You can call me… LGW

I identify as… queer, transmasculine, gay.

As far as third-person pronouns go, … I haven’t asked anyone to use anything, but I think I’d feel fine with both. Although I do really like it when strangers call me “sir,” “fella,” or “boss.”

I’m attracted to… femme lesbians, bisexual women, queer women, FTMs. People with a nuanced idea about gender, people who are understanding and open-minded.

When people talk about me, I want them to… acknowledge that my gender isn’t that straightforward. And also just find me friendly and easy to be around, rather than confusing.

I want people to understand… that I don’t really feel like a lesbian at all. I feel invisible when people just jump to that conclusion.

About LGW
I’m a transmasculine person living in London. I don’t really fit anywhere, so I deal with this by getting involved in everything and with everyone. My favourite things are thinking about queers in film, writing, filming things, buying weird clothes and listening to hiphop. 

» Define yourself. «

Submitted by Misty Wets, the model and photographer.

“Just being proud of living as a female for the past 5 years! I’m very, very proud of being transgendered and my tongue sticking out is for all the haters out there! EAT YOUR HEART OUT!!!”

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Someone wrote…

I never thought I would ever EVER ever find someone who would love me. I was wrong. I see my body as transportation, accessory, utilitarian, and ugly, but they see me as handsome, the way I want to be seen.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?

Submitted by Jordan Shultz, the photographer. Modeling by Meghan Leigh/Michael Taylor.

“They shine a light I never even knew was out there.”

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You can call me… Danielle, Dan, or DannyE

I identify as… hard question to answer. I guess I can be identified as a tomboy, sometimes more boyish, but thinking elsewise.

As far as third-person pronouns go, … please use females pronouns.

I’m attracted to… really feminine women, like over-the-top girly. Confident in herself, her dreams, future. Smart, sexy, hilarious, fun, outgoing, athletic.

When people talk about me, I want them to… see that I’m a really funny person hands down. I’m very trustworthy, and know that I can be there for them when they need me. Sometimes I like when people rely on me.

I want people to understand… I have a big heart. All I like to do is help people, like I’m their Superman that they’ve been searching for, except they didn’t look up in the sky, I came to them. People need to know that everyone is different, we all have different problems, issues, etc. So in a way we are all a bit special.

About Danielle
Athletic, funny, sarcastic, caring. Sports (basketball, softball, track and field)  Things I do in my spare time: playing the piano, anything sport related, sleep, music, writing poems or short stories.

» Define yourself. «

Submitted by Jelly, the model and photographer.

“My gender, sexuality, race, personality is more than black & white…there are many shades of gray, purple & red!”

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Someone wrote…

The warmer the weather gets, the more I’m reminded that I don’t belong in this body.

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And what are you thinking about gender right now?

From the collection Transmography, by Molly Crabapple and Najva Sol.

Jess asks…

I have just identified myself as asexual. I am 56 and more in touch with my masculine side I believe, than my feminine. I hate fussy, frilly clothes and even as a child I would not wear the “frillies” my friends liked.

My question is..where can I find affordable androgynous clothes in the UK? I have searched the net but so far I’ve not been too successful.

I live in East Anglia.

Thank you
Jess.

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Submitted by Andy Karol, the photographer. Modeling by Zuri. All rights reserved.

“Gender is woven into this image through pose, attire, and expression. The eye travels from the subject and through the cross made of train trestles that reflect their crossing between the feminine and masculine.”

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Someone wrote…

I feel on the fringes of everything, a collection of contradictions and exceptions. I’m genderqueer not trans* or cis, grade-A not sexual or asexual, panromantic not bisexual or pansexual, polyamorous not monogamous. I feel like I don’t really belong anywhere.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?

Submitted by Rainicorn, the model and photographer

“It’s been a few years since somebody last asked me ‘are you a boy or a girl?’ I wanted to recreate that ambiguity.”

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Anonymous asks…

What does it mean when your gender involuntarily changes?

I’ve had several phases in my life where I’ve felt or wanted to be male, but it seems to wax and wane and I have periods of time where I’m okay with (or at least tolerate) being a woman.

Some days I look in the mirror and think my boobs look pretty rocking. Some days I look and really wish I saw a flat man chest staring back at me. Even when I’m okay with being a girl, I like thinking about dressing up in suits and being called ‘he.’ I’ve always toed the line between tomboy and girly girl.

It’s been this way for as long as I can remember, from angrily casting off all girliness and trying really hard to fit in with boys one week to happily playing with barbies the next, but it’s getting stronger now. My last period of dysphoria, I was really, solidly convinced I was trans, but then that withered away and I felt alright with being a girl.

Is this genderfluid? I can’t seem to get a straight answer about what that word even means. What am I?

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Someone wrote…

I was born in a female body and it doesn’t feel like my true form. I feel as if I’m in drag when I wear make-up or a dress or anything girly, and I’ve tried and tried to feel within myself whether I’d be more comfortable as a man but this isn’t me either. I’ve felt confused about this for decades, and feel so sad that I haven’t SEEN myself reflected in the world. I haven’t had the name words or the examples of other people to tell my loved ones how I feel except to say ‘I feel like a man in drag in this.’

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?

Submitted by Connor, the model. Photography by Jennifer Vincent

“The day that I legally changed my name, I got this tattoo as well. Its my own family tree. It often feels like my backbone,strength that comes from the life and the family that I choose.”

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“Sins Invalid is a San Francisco/Bay Area based performance project that celebrates artists with disabilities, centralizing artists of color and queer and gender-variant artists.”

Submitted by Tallulah ‘Lula’ Róisín, the model and photographer

“This is my alter-ego – Captain Bamahoy. His favourite hobbies are listening to 80’s Italo Disco and striking the pose about the house. What’s more funny is that even my alter-ego likes to cross-dress – his favourite outfit is my 80’s wedding dress complete with heels, veil, pink wig and moustache!”

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Someone wrote…

I never really understood what genderqueer was, but I knew the day a housemate asked if I thought of myself as a girl or a woman, and even though I’d never actually thought about it I knew I felt ‘person’ was my answer. All the rest is just pandering to people’s expectations. My body and my sex aren’t and never have been who I am inside and this is just my beliefs about myself finally matching up to that.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?