Ty McKinnie

“Where’re the black people? Where are they?” Smooth crooner Ty McKinnie chats about being an impossibly happy kid growing up Gay and Black in America’s religious South. He discusses first boy-kisses, Queer shaming in the home and the invisibility of Black Queer artists in Queer spaces. Links: Episode https://www.dropbox.com/s/xtm3efjj6l7kqy6/KQ_0102m_Ty_McKinnie.pdf?dl=0 (transcription). Ty’s https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2PfoosTGBMOqqO8ZnYsfWR?si=CajD2r_cRlGqE-9GQVVLXg (Spotify playlist) featuring his songs from this episode and his five tracks to save from Armageddon. Ty’s forever home https://tymckinnie.com/?fbclid=IwAR1LjoHtWxRpCPRQkMdrqNZXh_MQbcvSd1UsQ4pB--7ancqxwxEAtIMm1nk (online). https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI18hyPTMwQPA62yvMiXTWo5sXI88NKJN (Me. Him. Us.) A sexual health awareness project for gay and bisexual men from Black, South Asian and other ethnic minority communities. Mental Health America links providing support for bullied LGBT Youth. https://guides.ll.georgetown.edu/c.php?g=592919&amp;p=4182204 (Georgetown University piece) on Proposition 8. Medical News Today writes about https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/toxic-masculinity (Toxic Masculinity). “https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2012/07/04/156261612/a-close-look-at-frank-oceans-coming-out-letter (A Close Look At Frank Ocean’s Coming Out Letter)” from NPR. BBC reports on https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54210448 (Breonna Taylor), https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52861726 (George Floyd) and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52623151 (Ahmaud Arbery). In the Key of Q composer Paul Leonidou’s https://www.unstoppablemonsters.com/ (online home). Please subscribe to the podcast, rate and review. And spread the word! You can find us on https://twitter.com/InTheKeyOfQ (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/inthekeyofq/ (Instagram) and join the community over on https://www.facebook.com/In-the-Key-of-Q-104781968301237 (Facebook). <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/inthe