As a queer, trans black woman Sicc Puppy always found herself embodying double consciousness of both her own identity and the identity of the Black community. This constant awareness is what has shaped her musical taste and her desire to produce music that challenges listeners to do the same. This piece explores the many complexities that come with taking up space in traditio- nally cisgender spaces. When trans women take up space, we are asserting our agency over our own lives and bodies. We are refusing to allow anyone else to dictate where and when we can exist. We are claiming our right to exist without being punished for it. And we‘re taking back what society has tried to take from us over and over again: our right to exist as ourselves without fear or shame.
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