this is what a trans butch dyke looks like
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- this is what a trans butch dyke looks like See all items with this value
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- "For me, trans joy exists in many different forms. Feeling the presence of trans joy is sacred. I treasure each moment in a patriarchal society where systems of power actively discriminate against our very existence. I’m here, I exist, in all my trans, butch, dyke glory and I’m not going anywhere. Trans joy arrives in big and in small moments, in community, in poetry, in jeans, in tight white vests, in music, in nature and animals (neither seem to care that I’m trans). I battled with my transness like it was the enemy, a terrible secret and something I should be ashamed of. Like I had somehow failed myself and the people around me if I let it in and became it. I slowly opened my heart and learned that hatred is the enemy, infighting is, fear is, but not transness. When I let my transness in, I let love in, finally. " See all items with this value
- Portrait of Tommy (they/them) captured in a laundrette in Brighton. They are dressed in a black vest paired with black trousers, accentuated by a carabiner and chain attached to the belt loops. Tommy has tattoos on their arms and chest, adding to their distinctive style. See all items with this value
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- Sharon Kilgannon
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- they/she
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This item was submitted on March 26, 2024 by [anonymous user] using the form “Curve Photo Contest Submission” on the site “Curve Archive”: https://curvemag.omeka.net/s/curve-archive
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