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Hayden Winston

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Born

in Los Angeles, CA, The United States

Website

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Genre

Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Poetry

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James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, Oscar Wilde, Sylvia Plath ...more

Member Since

October 2011

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Hayden Winston is a multilingual, bisexual, Caribbean writer and activist. His work draws on his experiences growing up in Los Angeles as the queer son of West Indian immigrants.

Also published as:
Hayden Smith
H.W. Smith

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Average rating: 3.75 · 8 ratings · 3 reviews · 4 distinct works

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The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde

by Audre Lorde

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Confessions Of A Video Vixen

by Karinne Steffans

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The Ethical Slut: A Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities

by Dossie Easton

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Hayden’s Quotes

“I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as such I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.”
― Malcolm X

tags: activism, truth

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