Trans artist Alok Vaid gives it back like a boss to the person who clicked his picture without consent
Alok Vaid doesn't identify himself as a male or a female.
Over the years, there's been a lot of debate over the social status of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) community in our society. And no matter how much we read about it or are lectured about it, some of us still refuse to see them as 'normal' human beings. The reason we were chose to use the word 'normal' is because our attitude towards the so-called 'normal people' is ordinary. We don't go around pointing fingers at them or gawking at them. But, when it comes to the LGBTQ, some can't help but take a second look and criticize their choices. Not to mention, take their pictures in secret to mock them. And this is exactly what happened with non-conforming and non-binary performance artist, Alok Vaid Menon.
In case you don't know who he is, here's some info: Alok is an educator and gender-nonconforming writer of Indian origin based in Texas. Gender-nonconforming basically means someone who doesn't identify themselves as a male or a female. So, recently he was travelling in New York when something utterly disappointing happened with him. Someone thought it was okay to click his picture without his knowledge to mock him. The intention was to make fun of the way he was dressed.
A supporter of Alok saw the picture doing rounds on the Internet and informed him. He later took to Instagram to share about the incident with everyone.
"I have people take photos of me every day but I never know where they end up," he wrote.
"It's so surreal & scary to see this - it reminds me that I am constantly being watched, rendered into a spectacle for other people's enjoyment & entertainment. People don't ask me for consent because they read my gender non-conformity as already consenting to public consumption," he continued.
Later, he also shared an Insta story where he mentioned the attitude of people when it comes to victim-shaming.
Unfortunately, Alok is not the only person to have gone through this humiliation. It happens every day and everywhere. So, if you come across someone who does this--kindly stop them.
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