“This was not about what we look like, this is about what they feel like,” author, performer, and speaker Alok Menon said on Non-Binary People’s Day. Alok often shares how they deconstruct hateful comments to mean something completely new.
Inspired by Alok, Houston Ballet soloist Harper Watters shared an image of his own.
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