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Artist Alok Vaid-Menon on Learning to Love Who They Are

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Published on 11/14/2018 at 4:07 PM

'When we actually love ourselves, we get punished for it' — Alok Vaid-Menon is using poetry and performance art to let other trans youth know they don't have to struggle alone.

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