Icía Vázquez Rodríguez

traditions 2.queer


Being queer is still criminalized in 69 countries around the world. The list includes places like Afghanistan, Barbados, Jamaica, Morocco and Tunisia. Even in Spain, which was the third country in the world to legalize homosexual marriage in 2005, LGBTQ+ people are still murdered and beaten because they are queer.

When I look at my community, I see strong and brave individuals; people who had to face violence, even before realizing who they are. People forced to hide their personality in order to survive. With their help I have recontextualized historical traditional costumes, reappropriating our cultures and translating them for the modern world.

This is my love letter to everyone who doesn’t follow the cis-heteronormativity that society imposes on us from birth.
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