By Algis Valiunas — 2011
Why the prophet of self-actualization was more than just a New Age icon
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CLEAR ALL
“Representation and visibility is given to us by larger power structures, but what do we give ourselves? I’m more interested in that. What questions are we asking ourselves to grow and heal? To challenge the ways this world constantly teaches us to hate ourselves?”
“In Latin America, there’s been a great deal of progress around gay and lesbian identities,” Ortiz says. “But with being transgender and non-binary, a lot of people are still unsure what it all means and I believe it’s connected to the words we use.”
Who owns your identity, and how can old ways of thinking be replaced?
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