{"id":5058552,"date":"2022-06-10T11:51:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T11:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malatinonews.com\/?p=5058552"},"modified":"2022-06-10T11:51:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T11:51:33","slug":"maln-opinion-noah-grigni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/maln\/2022\/06\/10\/maln-opinion-noah-grigni\/","title":{"rendered":"MALN Opinion+: Noah Grigni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to another episode of Massachusetts Opinion+, where we talk about issues and opportunities of interest to the Massachusetts Latino community\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MALN Opinion+ Ep  39 FINAL\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vRm3hWKZIis?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week on Opinion+ we are joined by Noah Grigni an artist and illustrator whose work comes to Boston from Atlanta Georgia. Noah\u2019s work explores gender, trauma, resilience, and the future of queer identity with aims to celebrate trans joy, empower trans youth, and uplift their community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noah\u2019s most recent exhibition Protect Trans Dreams: A Portrait Project is currently on show at the Boston Children\u2019s Museum. The project focuses on a series of portraits Noah created in collaboration with local trans youth from Massachusetts. Using input from the kids, Noah was able to create depictions of the kids that showed their biggest dreams for their future selves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Noah worked on this project because they remembered how hard it was to come out as trans at 13 years old. Noah described it as \u201creally isolating [\u2026they] wanted the kids in [their] community and life to feel celebrated and affirmed and connected to each other. Not only that but also to feel connected to the larger trans community and to have examples of trans adults who are thriving because that&#8217;s something [they] didn&#8217;t get as a child, and it can make it really hard to imagine a future for yourself when you don&#8217;t have examples of adults who look like you and share your lived experience.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On top of this, trans representation in popular media can often portray the community as traumatized and suffering. In the news, trans kids have become, in Noah\u2019s words, \u201chyper-visible and hyper-politicized.\u201d This makes it increasingly necessary to give them spaces and representation that allows them to be kids, and express themselves as they wish.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re interested in following Noah\u2019s future work you can check their <a href=\"http:\/\/noahgrigni.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/noahgrigni\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. Be sure to also go see their project Trans Dreams on display in the Boston Children\u2019s Museum\u2019s Lavender gallery until July 24th, 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boston Children&#8217;s Museum: https:\/\/bostonchildrensmuseum.org\/\\<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Protect Trans Dreams: A Portrait Project https:\/\/bostonchildrensmuseum.org\/exhibits-programs\/exhibits\/gallery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to another episode of Massachusetts Opinion+, where we talk about issues and opportunities of interest to the Massachusetts Latino 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