5/27/2023 0 Comments Femme in public alok vaid menon![]() ![]() You can follow her on Tumblr or friend her on Facebook. ![]() *Erin White is an Atlanta-based writer and AFROPUNK’s editorial and social media assistant. Gavin Mikey Colins Photography and Videography ![]() įemme in Public South Africa from Jabu Nadia Newman on Vimeo. #FemmeInPublic features creatives Umlilo, Kieron Jina, Sandiso Ngubane, Githan Coopoo, Vuyisani Bisholo, Quaid “Queezy” Heneke, Joshua Allen, Alok Vaid-Menon, and. “My work is about creating more representations of gender non-conforming people of color who have been and continue to be at the front of the movement for gender liberation.” “With the recent advent of the ‘transgender tipping point,’ representation of trans people in the media continues to be of people who are binary (identifying as a ‘man’ or a ‘woman,’), white, and conventionally attractive,” said Vaid-Menon. A space-taking, look-serving march through the streets of Cape Town “disrupt the heteronormative and colonial gaze with their unwavering celebration of femininity.” Cape Town-based creative director and stylist, Gavin Mikey Collins, and US performance artist, activist, and poet, Alok Vaid-Menon, teamed up with queer and gender non-conforming artists for a “live fashion protest”. They are the author of Femme in Public (2017), Beyond the Gender Binary. ![]() FemmeInPublic is a glorious visual project and conversation piece about femme solidarity in places where we’re most vulnerable-in public. Kohl Murdock EXCLUSIVE: Alok Vaid-Menon ( Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness, Random Acts of Flyness) has signed with Echo Lake Entertainment for management in all areas. Alok Vaid-Menon (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed writer, performer. ![]()
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