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What kind of content mainly would you say you're interacting with or observing?

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Um, definitely a lot of fashion, a lot of theater. And when I say theater, I really mean performing arts, 'cause it's drag, it's plays, it's music, um, like social justice creators, people who are speaking about current events and also political and social movements. And also visual artists, like, makers, craftsmen, you know.

 

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Do you think you put out a lot of your own content?

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Not as much as I would like to, you know. Like, in my ideal world, I would just constantly be posting more.

 

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Why would that be in your ideal world?

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Um, it makes me feel good when I share, you know, whether it's like a decoration in my house or an outfit I put together or a poem I wrote. It’s like, I'm looking like, what — what’s the word when you want people to accept you or, like, affirm you like that.

 

I've sort of this past year started following Jeremy O. Harris, who is a, um, playwright. I guess like Miley and Gaga are, like, really famous ones. You know, I can't think of their names, but they run a sticker company and it's two women who are married and they're

partners and they make stickers. Um, I can't think of their names right now, but they're awesome. 

 

They're all artists or creators in some way, and yes, they are selling things and, like, on there to promote their artistry. But I feel like by existing in the public eye, it's also representation, you know, it's positive affirmation that people exist and, you know, they're artists and they're rich and things like that. So I think it's positive.

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I think it's a little harder to relate. It's easier to sort of idolize them and want to be more like them, but I’m certain that we relate. Like I just heard Gaga talking in an interview about her mental illness and feeling suicidal and that struck me. I was like, ‘whoa,’ I didn't even — I didn't know. You know, and everyone, well, not everyone, but a lot of people feel that way sometimes. And so when this huge, perfect, rich, successful person also feels that way, it's easy to relate to them.

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I've talked about how the experience seeing LGBTQ+ people online has been a good experience. I want to say, like, it's also really inspiring and like, you know, growing up, I still don't know 

who I am, but as I'm forming myself over and over again, it's like I'm pulling from people in the community. Like whether it's something that they wear or an idea or something I learned, it's just very inspiring to see others online. Like, especially now, cause I'm not going out, I'm not going to bars and seeing people and, you know, embracing the culture in that way.