Author: Venus-Thomas Hinyard

VENUS-THOMAS HINYARD is a Black queer non-binary trans womyn based in Washington, D.C. A writer, artist, performer, and advocate, she is working on her undergraduate degree at Southern New Hampshire University and has performed at venues including Busboys and Poets and NYU Washington, DC. Venus was a finalist at the Capturing Fire International Queer Poetry Slam in 2014 and 2015. A contributor at This Bridge Called Our Health and BlaQueerFlow, she spends her time tweeting, shading while sipping mimosas, organizing rhythm nations for Janet Jackson, and working on her first book of poems.