Queer Women Power Up

Jami Clayton, a transgender woman, plays a transgender woman on the Netflix show Sense8. Her character Nomi is someone I see displaying a lot of strength, vulnerability, and sensuality. I think she embodies what it is to be woman. In the show, Claytons character is someone who did not have the support of her family. Even while "sick", her mother decides to keep her in a hospital which misgenders her. Her mother also refuses to call her Nomi and resorts to "Michael". She even goes to the length of wanting to have Nomi lobotomized "because there is something wrong" with her. With the help of her partner, Nomi is able to escape this situation. Jami as well as Nomi are fearless.

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Hayley Kiyoko is an icon in my opinion. I remember seeing her on Disney channel and thinking "wow she makes me feel really gay", turns out she was gay, too! I didn't find out until three years ago when I stumbled across her music video "Curious". I was shocked, but not surprised. I definitely sensed something different about her that I liked. This video showed me a different side to her. A side where she expressed her sensuality and sexuality without filters.

The character Zoe Rivas from Degrassi is someone we see have a lot of personal growth during the show. Zoe starts off as the snobby star from the hit TV show West Drive. She is arrogant and stubborn and the actions she takes towards her fellow peers is not good. Her character is hard to like. Under all of these flaws we see that she is battling an internal struggle with her identity. She doesn't know who to be besides her character. She feels a lot of pressure to be someone she is not in order for the people around her to like her. Once Zoe resolves this issue with herself, she is able to discover not only herself, but her sexuality. In the end, we see her letting go of the relationship with her mother because her mother does not approve of the fact that Zoe is lesbian. Zoe, in the end, fights for love.

https://degrassi.fandom.com/wiki/Zo%C3%AB_Rivas

The characters of Callie Torres and Arizona Robbins from Grey's Anatomy are both powerful women. Callie is a well-known orthopedic surgeon and Arizona is a well-known pediatric surgeon. After Callie's failed marriage to a man, we learn that she is bisexual. This leads to her forming a serious relationship with her coworker Arizona Robbins. In this relationship, they become mothers to a beautiful baby girl. Their marriage has its ups and downs, especially when Arizona survives a plane crash which leaves her as a disabled amputee. This doesn't only affect their marriage, but also their roles as mothers. Despite all of the hardships, they find a way to still be there for each other, and above all else- to be amazing mothers.

Annalise Keating from HTGAWM is the definition of powerful. She is a character who holds a lot of respect both in and out of the field. Throughout the show we see her facing a multitude of obstacles such as racism, sexism, sexual abuse, the loss of her child and husband, and alcoholism among many other things. It isn't until season two that we are introduced to the character of Eve Rothlo and begin to see a new story unfolding. In this story, we learn that another issue Annalise faces is the internal struggle between her and her sexuality. In the end, Annalise is able to come to terms with the person she is. She is a woman, she is a black woman, she is a bisexual black woman and despite this, she never stops being Annalise Keating. No label or obstacle stops her from being unapologetically her.

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