20 Celebrities Who Have Changed The Way We View Gender
Casey Legler
“If the image of me out there in the world makes it easier for one more kid to think that there’s some f*cking place for them, then that’s the business I’m into.”
Casey Legler is without a doubt an icon in this world. She classifies herself as a woman modeling exclusively as a male, and she’s the only one doing this. Her fascinating story starts off as a swimmer at a very young age. She explains in an article that she was recently invited to speak at a school about gender, but declined. “I was rather offended by the notion of being so removed from reality as to require a school for trends, and repulsed at the blatant attempt to co-opt and commodify culture for business profit over participation and engagement with it.” She continues, “this is not about gender.” The cultural landscapes needs to accept different views of how people look at themselves. “Realize that this is not a question of ‘trend.’ There is a historical tradition you should know about and it is certainly not about gender. It is about being fierce.”
“What I wish,” says Legler, “is that we all get to be exactly who we are.” Same, Legler. Same.