Profile: Ivan
You can call me… Ivan.
I identify as… androgynous.
As far as third-person pronouns go, … I’ve never been particular.
I’m attracted to… anyone.
When people talk about me, I want them to… look past my appearance. I’ve identified as “androgynous” for close to half of my life, and during that time, I’ve had others devalue my work and efforts under the guise of “being from an ugly girl.”
I want people to understand… that regardless of how I identify, I’m still a person – not an object to be mocked, not a thing to be fixed, not a physical embodiment of social ineptitude.
About Ivan
29-year-old fashion and music writer, although I’ve been hesitant to “brand” myself on social media. I’ve also been working on a novel with an androgynous protagonist, although that’s probably one of those things that won’t ever see the light of day.
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September 27th, 2013 at 11:07 am |
Don’t give up on that novel :) I’m writing too, and the world needs more books for, by, and about androgynous people.
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October 7th, 2013 at 9:03 am |
I shudder to think of that “ugly girl” stigma. I was years into adulthood before I was told that I actually look normal.
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October 16th, 2013 at 4:20 pm |
You’re not an “ugly” anything. You’re quite attractive physically and your words made you attractive on a deeper, more real level.
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