The self-proclaimed “first Black female” instructor at the Culinary Institute of America says she tells people that she has “three strikes against [her] in the kitchen”: She’s female, black and gay.
Roshara Sanders (pictured) told the HuffPost she “definitely felt a change in the kitchen” after being “outed” in a 2017 Black History Month network segment.
“As chefs, we don’t walk around and say, ‘Hey, I’m gay,'” Sanders said. “But once the information is out, there’s definitely a shift in attitude.” Sanders added she believes men are “intimidated” by her as she is a “masculine-presenting woman.”