Street Could Talk

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I #imagine one of the #reasons people cling to their #hates so stubbornly is because they #sense, once #hate is gone, they will be #forced to deal with #pain

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