"I feel a tension between trying to express something about my true identity.and at the same time, also feeling a pull to exploit the stereotypes that other people have about how I should look or how the way I look should be interpreted."
"I like the hat. It’s me, you know,
it’s just kind of like dirty, old, and kind of tough. It’s
lasted a long time and it’s been kicked around…it
feels like its part of me."
"When I was eight years old all I wanted to do was wear a cowboy shirt and cowboy boots. I was fortunate enough to have a mother who let me wear those things. But I was unfortunate enough that none of the girls really seemed to be hot for me."