We Can Do Hard Things

74. ALOK: What makes us beautiful? What makes us free?


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“The days that I feel most beautiful are the days that I am most afraid.”

“What feminine part of yourself did you have to destroy in order to survive in this world?”

“Why have we been taught to fear the very things that can set us free?”


About ALOK: 

ALOK (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed writer, performer, and public speaker. As a mixed-media artist their work explores themes of trauma, belonging, and the human condition. They are the author of Femme in Public (2017), Beyond the Gender Binary (2020), and Your Wound/My Garden (2021). They are the creator of #DeGenderFashion: a movement to degender fashion and beauty industries and have been honored as one of HuffPo’s Culture Shifters, NBC’s Pride 50, and Business Insider’s Doers.


Instagram: @alokvmenon

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