The Kiss Thief
The Kiss Thief
In the illustration "The Kiss Thief" I intend to express that gender policing and the teaching of strict gender roles to children have harmful effects for cisgender, heterosexual children by establishing gender roles that create violent, hypermasculine men. The erasure of bisexuals, the misgendering of transgender individuals, and the violence done to the queer community everywhere can all be connected to the language we use to enforce heteronormativity in our everyday lives. The incredible thing about Illustration is its flexibility and its ability to represent people however we want, and this project represents exactly that. I wanted to show the raw side of the LGBT+ community that faces inequality and, even execution because of whom they love, how they look, or who they are.
The Kiss Thief
In the illustration "The Kiss Thief" I intend to express that gender policing and the teaching of strict gender roles to children have harmful effects for cisgender, heterosexual children by establishing gender roles that create violent, hypermasculine m