Collected Item: “This is what a lesbian looks like.”
What is your name?
Kimberly Beauge
What are your pronouns?
She/Her
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 lesbian 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..."
To me, being a lesbian has brought me tremendous freedom. I was raised in a Christian home and didn't come out until I was in my mid-forties. From wearing ties to giving and receiving love the way I need to, coming out as a lesbian gave me a new sense of self.
Describe your photo so we can provide alt-text for future visitors to this website.
Me, in the tie, and my partner, Miranda, out for the evening.
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 quarterly? Do you confirm that you are the photographer of this image?
Yes
What is your instagram handle?
@authorkimberlybeauge
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