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Drifting Toward Love by Kai Wright

Kai Wright's Drifting Toward Love
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Not all coming of age stories are lilies and roses. In Drifting Toward Love: Black, Brown, Gay, and Coming of Age on the Streets of New York, author Kai Wright follows three gay youth of color as they navigate their way through the streets of New York and struggle to belong.

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Like Julius, Carlos and Manny, many young gay men have no mentors to guide them along their way, which is key for youth with little access to information. Wright's chronicle is a honest reality that many experience yet few have acknowledged.

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