by ariasaid | Aug 26, 2018 | Lifestyle Blog
“I need to see my own beauty and to continue to be reminded that I am enough, that I am worthy of love without effort, that I am beautiful, that the texture of my hair and that the shape of my curves, the size of my lips, the color of my skin, and the feelings that I...
by ariasaid | Aug 26, 2018 | Lifestyle Blog
San Francisco Pride Grand Marshal and Awardee festivities are OVERWHELMING. I mean, what do you wear in front of 1.1 million people? Pride weekend was hectic enough, and everything that could go wrong seemed to. But thankfully, my make up artist, D.Zierau, found this...
by ariasaid | Aug 26, 2018 | Lifestyle Blog
“If people in powerful positions continue to hire and cast only people who look like them, sound like them, come from the same neighborhoods they grew up in, they will never have a greater understanding of experiences different from their own. They will hire the...
by ariasaid | Aug 26, 2018 | Lifestyle Blog
“the other day i started thinking about what passing culture signifies specifically for black trans women. passing is a means to safety, the ability to navigate the world with a bit of rest. it’s so very different from what a lot of white trans people experience. i...
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