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Rain Dove Plays with their gender to free your mind
“Society rewards me the most for dressing as cisgendered heterosexual white male,” explains androgynous, gender-fluid model Rain Dove, as they shrewdly ranks each of their gender and sexuality shells in order of how safe they feels in public. Rain is an accidental model, who launched a successful career after being goaded by a friend to audition for a Calvin Klein runway show. After being sorted as “male” by the casting director and asked to walk topless with the rest of the guys, Rain did so with their characteristic daring, “boobs out.”
And while this ballsy move launched their career as both a both men’s and women’s wear model known for their fierce gender nonconformity, it was also a formative experience in terms of their own personal struggle with being shunned for who they are, as well as for fashion’s still nascent embrace of non-cisgender identities.
Despite the turbulence that Rain’s refusal of gender norms has sometimes wrought on their life-- growing up, kids referred to her as “Tranny Danny”-- their defiant independence, disarming charm, and unwavering sense of self outside of society’s norms has powered them personal journey to self acceptance.
The Gender Tag: Authentic Gender ExpressioN
Most people don't ever stop to think about their experience of gender, and this leads to a lack of understanding for others, and a limited worldview. In addition, if you never explore your identity as it pertains to gender, you might never be able to make informed choices about your body and your life, and sticking with the status quo when it comes to gender expression harms many people.
Ashley Wylde is a queer and genderqueer writer, activist, and Colorado State University student. Her passion derives from exploring the complex ideas of gender, sex, and sexuality through creative expression. Ashley strives to make conversation about these difficult subjects as accessible and digestible as possible. She regularly engages topics of identity and subjectivity on her YouTube channel, encouraging viewers to consider, share, contribute to the conversation, and find solidarity. Ashley also serves as a volunteer speaker for the Visible Voices program through the GLBTQQA Resource Center on campus, is a member of the Campus Recreation Inclusivity Committee, and was recently selected as a recipient of the national 2016 William N. Wasson Student Leadership & Academic Award, presented by NIRSA.