Collected Item: “this is what a trans butch dyke looks like”
What is your name?
Sharon Kilgannon
What are your pronouns?
they/she
Use the following phrase for your photograph's title, filling in the blank with however you self-identify. Feel free to include all intersections of your identity. (Examples: lesbian, trans person of color, Latinx queer woman, radical faery, butch, etc.): "This is what a _______ looks like."
this is what a trans butch dyke looks like
Tell us more about your photo by sharing a brief artist statement or answering this prompt: "This is what being ______ means to me..."
For me, trans joy exists in many different forms. Feeling the presence of trans joy is sacred. I treasure each moment in a patriarchal society where systems of power actively discriminate against our very existence. I’m here, I exist, in all my trans, butch, dyke glory and I’m not going anywhere. Trans joy arrives in big and in small moments, in community, in poetry, in jeans, in tight white vests, in music, in nature and animals (neither seem to care that I’m trans). I battled with my transness like it was the enemy, a terrible secret and something I should be ashamed of. Like I had somehow failed myself and the people around me if I let it in and became it. I slowly opened my heart and learned that hatred is the enemy, infighting is, fear is, but not transness. When I let my transness in, I let love in, finally.
Describe your photo so we can provide alt-text for future visitors to this website.
Portrait of Tommy (they/them) captured in a laundrette in Brighton. They are dressed in a black vest paired with black trousers, accentuated by a carabiner and chain attached to the belt loops. Tommy has tattoos on their arms and chest, adding to their distinctive style.
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Yes
What is your instagram handle?
@alonglines
In the event that you win this contest, how can we best contact you: Instagram, email, or other? If other, please provide contact details.
email or instagram