Political Issues

[Legally Blonde]

I wish this were an editorial shoot. I have two photos that tell a great story for my issue but I can't submit two and the one I really want to use, she's not facing the camera at all, so ............

I'm going with my third choice which would have been my third in a trio editorial shot

Gender identity is a person's private sense, and subjective experience, of their own gender. This is generally described as one's private sense of being a man or a woman, consisting primarily of the acceptance of membership into a category of people: male or female.[1] All societies have a set of gender categories that can serve as the basis of the formation of a social identity in relation to other members of society. In most societies, there is a basic division between gender attributes assigned to males and females. In all societies, however, some individuals do not identify with some (or all) of the aspects of gender that are assigned to their biological sex

www.ohrc.on.ca/en/gender-identity-and-gender-expression-brochure

Ontario’s Human Rights Code
The Ontario Human Rights Code (the Code) provides for equal rights and opportunities, and freedom from discrimination. The Code recognizes the dignity and worth of every person in Ontario, in employment, housing, facilities and services, contracts, and membership in unions, trade or professional associations.

People who are discriminated against or harassed because of gender identity are legally protected. This includes transsexual, transgender and intersex persons, cross-dressers, and other people whose gender identity or expression is, or is seen to be, different from their birth-identified sex.

In my photo, I am a person who is exasperated by the constant discrimination against me for my feelings. I feel more like the man that I am than the woman I was born.

I shaved my hair to a "male" style and wear men's clothing, but that's not enough.

[Janice Dickinson]

I think there's a powerful story behind this picture, and it goes on to how people feel trapped when they're born into the wrong physical gender. It almost looks like Agyness has turned to alcoholism here from the depression, bullying, everything else. It really pulls on my heart strings. Nice face here, very expressive, but still pretty. But I feel it's lacking in fashion content.

[Legally Blonde]

I thought of alcoholism as well, from the pose and the sadness of the photo

[Morgan Freeman]

Morgan: I feel your pain, sometimes I Morgan feel like a woman trapped in a mans body.


But jokes aside your explanation alongside with the photo helps to generate some raw emotion to the situation you are representing. There is a feeling of helplessness, despair and the feeling of being trapped. Although your pose and the setting helps to generate this feeling I would have liked to see you bringing some additional modelling and fashion elements. Overall I think this is a powerful conception but safe execution.

[Hikaru Utada]

The theme connection and the description are definitely there and definitely strong. It's unfortunate that we're missing seeing a lot of you here since that definitely impacts the fashion category of the shot, but I can still appreciate this for the artistry you've given us.