Dewayne Perkins

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Summary

Dewayne Perkins is an Emmy-nominated Black, queer writer, actor, and comedian who explicitly centers his work on marginalized identity. He wrote and starred in the horror satire The Blackening and toured his solo show How Being Black & Gay Made Me Better Than You!. Perkins is heavily involved in activism with GLAAD, advocating for affirming black LGBTQ+ representation and intersectional visibility.