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RAD, originally uploaded by Aya Rosen.
The photographer writes, “[the] RAD collection had 6 jackets shown in 24 looks, each garment can be worn by either men or women in several ways.”
Someone wrote…
My gender is a riot.
What’s your experience?
As short documentary advocating for respect and rights.
Submitted by J. Chappee and A. Mae, the models and photographer.
A reader asks…
My boifriend identifies as genderqueer but I find it difficult to view her as anything but female. Her hair is long, her voice is high, she has large breasts and dresses very feminine. I respect her gender and I love and support everyone who challenges societal norms. So why do I feel so confused and so judgmental?
Please post your response in the comments below.
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Submitted by Lisa, the photographer. Model is Simba C Kennedy.
“This is my best friend Simba. I’m trying really hard to get used to the new name and the new clothes and the new face and hair, but I know the person on the inside will always stay the same.”
what the world doesn’t know, originally uploaded by Tran_Nguyen.
Someone wrote…
People are always telling me that being transgender means undergoing procedures that will “ruin” my body. Which isn’t a very nice thing to say.
I feel like telling them that if my body doesn’t start matching my mind, it’s going to ruin my soul.
What’s your experience?
Regen asks…
I’ve been filling out all sorts of applications for college lately and they all ask for some kind of Mr./Mrs./Ms. title in front of your name. I haven’t had to use these a lot before and I’m having trouble determining what a good androgynous title would be… any ideas?
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You can call me… J. My friends call me both Jenny and Jimmy.
I identify as… adorkable. I am an androgynous person with killer curves, unisex fashion, and awesome hair. Blessed with a female body and masculine traits, so I try to flaunt beautiful, powerful androgyny.
As far as third-person pronouns go, … I am a girl, so I appreciate she/her, but I enjoy the occasional he/him. I like to keep them confused. <3 It always makes me grin when someone accidentally says “sir.” And I love the wide-eyed looks I get when I speak.
I’m attracted to… androgyny. I love harmonized masculine and feminine looks. I like someone who is willing to push the limits of gender. Girls that make me feel studly and guys that make me feel pretty. Sensitive, beautiful-minded, artistic humans are best. I love people who make me fall in love with who they are, not what they are. Sexually, I do not care for either gender as I am a happily celibate asexual person.
When people talk about me, I want them to… laugh in a completely good-natured, “I’m that person’s friend” kind of way. I love to make people smile. I dislike the labeling and misconceptions that accompany gossip, so I’m not so fond of people discussing my sexual preferences, religion, or diet. (Which are completely silly and uninteresting topics at any rate.)
I want people to understand… that people are people. No matter who you are, what you love, how you dress, what you believe, you are a wonderfully beautiful human with feelings, dreams, and purpose. People should be willing to look past things like appearance so that they can embrace the person within. Along with that, I also think people should view appearance as the special sort of self-expression it is, rather than as fashion or sex-appeal.
About J
I am a young college student studying art and film. I enjoy theatre, music, and writing. One day I hope to be actively working in the film industry. I am a vegetarian, fond of animals and the outdoors, and I love cooking. I am also a believer in Christ and the purpose of humanity. I am a respecter opinions, views, and the right to live life. <3
» Define yourself. «
You can call me… Squeak. I really need a better nickname.
I identify as… A human. I’m still trying to work out the specifics but right now I’d probs say I am queer, aromantic (not to be confused with aromatic, although I could probably do with a shower), mixed-race, fat and okay with it, and gently, excitably butch. I am biologically female and would like to be less so.
As far as third-person pronouns go, … Generally speaking, I prefer male ones, but I’m okay with others as long as you refer to them as “bronouns”.
I’m attracted to… People who don’t smell weird. People I like. People I can trust not to find me repulsive.
I don’t do romantic attraction, but I do like kissing people.
When people talk about me, I want them to… Mention how rad I am. (I’m pretty rad.)
I want people to understand… That they take me by the heart when they take me by the hand. No, sorry, that is a total lie. What I would really like more people to understand is that their rights end where other people’s begin? That would be a nice start, I think.
About Squeak
I’m that guy who says he’s writing a novel whenever anyone asks him what he’s doing with his life. My hobbies include staring, gurning, and tying things to my head.
» Define yourself. «
, originally uploaded by Randigreeneyes.
A reader recommends…
Antony Hegarty is the transgendered singer and musician in band Antony and the Johnsons. They’ve made a few marvellous albums. He has a divinely mournful voice. And i simply love the way this article describes him… “voluptuous not tough” … “Today i am a boy” … “I am a bird now” … there’s this very refreshingly gentle, poetic, unassuming way of talking about gender/and or/identity.
To quote said article:
“Antony Hegarty is an embodied paradox. Imagine a looming rugger thug who defines his physique as voluptuous, not tough, and behaves like a shy adolescent of indeterminate sex. Is he a futuristic being whose home is not on this earth or a throwback from some other time? Lou Reed, one of his earliest supporters, said: “When I heard him, I knew that I was in the presence of an angel…” And how, if we respect the binary logic of human biology, do we classify the idiosyncratic Antony? Even his own designation, transgender, hardly does justice to his mutability.”
GO ANTONY!
You can call me… I haven’t got a good androgynous name yet. ‘Raine’ is fine for now.
I identify as… Psychologically androgynous, skewed more towards the male than the female. I am far more comfortable as a girly boy than a girl. I usually use the term ‘genderqueer’ because not even androgynous sums it all up.
As far as third-person pronouns go, … I’d love to be referred to as ‘he’ or ‘him’, but I won’t make you use that.
I’m attracted to… Girlish boys and boyish girls. Transmen and transwomen. However you cross or straddle the supposed line between genders, I love it. Intelligence and kindness. Big dark eyes. People I can feel like I’m on the same page with.
When people talk about me, I want them to… Not look at my clothes. They’re my jeans, not his or her jeans. I want them to talk about me as a person, not as a curiosity.
I want people to understand… That all the boxes and stereotypes you hear and see on tv or in magazines is all made up. That I won’t be offended if you can’t figure out if I’m male or female—actually, it’d make my day. That my baggy jeans and bound chest aren’t a cry for attention, but an attempt to be honest with myself.
About Raine
I’m a 19-year-old college student majoring in Animation. I have an intense imagination, I daydream a lot, I love the smell of leather and I am addicted to caffeine. I hate math; I love art, writing, history, and world cultures. As much as I love Florida, and the people I’ve made friends with at school, I still wish I had friends like me. Every now and then I need to be reminded that I’m not wrong.
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100_5142 xxx ct bw, originally uploaded by cure_for_you.
A reader recommends…
This is a neat set of pairs of photos where the two outfits in the picture stay the same, but the people wearing the outfits change.
