Terrance Dean

Terrance Dean is the Essence magazine bestselling author of Hiding in Hip-Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry—From Music to Hollywood, a memoir examining gay identity and sexuality in the hip-hop celebrity lifestyle. His other books include Reclaim Your Power! A 30-Day Guide to Hope, Healing and Inspiration for Men of Color, and Straight from Your Gay Best Friend—The Straight-Up Truth About Relationships, Love, and Having a Fabulous Life. He is a coauthor, with James Earl Hardy and Stanley Bennett Clay, of a book honoring his greatest literary influence, Visible Lives: Three Stories in Tribute to E. Lynn Harris.