Collected Item: “This is what a 2010's Young Adult Lesbian looks like”
Your Name
Mel Oliver
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.)
This is what a 2010's Young Adult Lesbian looks like
[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)
Being an Indigenous lesbian from the suburbs means searching for Liberation and release in pockets of community and acts of disobedience from a young age.
[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 women laying in the grass one has black square framed glasses looking up at the sky with both hand in her hoodie pockets the other woman with long brown hair lays next to her with a black n mild in mouth and right hand cupping other glasses wearing women's chin/face
[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
@meloliver__ and @theblackorbitcatalog
[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.
Instagram @meloliver__