Determined Nation Magazine Vol. 4 Iss. 1: The College Survival Guide Volume 4 Sept 2014 | Page 13

I’m an 18 year old
non-binary artist.
I try to present
myself androgynously yet stylishly
as well.-Zi

I’ve always dressed in
whatever made me happy,
ever since I was a child,
I was teased, but never seemed to think I could
change it, it was a part
of me. Gender isn’t something I fully understood as a
child, I don’t think I do now
(clearly). I wear what I like,
and if that’s a” mans” pair
of pants and a hijab. So
be it. It made me happy as
a child and it makes me
happy now. I love it personally, wearing a hijab
always made me feel lovely
and mixing it with gender
expression is odd for most to
understand, but hey its me.
-J. Sirrahae