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Intimate Photos Challenge What It Means to Be Born a Boy or Girl
【2014.05.29 PolicyMic IDENTITIES By Lauren Davidson / Image Credit (all): Chloe Aftel】
November, 18-year-old Sasha Fleischman was set on fire by a teenager after falling asleep during the bus ride home. The assault resulted in third-degree burns and several surgeries. Sasha’s “crime”? Presenting as a boy while dressing in traditionally feminine clothing.
Born Luke Fleischman, the teen wore a skirt for the first time to school sophomore year. Soon after, Fleischman started questioning the binary definitions of gender, and has since identified as agender, preferring to use the pronouns “they” and “them.” Read the rest of this entry »