"I’d never questioned my gender before I came to America; growing up in India, I’d always identified as a girl," writes actor Supriya Ganesh (
@supriyaganesh_ ). "I came to the U.S. thinking it would be where I would get to explore my queerness without cultural taboo or shame. In some ways, this was certainly true, but I also began to feel dysphoric."
At the link in bio, read Ganesh's first-person essay about the dysphoria they felt after moving to the U.S. — and how using she/they pronouns became not only the most accurate way to reflect their experience moving through the world as a queer South Asian woman, but also a “fuck you” to all the boxes she'd been placed in for so many years.
Tap the link in bio to read.
Photograph by
@ashleyypenaa
Styling by
@andrewgelwicks
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@michaelthomaslollo
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@devindavidworld 
