Baldwin moved to Paris at 24 years old because, as a gay black man in America, he felt like an outcast. Another thing that I hadn't expected was how the film talks about the role the media played in the civil rights movement, which Baldwin goes into in his essay"The Devil Finds Work" “He’s just a great kid,” she says, “When I had the opportunity to provide [a better] experience, really change the trajectory of what his life can be, I just wanted to be a part of that.”Related:4 Transgender Candidates to WatchCheck this out:This piece was published in coordination withZealous for the New Jersey Working Families Alliance and Sen. Cory Booker. She’s endorsed by Brand New Congress, a progressive PAC who worked to elect AOC in 2018, and theprogressive group Catch Fire shows the power of personal and collective liberation, “I know that even today people in our community feel differently, but I think succeeding as a queer person of color in a world hostile to us and fighting for change are both valid forms of activism.”