by Lydia Villaronga

my gender is punk

my gender is saying fuck you

my gender is getting consent

my gender is giving consent

my gender is not giving a fuck

my gender is piercing my body

my gender is tattooing my body

my gender is doing whatever the fuck I want

my gender is not hurting you

my gender is subject to change

my gender is an experiential lens

my gender is an illusion

my gender is for me

my gender is not for you

my gender is a way to understand the world

my gender is a way to interface with the world

my gender is all of me

my gender is none of me

my gender is a shell

my gender is a seed

my gender is genesis

my gender is antithesis

my gender is creation

my gender is annihilation

my gender is queer

my gender is normal

my gender is human

my gender is punk

Notes on Contributor

Lydia Villaronga is a poet, artist, educator, and 4th year doctoral student in the UED program at the GC. Their scholarly work touches on self-directed education, youth development, identity formation, and political philosophy.