Transgender, Genderqueer, Intersex, and Nonbinary artists - how does your experience with gender relate to the shadows?

A dancer, a poet, an artist, a writer, a forager, a consultant, an architect, a landscaper, a truck driver, an educator, an interior designer, a librarian, a marketing professional....there is so much more to our community than what bodies hold us. There’s so much more under our skin.

This first issue, Shadows, asks the question; “how does your experience with gender relate to the shadows?” Is it mysterious, or overlooked, or something else entirely?

Some may feel that their gender is still lurking, waiting to be found or waiting to be shown to the world, while some may feel that the roles they were assigned are left behind in the shadows.

Others may feel that there is a transient nature to their gender identity, one that doesn’t ever fully opacify.

It might be more abstract for some who feel that they are being forced into the shadows due to anti-trans and anti-intersex legislation.

Regardless of the narrative, this issue addresses the idea of shadows through art, writing, resources, and more.

We are accepting all forms of art that can be included in print (no film - but film reviews are welcome!).

We especially encourage submissions from artists who are multiply marginalised, chronically ill, disabled, trans, intersex, undocumented, incarcerated or formerly incarcerated, low-income, and otherwise systemically excluded. You are welcome to use a pseudonym if you like.

Benefits:

Artists will receive a digital copy of the published work Credit lines and description of the artwork will accompany images in the issue 
We will provide promotion via our growing social media (1000~ across all channels) and our website.

WHO ARE WE? 

The California Aggregation for Gender Diversity exists to build community, provide resources, and educate the public on Transgender, Genderqueer, Intersex, and Nonbinary (TGIN+) topics through history and art programming.

In the "+" we recognize Hijra, Two-Spirit, Fa’afafine, Māhū, Fakaleiti, Muxe, Wíŋkte, Nádleeh, Ininiikaazo, Bakla, Ashtime, Mashoga, Quariwarmi, Tida Wena, Whakawahine, Travesti, Xanith, X-Jenda, Calabai/Calalai/Bissu, Kathoey, Mak Nyah, Burrnesha, Femminiello, Alyha/Hwame, Biza’ah, Lhamana, Nadleeh, Waria, Ninauposkitzipxpe, Mukhannathun, Aravani, Dhurani, Jagakappa, Khawaja Sira, Kothi, Metis, Ombodhu, Rupantarkami, Acaults, Agender, Bigender, Genderfluid, Demigender, Pangender, and all other Third Gender individuals and plurals.

Our small but mighty team imagines a place in which we can proudly celebrate our worldwide community together.

With an ambitious plan to build or purchase a brick and mortar museum space in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area, we want to hit the ground running with interim programming like workshops, hangouts, and our signature event: an annual TGIN+ art exhibition.

Our goal is for the museum to become a staple in the community it serves for events, film screenings, education, speaking programs, research, art, and meetings, and much more.

We want the building itself to signify a dramatic shift in the narrative about TGIN+ people and how we exist in society.

Recently, our focus has shifted from California based to nationwide as attacks on our community have escalated.

We still have a long-term goal of building the museum, but our immediate efforts are focused on the safety and wellbeing of our community.