Collected Item: “This is what a 61-year-old androgynous, activist lesbian/dyke/queer looks like”
What is your name?
Stephanie Schroeder
What are your pronouns?
she/they
Use the following phrase for your photograph's title, filling in the blank with however you self-identify. Feel free to include all intersections of your identity. (Examples: lesbian, trans person of color, Latinx queer woman, radical faery, butch, etc.): "This is what a _______ looks like."
This is what a 61-year-old androgynous, activist lesbian/dyke/queer looks like.
Tell us more about your photo by sharing a brief artist statement or answering this prompt: "This is what being ______ means to me..."
As a 61-year-old androgynous, activist lesbian/dyke/queer, I do not conform to societal norms: not heteronormative cisgender women’s roles; not a contrite worker selling my labor to pay my rent but suffering in silence; not being silent as a person living with Long COVID and bipolar. And I’m certainly not going away or being disappeared just because I am in the checked box category of 60+ and that’s it… no higher age stated – as if women over 60 are all now somehow dead. I'm still here and it's extremely important that elder queers exist and are visible.
Describe your photo so we can provide alt-text for future visitors to this website. Example: "Two women holding hands and smiling as they walk in a pride parade, surrounded by rainbow flags and a vibrant crowd celebrating LGBTQ+ pride."
A white woman with short dark hair and blue glasses is wearing a purple 1199 union t-shirt holding a gold and black sign that reads "Solidarity." She is sanding next to a giant, inflatable rat signifying labor disputes with NYC street scene in the background.
Do you consent to The Curve Foundation storing, sharing, and using this image and its description as we deem appropriate, including disseminating on our social media, website, and Curve quarterly? Do you confirm that you hold the rights to this image?
Yes
What is your instagram handle?
@StephS910
In the event that you win this contest, how can we best contact you: Instagram, email, or other? If other, please provide contact details.
stephanie.e.schroeder@gmail.com