Zandwagon: The Queer Model Management Company Breaking All the Rules
Indigo, an 18-year-old trans man and aspiring model, is tired of being expected to shop in certain departments of stores. The North Carolina native, who also identifies as bisexual and has been living in New York for roughly two months, has found that gender binaries have followed him even after assuming what he knows to be his true identity. “If you identify as a certain gender, usually people expect you to adhere to stereotypes,” he says. “It's like, 'Hey, if you're a trans guy, why aren't you wearing basketball shorts?' And then it's like you're stuck there, because people tend to believe you don't really want to be the gender you are because you're not following those set rules. There's a double standard, and I'd like to break that down. Because in my personal style, I don't even pay attention to gender labels. If I see something and I like wearing it, I'm going to wear it.”
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