This iconic work features a black-and-white photograph of a young boy surrounded by a powerful, prophetic text describing the persecution and violence that awaits a gay child as he grows up in a homophobic society. Created during the height of the AIDS crisis, Wojnarowicz channels rage and grief into a searing indictment of institutional bigotry, religious condemnation, and societal cruelty. The piece remains one of the most significant works of queer activist art from the late 1980s.