Denarii Grace

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    Denarii Grace
    Date of birth March 11, 1987
    Place of birth Long Island, New York, USA[1]
    Nationality American
    Pronouns she/her, they/them[2]
    Gender identity "non-binary/agender/exogender"[3]
    "exogender woman"[4]
    Occupation activist, musician, and writer

    Denarii Grace is an activist, musician, and writer. Their activism is in several areas, such as fat positivity, disability, bisexuality, and Blackness.[5] As part of their fat activism, Grace founded Fat Acceptance Month in January 2019.[6]

    They coined the word "exogender" (akin to "exoskeleton") to describe their experience of being a woman on the outside and agender on the inside. The word is intended for use by Black people only.[4]

    She has been out as bisexual since 2007[4] and has served as a board member for Bisexual Resource Center.[5]

    As a freelance writer, she has written for Bitch Magazine, Black Youth Project, Brooklyn Magazine, Everyday Feminism, Black Girl Dangerous, and The Establishment, among other publications.[7]

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    1. https://denariigrace.com/about Archived on 17 July 2023
    2. Twitter bio, accessed Sept 19 2020 Archived on 17 July 2023
    3. Grace, Denarii (Summer 2019). "The Non-Binary Agenda" (PDF). Bi Women Quarterly. 37 (3). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2023.
    4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Grace, Denarii (June 26, 2018). "The Long Road to Non-Binary". Medium. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
    5. 5.0 5.1 Leary, Alaina (10 January 2018). "Activist Spotlight: Denarii Grace – Singer-Songwriter, Poet, Aspiring Screenwriter". Rooted in Rights. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
    6. Schultz, Kirsten (13 November 2018). "Here's why we need a Fat Acceptance Month – and how you can help". The Tempest. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
    7. "Denarii Grace". AFROPUNK. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2020.