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Vacation never looked so good 🔥 

It's been an incredible New York Fashion Week. 100% appreciative to have walked for Stuzo at @dapperq​'s runway show as well as walk for @chromat​ as their first Masculine of Center Non Binary Model. Still incredibly stoked to have appeared on Vogue.com. More than thankful to Chromat founder Becca for the opportunity to walk. Thank you @papermagazine for the press coverage!

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“Undergoing FFS is not a matter of beauty. Sometimes I tell people about needing to do this, and they say ‘but you’re beautiful as you are.’ While the intention is kind, it misses the point entirely. These procedures are the bare minimum of what I see myself needing in order to live a sustainable life as a trans woman.

I believe that at the very least these procedures will disrupt the unconscious process of strangers looking at my face and seeing a man. I need this not only to feel safe physically in the world, but to feel safe and comfortable in myself. No trans people are obliged to change themselves physically through hormones or surgery. I have recognized my individual need for these surgeries, and as such see them as making my life more livable.” -June Jones (@small.tits.big.heart)

I’ve felt uncomfortable with my face since first puberty began to steer my features in a more masculine direction, not yet knowing that my unease stemmed from my desire to present femininely. While Hormone Replacement Therapy has helped me a lot, it can’t refine whats already developed to match “feminine standards,” and it sure as hell can’t erase the social construction of gender that stirs discomfort & confusion within those who don’t understand us, which makes visibility for trans femmes such exhausting, anxiety-inducing, painful, and dangerous work. My dysphoria towards my face has become crippling, as it affects every aspect of existing-making me question existence altogether. It takes so much out of me to walk out of the door, let alone lead a career that depends on radiating confidence, but I know there are so many young folks out there who need to see someone like them thriving independently..so I walk out of the door anyway. I want folks to see me with their eyes, not misgender me with them. I wanna leave the house without feeling overwhelmed by anxiety and fear that I won’t make it back. I don’t wanna counterfeit confidence; When I see my face, I want to see the strong, powerful, and proud trans woman that I am.

PLS HELP A SIS OUT, IF YA CAN! N PLS SHARE FAR N WIDE, EVERY BIT COUNTS <3

Ted Talk: Fashion that celebrates all body types - bold + unapologetically

Fashion designers have the power to change culture -- and Chromat founder Becca McCharen-Tran is using her platform to expand the industry's narrow definition of beauty. Sharing highlights of Chromat's work, McCharen-Tran discusses the inspiration behind her norm-shattering designs and shows how she's celebrating beauty in all forms. "I want the consumer to know that it's not your body that needs to change -- it's the clothes," she says.