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Collected Item: “This is what We Say Gay Maternity Style looks like”

Your Name

Samantha Ponzillo

Your Pronouns

She/They

[Eligibility] The Curve Photo Contest proudly centers and uplifts people who identify as lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer women and nonbinary people. Please share how you self-identify, using language that feels most accurate to you. Feel free to include all intersections of your identity. (Examples: lesbian, trans person of color, Latinx queer woman, radical faery, butch, etc.)

We Say Gay Maternity Style

[Artist Statement] Tell us more about your photo by sharing a brief artist statement OR answering this prompt: "This is what being ______ means to me..." (Max. 100 words)

Emilee and Ashley have an established family, however Emilee carried their most recent pregnancy. And in the face of Ron DeSantis, they say gay.

[Visual Description] Describe your photo so we can provide alt-text. Example: "Two women holding hands and smiling as they walk in a pride parade, surrounded by rainbow flags."

Two moms, with pride paint on their bellies, one is holding up a peace sign with “we say gay” on her belly, and the other mom is pregnant

[Agreement] Do you consent to The Curve Foundation storing, sharing, and using this image and its description as we deem appropriate, including disseminating on our social media, website, and Curve Archive and Curve Quarterly?

Yes

Instagram handle, if any

@SamanthaPonzillo

[Agreement] By checking 'I understand' below, I acknowledge that this contest upholds values of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and I confirm that my submission does not contain anti-LGBTQ+ or other discriminatory, hateful, or exclusionary content.

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