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When You Hear, ‘Sorry, But I Don’t Date Across Racial Lines’

In Cape Town, gay men gave me a crash course in racism

Momentum Blog Team
Momentum
Dec 11, 2020

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“He came across as a well-educated bigot. I’d encountered plenty of those, though I’d never been rejected by a guy who specifically offered my race as the reason.” — Jeremy Helligar

Read Helligar’s entire essay below.

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