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From our @bloomingtonsymphony concert Saturday! 🎻💫💥 The show was called "Conexiónes," we played a bunch of modern Latin American pieces and some contemporary music written by women of color. The music conjured imagery of mountainous landscapes, & my favorite of the pieces we played celebrated agricultural laborers. 🏞🌾🐄🌄 This was an especially challenging show in terms of rhythm, so many complicated grooves, mixtures of triple and duple meter, sometimes at the same time. But even though rehearsals were challenging, the energy in the hall was beautifully joyous 🤗 loved being ur stand partner @em.howson 💛💛💛💛

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So proud of this bébé right here. She’s resilient as hell and won’t take no shit from no one! You’re a dream babe @em.howson ❤️ and my foreverfam

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My sweet Em’s golden bday 🖖🏼 we gettin aaaallll the desserts @gallerypastryshop. Hbd love!

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So so proud of sweet Em @em.howson! Now a part of the @bloomingtonsymphony orchestra 🎶🎻 #bsomadeintheusa

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This last day in Vienna went out in a bang! Shoutout to Basie for being the best roommate and Manuel Kräuter for being a new friend that I made in Vienna. And to the entire orchestra who went on the trip, because I have shared a lot of great memories with you! Vienna has been one great experience. ❤❤❤ #sb2k17

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My break is better than your break

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I might be delusional from jet lag but at least Vienna makes up for it

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"Breathe"
It's funny thinking about how I've lived as both genders. Before I became open about my being transgender, I never thought about how I was supposed to sit or talk or stand or what clothes I need to wear. I used to get up in the morning, grab a shirt I liked, and leave the house. I never felt the need to try on four shirts, examine the size of my chest in each, and then narrow down my options to find the largest, baggiest one. I never found myself spending 20 minutes of class stuck in a daze, wondering why someone thought I was female when I'd just spent an entire morning before school picking out the aforementioned perfect baggy shirt. I never felt rib cage pains. I never feared for my own safety when walking into the bathroom. I never felt I needed to be skeptical of new people, and I never wondered if someone was going to sexually assault me because they just had to see "what I really am" underneath my clothes. The funny thing is, I know I'm not the most masculine man. I know I'm not super feminine either. But when I act more stereotypically masculine, I pass better as a guy. When I stop acting like my flamboyant, "feminine-esque" self, I pass better as a guy. I've never viewed my own masculinity in such a way until I became more open about my identity. Being a trans guy gives me such an interesting perspective. You can't separate people into rigid categories of masculinity when there are an infinite amount. My masculinity is portrayed through my presentation. My identity is just as masculine as the stereotypical, cisgender straight guy. Being trans does not, has not, and will never define my masculinity. Being "less" masculine does not make me any less of a guy. Hormones, surgery, binding, packing, etc., doesn't determine my ability to be a man. I use the men's room. I change with the guys, they have all seen me in nothing but a binder and boxers, and they still consider me a "he". Being a trans guy will never make me any less masculine.
a HUGE shout out to @em.howson for taking these beautiful photos and for helping me put my message out there. you guys NEED to go to her account and look at her photography she's INSANELY talented.

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❤ This little starshine right here 🌟✨💫

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My heart is always full when I'm around these folks... no amount of marriage / divorce / blood / distance can ever take away the fact that they are FAMILY. ❤

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Thanks to the beautiful queen for being such a talented artist and person that's able to take amazing photos like these

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Bonfire was a success thanks to everyone who came out, I had a great time and I hope y'all did as well. Maybe I'll do it again sometime. #bonfire2k16 #lit #wienersinyomouth #letsgetrelevant #we'reallontheroad

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