Queer & Muslim: nothing to reconcile | Blair Imani | TEDxBoulder

Blair Imani is a writer, mental health advocate, and historian living at the intersections of Black, Queer, and Muslim identity. In addition to being a public speaker, Blair is the author of "Modern HERstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History" (2018) and "Lifting As We Climb: The Great Migration & the Black American Dream" which hits shelves in January 2020. She is also the official ambassador of Muslims for Progressive Values, one of the oldest progressive Muslim organizations to support the LGBTQ+ community. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx