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'''Alok Vaid-Menon''' (born July 1, 1991), sometimes known mononymously as '''ALOK''', is an Indian-American (born in Texas<ref name="Sharma">{{Cite web |title=ALOK: 'Beauty Is About Looking Like Yourself' |last=Sharma |first=Jeena |work=PAPER |date=1 March 2019 |access-date=10 April 2020 |url= https://www.papermag.com/alok-beauty-2629993229.html?rebelltitem=25#rebelltitem25?rebelltitem=25}}</ref>) writer, activist, "fashionist@", and performance artist. They are [[genderfluid]]<ref name="Alok-insta">[https://www.instagram.com/alokvmenon/ Instagram bio]</ref> and [[gender nonconforming]]<ref name="dund_Alok">{{Cite web |title=Alok Vaid-Menon |last=Dundore |first=Brent |work=[[They/Them Project]] |date=17 December 2018 |access-date=10 April 2020 |url= https://dundorephoto.com/they-them-project-alok-vaid-menon/}}</ref> and use [[singular they]] pronouns. They also identify as [[queer]], [[trans]], [[transfeminine]], and [[nonbinary]].<ref name="notes">{{Cite web |title=Notes on my ever evolving relationship with gender |author=ALOK |work= |date=24 November 2019 |access-date=10 April 2020 |url= https://www.alokvmenon.com/blog/2019/11/24/notes-on-my-ever-evolving-relationship-with-gender}}</ref> | '''Alok Vaid-Menon''' (born July 1, 1991), sometimes known mononymously as '''ALOK''', is an Indian-American (born in Texas<ref name="Sharma">{{Cite web |title=ALOK: 'Beauty Is About Looking Like Yourself' |last=Sharma |first=Jeena |work=PAPER |date=1 March 2019 |access-date=10 April 2020 |url= https://www.papermag.com/alok-beauty-2629993229.html?rebelltitem=25#rebelltitem25?rebelltitem=25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129180742/https://www.papermag.com/alok-beauty-2629993229.html?rebelltitem=25 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>) writer, activist, "fashionist@", and performance artist. They are [[genderfluid]]<ref name="Alok-insta">[https://www.instagram.com/alokvmenon/ Instagram bio] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230613171530/https://www.instagram.com/alokvmenon/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> and [[gender nonconforming]]<ref name="dund_Alok">{{Cite web |title=Alok Vaid-Menon |last=Dundore |first=Brent |work=[[They/Them Project]] |date=17 December 2018 |access-date=10 April 2020 |url=https://dundorephoto.com/they-them-project-alok-vaid-menon/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724224954/https://dundorephoto.com/they-them-project-alok-vaid-menon/ |archive-date=24 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> and use [[singular they]] pronouns. They also identify as [[queer]], [[trans]], [[transfeminine]], and [[nonbinary]].<ref name="notes">{{Cite web |title=Notes on my ever evolving relationship with gender |author=ALOK |work= |date=24 November 2019 |access-date=10 April 2020 |url= https://www.alokvmenon.com/blog/2019/11/24/notes-on-my-ever-evolving-relationship-with-gender|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025092722/http://www.alokvmenon.com/blog/2019/11/24/notes-on-my-ever-evolving-relationship-with-gender |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
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"There are infinite non-binary genders, we are not merely some third option for leftovers."<ref name="notes" /> | "There are infinite non-binary genders, we are not merely some third option for leftovers."<ref name="notes" /> | ||
"All people deserve bodily autonomy, including the right to name their own identities, bodies, and experiences. There is a double standard operating that needs to be named: when people with power call for recognition it’s not seen as political correctness, it's seen as a logical demand. When those of us without power call for it, it’s seen as us being overly-sensitive & distracting from the greater cause."<ref name="alok_onge">{{Cite web |title=on gender inclusive language |author=ALOK |work= |date=5 July 2019 |access-date=10 April 2020 |url= https://www.alokvmenon.com/blog/2019/7/5/on-gender-inclusive-language}}</ref> | "All people deserve bodily autonomy, including the right to name their own identities, bodies, and experiences. There is a double standard operating that needs to be named: when people with power call for recognition it’s not seen as political correctness, it's seen as a logical demand. When those of us without power call for it, it’s seen as us being overly-sensitive & distracting from the greater cause."<ref name="alok_onge">{{Cite web |title=on gender inclusive language |author=ALOK |work= |date=5 July 2019 |access-date=10 April 2020 |url= https://www.alokvmenon.com/blog/2019/7/5/on-gender-inclusive-language|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529140001/https://www.alokvmenon.com/blog/2019/7/5/on-gender-inclusive-language |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
"trans people do not have *preferred* [[pronouns]] as if our genders are some sort of opinion up for debate. we have pronouns. that's a fact. so misgendering us isn't about being insensitive, it's about being incorrect."<ref name="alok_Pron">{{Cite web |title=Pronouns Aren't Preferred |author=ALOK |work= |date=14 July 2017 |access-date=10 April 2020 |url= https://www.alokvmenon.com/blog/2017/7/14/pronouns-arent-preferred}}</ref> | "trans people do not have *preferred* [[pronouns]] as if our genders are some sort of opinion up for debate. we have pronouns. that's a fact. so misgendering us isn't about being insensitive, it's about being incorrect."<ref name="alok_Pron">{{Cite web |title=Pronouns Aren't Preferred |author=ALOK |work= |date=14 July 2017 |access-date=10 April 2020 |url= https://www.alokvmenon.com/blog/2017/7/14/pronouns-arent-preferred|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520064906/https://www.alokvmenon.com/blog/2017/7/14/pronouns-arent-preferred |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
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[[Category: Performers]] | [[Category: Performers]] | ||
[[Category: Activists]] | [[Category: Activists]] | ||
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| Date of birth | July 1, 1991 |
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| Place of birth | Texas, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Pronouns | they/them |
| Gender identity | genderfluid/nonbinary/transfeminine |
| Occupation | writer, activist, fashionist@, performance artist |
Alok Vaid-Menon (born July 1, 1991), sometimes known mononymously as ALOK, is an Indian-American (born in Texas[1]) writer, activist, "fashionist@", and performance artist. They are genderfluid[2] and gender nonconforming[3] and use singular they pronouns. They also identify as queer, trans, transfeminine, and nonbinary.[4]
Books[edit | edit source]
- Beyond the Gender Binary
- Femme in Public
Quotes[edit | edit source]
"There are infinite non-binary genders, we are not merely some third option for leftovers."[4]
"All people deserve bodily autonomy, including the right to name their own identities, bodies, and experiences. There is a double standard operating that needs to be named: when people with power call for recognition it’s not seen as political correctness, it's seen as a logical demand. When those of us without power call for it, it’s seen as us being overly-sensitive & distracting from the greater cause."[5]
"trans people do not have *preferred* pronouns as if our genders are some sort of opinion up for debate. we have pronouns. that's a fact. so misgendering us isn't about being insensitive, it's about being incorrect."[6]
Links[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Sharma, Jeena (1 March 2019). "ALOK: 'Beauty Is About Looking Like Yourself'". PAPER. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ↑ Instagram bio Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ Dundore, Brent (17 December 2018). "Alok Vaid-Menon". They/Them Project. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2020.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 ALOK (24 November 2019). "Notes on my ever evolving relationship with gender". Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ↑ ALOK (5 July 2019). "on gender inclusive language". Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ↑ ALOK (14 July 2017). "Pronouns Aren't Preferred". Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2020.