ALOK (Author & Poet)
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Clark interviews gender non-conforming author, poet, and public speaker ALOK (“Femme in Public,” “Beyond the Gender Binary”). Clark asks ALOK about growing up in Texas, and how they found their identity as a young queer person. Clark praises ALOK’s ability to condense literature into digestible content on their social channels. Clark and ALOK discuss their complicated relationships with language and labels, and what it means to continually evolve as a person. ALOK shares how reading and learning made them feel less alone. Clark asks ALOK about how they reconcile the dissonance between their chosen and perceived identities in the public eye. ALOK reveals that in 2021, it’s still dangerous for them to exist in public. Clark shares his evolving journey with his gender. Finally, ALOK shares what is currently healing their mind, body and spirit—their Soul Balm.
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