No One Survives Alone

You are loved.

Me:

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Which means that in the Xena universe, one of Sappho’s most famous remaining poems was one dedicated to Gabrielle from Xena.

This is the only known photo of the first trans woman to have her gender legally recognized in Switzerland.

In 1914, Adine T. sent a letter to her local police to grant her a pass to dress as she pleased. She petitioned that "I be granted permission to live as a woman, to wear female clothing and to pursue female occupations, and to be considered a woman before the world in all and every respect, since my emotional feelings are totally feminine and I feel unspeakably unhappy in male clothing."

Her gender was so clear that even the conservative Swiss government had to recognize it. Obtaining permission to live as a woman "is a matter of life and death for me," Adine added.

Survival Series ✊ 1 Year of Joyful Resistance

I don’t need to tell you that the world is full of suffering. We see more of it every day. During times like these, it’s easy to feel hopeless and powerless. It’s hard to keep fighting.

My new series is my Survival Series. Each animal and plant depicted is an endangered species, and the subjects were inspired by real queer people who have been lost to violence. The animals hold up signs with messages meant to speak to our difficult cultural moment while providing hope for a way to live with mindfulness in the face of our difficult circumstances.

When our very existence is threatened, living fully and joyfully as our unapologetic queer selves is an act of resistance in and of itself. Let's face the coming year with that kind of defiance. Let's be too stubbornly hopeful to let our faith in a better future die.