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I just wanted to tell you that i adore your work, its so beautiful and real. Particularly, Girls Will Be Bois, during a time in my life when i didn't understand gender identity i found these pictures and it changed me forever. I felt like i finally belonged and could actually see myself growing up female bodied while still remaining strong, masculine and leading normal lives like the individuals in those photos. So thank you Sophia.

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Oh my goodness, thank you for sharing that amazing story. I’m grateful that somehow the work found it’s way to you. I made it with the hope that others wouldn’t feel as alone and unseen as I did coming up as a young queer woman in a queer community of working class queers of color, trans men, progressive white queers and allies. The support of people like you and the amazing TUMBLR community is why this work continues on. The photo industry slept on Girls Will be Bois. That makes no difference. We have the internet and can create, share, connect and make a vibrant world of queer visuality beyond their fearful censorship.  

Whenever you are in New York, you have an invitation to come to my studio, see prints and talk about life. Hit me up.

Posted on Monday, October 8th 2012

Tags queer girls will be bois Sophia Wallace art lgbt lgbtq trans trans men art photography lesbians

2 Days Left to Vote Thank you for the lovely post genderqueer and Everyone who Voted. You made my day! Portrait from Sophia Wallace’s series “On Beauty”. According to the project description, Wallace “…was curious to see what the result would be if [she] photographed men using the unspoken rules that dictate the way women are conventionally posed in photographs and paintings.” You can vote for Sophia Wallace’s work at the ArtTakesLondon competition (no registration of any kind is necessary). *You can vote every 24 hours. [Image description: photo of a light-skinned, short haired young man, taken from slightly above, showing his head and upper torso. He is wearing only a black, see-through sweater which merges against the black backdrop. He is gazing towards one side. He holds his arms against his body; one hand is placed on his stomach and the other on his neck, holding the sweater against his body, although part of his shoulders and chest are bared.]

2 Days Left to Vote

Thank you for the lovely post genderqueer and Everyone who Voted. You made my day!


Portrait from Sophia Wallace’s series “On Beauty”.

According to the project description, Wallace “…was curious to see what the result would be if [she] photographed men using the unspoken rules that dictate the way women are conventionally posed in photographs and paintings.”

You can vote for Sophia Wallace’s work at the ArtTakesLondon competition (no registration of any kind is necessary). *You can vote every 24 hours.

[Image description: photo of a light-skinned, short haired young man, taken from slightly above, showing his head and upper torso. He is wearing only a black, see-through sweater which merges against the black backdrop. He is gazing towards one side. He holds his arms against his body; one hand is placed on his stomach and the other on his neck, holding the sweater against his body, although part of his shoulders and chest are bared.]

Posted on Sunday, June 5th 2011

Tags Sophia Wallace, Art Takes London, On Beauty Gender Queer LGBTQ genderqueer http://genderqueer.tumblr.com

Reblogged from genderqueer

Proof of Widespread Censorship of LGBT Subjects, NYC Museums, 1995-2007

‘The failure of museums to engage in a wide swathe of art historical scholarship is of grave concern because it raises the question of historical accuracy. Failing to educate the public about the LGBT subject matter or significance of the work, or of the work’s producer, does a profound disservice to the work as a cultural document, to the LGBT community which has produced a number of greatly respected and admired artists, and to the society as a whole.’ 

Press Release by Jonathan Ned Katz

Unpublished Report by Weena Perry

Posted on Friday, April 22nd 2011

Tags censorship in the arts, LGBT LGBTQ Outhistory.org censorship history lgbt censorship queer ephemera queer evidence Jonathan David Katz Weena Perry