“Masc-presenting or not, it’s this skin, it’s intersection with being butch, and t
“Masc-presenting or not, it’s this skin, it’s intersection with being butch, and this voice that can often be the source of my body being a target. More often than not, I am mistaken for a black male. And as much as I would love these duelling orbs to be off my body, I do not want to be a black man. When I moved to Portland, locks finally cut, I felt fear in a way I had not experienced before. Yes, more fearful than being in NYC, or Chicago, or being in a foreign country. Fear because here, more often than not, I am mistaken for a black male, and they shoot us (not to take away from the lives of our sisters lost as well) and often there is just a pass, almost a judicial nod of permission that it is acceptable as it all too often goes without punishment. I think about that in my daily movements in this city and I would be lying if I said it didn’t wear on me.” . by @elle_rosenthal - Quote from Claudelle Glasgow, Issue 6 - The Mental Health Edition (link in bio for purchase) @garudagrin . . #butch #butchisnotadirtyword #gender #queer #queers #sheher #theythem #qpoc #qwoc #portland #pdx (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6Q9rphhzum/?igshid=1aolrirhusb0y -- source link
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