Asking me a question like “What are you, a boy or a girl?” is like asking a snake “What are you, a biped or a quadruped?” It is simply not a quality that applies to me. I identify with archetypes far more strongly than with any gender. My gender is poet, is storyteller, is self-confessed…
Athena
Growing up I considered myself male-adjacent (what might now be called a demi boy). Eventually I gave that up for genderqueer, which is something I still identify with. I have complimented that with a few other off-the-rack gender descriptions: non-binary, gender fluid, and trans woman. However, I feel like a bespoke gender is the best…
Ari
Coming out to myself was so much more gratifying than coming out to society. First, I gave myself license to dress and act exactly how I wanted, and then it was like I took that away when I labeled myself outwardly. I was suddenly so concerned about presenting nonbinary, which because I am AFAB, meant…
Wiley
For me, gender and comedy are inseparable. They are both performative and intrinsic, vulnerable and empowering, fixed and ephemeral. 20% oats by volume. Gender Id/Pronoun : Non-binary/transmasculine, they/them Age : 25 Location : SF Bay Area My drag name is Thomas Peepe
Chris
I’m the in between everyone is talking about. And I’m cool with that. If you put me in a box, it’ll break. Slap a label on me, and if falls right off. And while I float through this world figuring out who I am, I’m happy just being me. The in between. Who’s…
Cheyenne
Finding the balance between militant direct action and tender love. Two things that are inherently deep inside me. Learning from elders and the youth consistently fills me with knowledge. Always listening to learn and sharing wisdom. Although my lineage has been lost, I hold the title of Two-Spirit close to my heart. Recently a DNA…