For The Modeling Industry, The Future Is Transgender

But when it comes to identifying with her own gender identity and race, and in what order, Bloom has it mapped out to a T. “I’m a person of color, first, a woman, second, the third, filled with possibilities, and lastly, I’m trans — each of them giving me strength,” she declares. And though each characteristic is a vital component of her character, she acknowledges that non-cis identifying models need to fight harder for their place in the industry. That when it comes to equal hiring and treatment, the fashion industry goes from being one of the only safe spaces for transgender women and models alike, to yet another workplace that requires transgender people to work harder than others.

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