The Advocate

STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

onta Storey grew up honing their skills as a storyteller in the predominantly Black and Latinx community of Compton, Calif. One of six children, they were raised just miles from Hollywood, which may seem like an easy way into the business. But Storey realized early on, if they wanted rich narratives of Black queer joy, they had to be the one to tell them. And

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