A project that seeks to amplify the voices of lgbtq+ youth through interview theater. Co-created by Emily Schorr Lesnick.
from How We G.L.O.W.
PART I: My Identity
RYAN DE LA CRUZ
so
I identify as
a gay
female
um
for some reason I’ve always been uncomfortable with the word lesbian
like it really took me a while to work up to saying that word
and
sorry
what was the second part of the question?
SHANTANA
oh
um
like right now I’m claiming no label
because
um
I feel like
I
dress very masculine
but I also feel very feminine—
feminine
and I don’t
want
to
be
considered only masculine
or feminine
I feel like I’m like a mix of both
so
I just go with no label
does that answer that?
ANDREA LI
I identify as a
person who does not
pause
who does not belong to the
female or male part of the g-
gender
binary
MB
it took me
maybe
two years
to figure it out?
like I started off like saying
I think I am because I realized that I liked girls as well
it was around middle school
and um
at one point
I was like
okay
I’m definitely attracted to girls
I’m definitely attracted to boys
and then
and even later when I found out about the whole spectrum of genders
there was no difference in my attractions
As MB speaks, the rest of the cast looks at her.
ANDREA LI
ze for first person
spelled z-ezir
spelled z-i-r for third person
ROCCO
mhm
I would
describe my identity
like a modified form of bisexual I guess
um
it’s
um
I don’t really see the entire point of fitting people into l–
into boxes and into labels
ANDREA LI
my mother wanted me
wanted me to be
wanted me to be a girly girl growing up
but it didn’t fit me