Staceyann Chin

Staceyann Chin

Country

Jamaica

Birth - Death

1972 -

Occupation

Poet

Description

Spoken-word artist, poet, and LGBTQ activist. Has shared her struggle of growing up LGBTQ in Jamaica in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Pittsburgh Daily, and has been featured on 60 Minutes. She was also featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Author of the memoir, 'The Other Side of Paradise' (2009), and the book 'Crossfire: A Litany for Survival' (2019). Named by Equality Forum as one of their 31 Icons of the 2015 LGBT History Month.

See Also

• LGBTQ Spoken Word and Slam Poets

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2491625.Staceyann_Chin
• https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/17/theater/staceyann-chin-worries-about-money-and-selling-out.html?_r=0
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/staceyann-chin
• https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/apr/20/staceyann-chin-straight-women-thrill-me
• https://www.youtube.com/user/chinpoet