Being a Christian teen abstinence activist shaped my Black queer feminism

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I’m 15, sitting in a circle alongside 10 other teenagers in a sterile room in the office of a religious non-profit. We’re a racially and gender diverse group, united by a shared belief based on our Christian values: waiting until marriage to have sex is the only option for teens.

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