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Quincy Hartwigsen

Quincy Hartwigsen is a 19‑year‑old gay biracial student from rural Missouri and is currently an undergraduate at Columbia University. Quincy's work engages with race, queerness, language, and internet culture from the perspective of someone moving between rural and urban spaces.

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Stop turning Black queer language into a punchline

Opinion: From TikTok trends to Ivy League campuses, non-Black and straight users are strip-mining Black queer speech for clout, comedy, and cultural currency — without honoring its history or the people who shaped it, argues Quincy Hartwigsen.

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Quincy Hartwigsen

Stop turning Black queer language into a punchline

Opinion: From TikTok trends to Ivy League campuses, non-Black and straight users are strip-mining Black queer speech for clout, comedy, and cultural currency — without honoring its history or the people who shaped it, argues Quincy Hartwigsen.