"I gathered up books and all the free newspapers,” she said. “I found Blacklines [which was merged with En la Vida to form the online publication Identity] and read it from front to back. I called every number in the resource section that seemed like it was for Black lesbian women. The only one that called back was Affinity, and that’s how I became involved with them. I went to a meeting, scared to death—drove down from Lincoln Park to 62nd and Indiana. My life was changed from that point."