Sara, Nan, and Diego, for being godparents when I needed them.
Ale Zuek, for inspiring me and never resenting my bites.
Eve Ensler, Alix Browne, and Kathy Ryan, for giving a scrappy kid a moon shot.
For my two goddaughters, Nina and Lucia, and my godson. I cherish you.
Every person who had the opportunity to force me into a box in my formative years and didn’t.
Thank you.
About the Author
iO TILLETT WRIGHT is an artist, activist, actor, speaker, TV host, and writer. iO’s work deals with identity, be it through photography and the Self Evident Truths project/We Are You campaign or on television as the cohost of MTV’s Suspect. iO has exhibited artwork in New York and Tokyo, was a featured contributor on underground culture to T: The New York Times Style Magazine, and has had photography featured in GQ, Elle, New York Magazine, and the New York Times Magazine. iO is a regular speaker at universities, discussing expanding one’s circle of normalcy and embracing those who are different from you. A native New Yorker, iO is now based in Los Angeles.
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Credits
Cover design by Allison Saltzman
Cover photograph by R. Wright
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