ND Stevenson and Elliot Page/Trans Representation Two Ways
I have mad respect for how ND Stevenson is handling their transition, considering
The massive amounts of fans they have.
Honestly–
It’s not my place to say
But it kinda also is…?
I think Elliot Page is doing this
All fucking wrong.
The abs, the pecs, the masculinization
Without eating or moving–
The selfies, the thirst traps, the
Image-fluffing–
I get it– he’s a movie star
The motherfucker is literally
Selling his image, selling his body–
But that image is also heavily saturated
With this idea that he is somehow
A leader for all queer kids– he was an out and proud lesbian
Making content for queers then–
He’s just a face, making bold generalizations on a regular basis
From surface level social media accounts, and giving us
Nothing much of substance besides–
His image.
ND Stevenson is basically doing the opposite–
Perhaps this is because they are still living it, still getting a feel
For what their name is– but still
I have a lot of respect
For someone who says–I’m fine I’m fine-/- I’m stuggling with this–
Instead of
“Check out my instagram-