Photo by Mark Dektor

Rogelio Ramires

 

he/they

Artist’s Quote

I break open from my ribs

 

the seeds

 

from which the softest parts of me are grown

 

No longer afraid of its lush tenderness

 

My masculinity

 

My femininity

 

Mis flores

 

Will always flourish here

Luminary’s Quote

Nature held me close and seemed to find no fault with me. – Leslie Feinberg

 

Feinberg, Leslie. Stone Butch Blues: A Novel. Ithaca, N.Y.: Firebrand Books, 1993.

Bio

Row Ruckus is a Mexica creator, artists, and leather person. The first to hold a non-binary (Mx.) leather title in Los Angeles, his work encapsulates eco and succulent fetishism and indigenous/ pre-colonial Mexican practices. He can be found on Instagram @ DaddyPapiMxster