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By the age of 13, 53 percent of girls say they are unhappy with their bodies. When were they happy?
And in response to the NYT article, let’s remember when we liked our bodies...
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By the age of 13, 53 percent of girls say they are unhappy with their bodies. When were they happy?
And in response to the NYT article, let’s remember when we liked our bodies...
The Interrupt Manifesto
"Early in transition, the mental gap I had to bridge between the naked body of my cisgender girlfriend and my own naked body pushed me over the waterfall of dysphoria whenever physical intimacy happened. Internalized transphobia and cissexism is really hard to overcome. Seeing her naked body reminded me of how wrong my own felt to me. But with a trans woman, it’s different. She tells me, “I will only touch you in ways you want to be touched.” My body is a minefield and if you step the wrong way we both might get blown up. She understands. She is patient as I translate the map to my body and help her avoid the landmines. And that means the world to me. She understands that on some days the dysphoria is so bad that the only thing I need is to be held."
Read Teagan Widmer's "Creating Magic Together" trans partners and intimacy on InterruptMag.com
(Illustrations by Ellie Knrich)
"It's Okay to Love Me"
“It’s okay to love me,” is a phrase Olympia Perez, 23, never wants to say. She transitioned to female a few years ago. She is bored by the stigma around dating trans people.
To people who fear being in a relationship with her because they don’t understand transgender people she wants to yell: “It’s okay to love me!”
To those who feel by dating her they are a champion for transgender rights, someone to be admired and applauded, she wants to give them the side-eye and say, “It’s okay to love me…”
Photos by Laurel Golio
Interrupt Magazine and The Big Bad Lab present:
It's OK to Love Me
[Trans* Photo Shoot]
This photo shoot is open to people of all ages who identify as trans and want to eliminate stigma surrounding loving and being in love with them. Feel free to send this invite to anyone you know in the NYC area might be interested. Shot by photographer Laurel Golio.
Monday, October 28, 2013 from 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
544 Park Ave. Unit 605
Brooklyn, NY
To RSVP please text TXTRSVP OK2LOVE to 313131 or drop-in anytime between 2PM-5:30pm
Directions:
Take the G-Train to the Myrtle-Wiloughby St stop.
Cross streets: Nostrand Ave & Park Ave.
It's a big gray building on the corner of Nostrand Ave.
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By 13 years-old 53% of girls say they are unhappy with their bodies. When were we happy? Marie C. photographed and interviewed 4-8 year old girls and asked them what they liked about their bodies to find out.