interviews & essays
INTERVIEWS
"Rasheed Newson wants to make you uncomfortable"
- LA TIMES
"Rasheed Newson centers LGBTQ history in debut novel"
- ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"Rasheed Newson’s Debut Novel Retells the Early Years of AIDS in New York City"
- THEM
"In 'My Government Means to Kill Me,' vibrant life shines through the AIDS crisis"
- AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN
"Facts and Fiction Collide in This Clever Novel of AIDS Activism"
- POZ MAGAZINE
"In His Debut Novel, Rasheed Newson Looks At Gay Life Amid The AIDS Crisis"
- BUSTLE
- ELECTRIC LITERATURE
"Rasheed Newson Talks Activism and Sex Positivity in His New Book"
- INTO
"Rasheed Newson says his novel, set in the early AIDS era, is ‘a call to action’"
- OC REGISTER
Rasheed Newson talks "unapologetically Black" and "unmistakably Gay" debut novel
“You just have to get on with it.”
ESSAYS, PODCASTS & PLAYLISTS
"Reflecting on the Challenges of Telling Femme, Black, Queer Stories"
- CATAPULT
"A Brief Political—and Personal—History of Gay Bathhouses"
- LITHUB
Listen to Rasheed on GAYS READING podcast (10/1/24)
Listen to Rasheed on PERMISSION TO WRITE podcast
Listen to Rasheed on GAYS READING podcast (8/24/23)
Listen to Rasheed on BFF: BLACK, FAT, FEMME podcast
Listen to Rasheed on BAD QUEERS podcast
Listen to Rasheed on HOMOPHILIA podcast
Listen to Rasheed on BURNED BY BOOKS podcast
Listen to Rasheed on DEBUTIFUL podcast
Listen to Rasheed on ALL OF IT WITH ALISON STEWART
Watch Rasheed on INSIDE VOICES podcast
Listen to the "MY GOVERNMENT MEANS TO KILL ME" Playlist on Apple Music
Listen to the "MY GOVERNMENT MEANS TO KILL ME" Playlist on Spotify