I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
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Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral race, with a campaign that was explicitly supportive of trans rights.
Back when he won the primary, I made a video about why that’s such a big deal
xtramagazine.com/video/zohran...
What a night. What a campaign.
if I send this, it means I know I made the wrong choice, but I survived it so we can move on!
Gummy bears! And haribo coke bottles.
+ my fav deep cut Teeth
As I wrote in this piece:
"Audiard’s film is [...] very clearly not for us. The longer I’ve sat with Emilia Pérez, the less I’ve liked it and part of that comes from the missed opportunity. With all of that money and influence and power, this is what they made?"
well IG is down yet again
Hello! It’s Lydia, and yes, I am here too.