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Consent, Communication & Hair: How we provide Affirming Haircut & color services at our LGBT Queer Boulder Hair Salon
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Consent, Communication & Hair: How we provide Affirming Haircut & color services at our LGBT Queer Boulder Hair Salon

Your hair, and how it makes you feel as you move in the world, is often tied to your sense of self. The shape, length, texture, color, and density of your hair all contribute to how you relate to it. The haircut and style you choose express how you view yourself and, at the same time, change how others perceive you. Hair is wild! And then factor in the intersections of race, religion, age… I have learned as a hairstylist (and just as a human with hair) that the only good hair services are the ones that are affirming for the person sitting in my chair.

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On View at MAL: Queer Fiber Artist Elliot Johnson’s Knitted Tapestry, “The Inherent Homoeroticism of Sharing an Orange with a Friend”
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On View at MAL: Queer Fiber Artist Elliot Johnson’s Knitted Tapestry, “The Inherent Homoeroticism of Sharing an Orange with a Friend”

Seeing art created by Queer individuals who documented & celebrated their Queer lives played a fundamental role in my journey to understand and validate my own Queer identity. I can remember the exact moment I first saw a transmasculine individual depicted as desirable, sensitive, and capable of being in a loving relationship - and it was in …

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