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Beauty. Tricia Akello by Gareth Van Nelson.

*Watching Netflix peacefully*

*Remembers 6 exams, 2 assignments and a presentation*

*Watches Netflix stressfully*

I am a non binary black woman

I am a Black Femme

I am a spirit

I am a reflection of my creator

Gender performance is an expression

How we display our gender is based on our understanding of who we are.

How we perform our expression of self with the vessel were given is up to us.

I am spirit and spirit is not gendered

Man is.

Gender is a man made construct.

So if I am spirit like my creator, my reflection and expression of my spirit is based in what?

A choice

Who I was taught to be was a black femme.

How I was conditioned to perform and how I intuitively express

Is as a black femme

Who I reflect is who I was made in the image of

Generations of creators passing their image

Their expressions

Their reactions

Their performances

To me

The reflections of the range and depth of black femme, will forever continue to influence the shape of the world I be in.

It’s this lens that morphs my understanding of myself and my selfs expression.

With the understanding and encouragement

To continue to push and morph the lens

Break it if needed

And thus continuing to expand and experiment

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And lastly

If gender is a construct anyway and language can be mailable. then why not find the right words to best express for the present and future understandings of self. Facts can be temporary as the present state of a matter or idea are applicable in the present. But as time moves forward, the present does too. And previous facts only remain facts in context of their historical stand point.

Express for the present

Change your expression with your understanding.

If you’d like .

The man who says he can, and the man who says he can’t, are both usually right.

Not sure

Views from the inflatable pool José on vocals Sara on guitar It’s the night of the fourth During the 6th month of the year We got off work Dripping and pouring w/ sweat And ended up in this lovely home Exactly where we should’ve been What a lovely mid summer moment

Me when I finally step foot on the motherland

I was not having the best day

So I called my mom on Facebook messenger

Because I knew I wanted to see her

And she talked me up with filters

🖤🤟🏾🖤

naomi campbell photographed by wolfgang tillmans for vogue us nov ‘97

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