"I wanted people to have some role models to look up to," he adds.
"And one thing I learned is that we are in long-term relationships. They are making it work."
Aaron said he knew long-term relationships for black gay couples was attainable — he has friends who represent this very well.
"But for some reason they are not in magazines. We are kind of sight unseen," he said. "They weren't in magazines. People don't believe we exist."
Most representation in the media, Aaron adds, are affluent white gay men. Aaron is hoping his book shows that yes, indeed, there are many black gay couples living in long, fulfilling relationships.
I'm hoping to see a true reflection of the LGBT community and a lot of times I don't think that is shown," he said.
"We are another slice of life that gets overlooked. And this is why I wrote this book."
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