and the history of the civil rights movement. at what age is it appropriate to teach black queer theory? that s what we should be able to talk about. casting a group of people who are maybe newer to these topics or genuinely think maybe that shouldn t be the priority in the thrust of these black studies. these can be real questions that can be debated without casting people as being uncomfortable with lgbtq studies. but i think it is we are talking about people feeling uncomfortable with these things. queer history is a part of black history. you can t say the contributions of black people to america was inconsequential. we re not just talking about history but african american studies. the idea is to connect what has happened in the past to modern current events. that s what it always was intended to be. so i think you can t just say queer history is over here. black history is over here.