The article I chose was written by Ayesha Sharma, titled “4 Ways I’ve Managed to Affirm My Gender Through Fashion”.
“I’ve learned there is no shortage of stylistic experimentation that’s possible if we allow ourselves to exist outside of the gendered boxes that constrain how we express ourselves.”
Ayesha explains that clothing and accesories should not be gendered, but celebrated as a way to vary your style and wardrobe. To be able to switch things up and make a unique look that screams your individuality, instead of being a guessing game for others regarding your gender pronouns. Just like there are many ways to identify, there are many ways to express your intersectionality and individuality through fashion.
“The way I see it, my style shouldn’t only extend to how others perceive me — it should also stretch to the more intimate level of how I perceive myself.”
One environmental issue I want to discuss is recycling. I, myself, recycle like mad. I always have a separate bin in my home to put recycling in and advise my friends to do so as well.
Recycling is one of the most important things we can do to preserve our planet and environment. Saving wildlife, marine life, and clearing our air of toxins will help us maintain a higher quality of life.
I hope to learn more about how I can help, educational wise, to get more people to recycle so we cut down on trash in the streets and cluttering our beautiful oceans and nature.