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I have dedicated a significant portion of my time and artistry to making art that addresses various forms of oppression, including white supremacy, misogyny, and biphobia.

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I especially worry about the ways Canadians can be glib about our supposed difference from the US in our acceptance of diversity.
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I tend to focus less on genre as a starting point and more on idea or intention and let the idea dictate genre.
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As a person of color, I know race can't be stripped from admiration or preference.
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I am more likely to get paid for my art if it's presented alongside a white artist, so the questions around value and agency arise: What choices should I make, or do I have to make, if I want to be compensated for my work? Why isn't my art valued on its own?
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My intention was never to write a trans novel - which is perhaps an effective strategy for writing a trans novel.
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As a brown artist, I have mixed feelings about my relationship to art and my responsibilities post-Trump.
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I am always hesitant to call myself an activist, mostly out of respect for the activists who are using their bodies and voices to protest or activists online who are constantly engaging and educating others.
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When I wouldn't leave home without my blue contacts or when I was bleaching my hair, I didn't have the language to articulate that I was trying to assimilate to whiteness. If anything, I was trying to look normal.
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In poetry, I didn't have to provide resolution. I could ask hard questions without feeling responsible for the answers.
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Children's books have great potential to reveal new possibilities to readers, because the intended audience is at an age of genuine learning.
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I continue to explore poetry.
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I worry about what Trump will inspire in Canada, especially given incidents that have already occurred here since the election.
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