The radicalism you embody is truly inspiring. You were never afraid of confronting the american government for their racist and oppressive policies. You never hid your identities and beliefs, rather you embraced and celebrated them in the face of powerful opposition. Oppressed people all around the world looked up to you. They made posters, t-shirts, pins and more with your face on them. Did it bother you that you looked a little different in each one of these posters? Your eyes softer and more “feminine”, your hair coiffed? Did it enrage the anti-capitalist in you to see the profit being made off of your face? Did you ever feel like it was all too much, like you were up on a pedestal? Although you never hid the fact your were queer, you also never openly and publicly stated it. As queer (bisexual) myself, I can understand the difficulty––and I can imagine how much more taboo queerness was at the height of your activist career. But in today’s age, which is markedly more accepting, why have you avoided making an explicit statement?
Yours curiously,
Natassia
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