Forging Tag

The model, who became the primary plus-sized member of the pit crew on Canada’s Drag Race, never felt seen or represented by the media and communities around him – here’s how he did something about it “What does beauty appear like whenever you’re an individual of color and queer? What does it appear like whenever you’ve got stretch marks and brown skin, and also you’re happy with it? What does it appear like when you've got a story to inform, a robust voice, and a community to fight for?” These are the questions that Mina Gerges, model and actor, explores and puts forth within the work he does, reimagining and reclaiming our currently limited...