Susan Larson ♀️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌈<p>When I Accidentally <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Outed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Outed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NikkiGiovanni" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NikkiGiovanni</span></a></p><p>As a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fan</span></a> of Giovanni, I admired her <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/brilliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>brilliance</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>activism</span></a>. But a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/misstep" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>misstep</span></a> caused <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/backlash" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>backlash</span></a>—labeling her an “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/out" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>out</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lesbian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lesbian</span></a>.” This incident highlights the need to respect <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>privacy</span></a> and avoid <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/assumptions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>assumptions</span></a>.</p><p>— Giovanni never publicly <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/identified" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>identified</span></a> as <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+, though her work inspired <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/communities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>communities</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Lesbians" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Lesbians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HigherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Outing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Outing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Allies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Representation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Representation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RoleModels" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RoleModels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.laprogressive.com/lgbtq/nikki-giovanni" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">laprogressive.com/lgbtq/nikki-</span><span class="invisible">giovanni</span></a></p>