Mia S. Willis
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We Have Never Asked Permission to Sing
You’re about to read a heartfelt offering—to trans people of color, from trans people of color. In 2019, five poets lent their radical imaginations to Forward Together’s annual Trans Day of Resilience art project. They aimed to celebrate the magic of our trans family and chart a path to the full lives we deserve. These poems were written alongside the project’s visual artwork and spill with the seeds of our future world. Let these words be our spells, prayers and protest songs. Let them conjure bolder dreams and louder demands. May we celebrate ourselves, claiming freedom as our birthright. May we never ask permission to sing
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