“Femme Voices” Couple Spotlight: Interview with Creatives, Joy & Brandy

Wedding Day, 2014

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Joy and Brandy are our very first couple spotlight for “Femme Voices”! Their couple’s page, @lovejandb, caught my eye because of how they seamlessly come together as a unit, while also representing their own branding for each of their careers. After interviewing them, I was delighted to find out that this was no different than how they function in their relationship. They are able to nurture their partnership and work on furthering their careers as they flourish in their unique identities. In our interview, Brandy and Joy share what makes their creative minds tick and how they keep the love alive in their marriage.

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“Femme Voices” Artist Spotlight: Interview with Visual Artist, Avery Webster-Hobbs

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Avery Webster-Hobbs is our next “Femme Voices” feature interview. This artist uses bold colors to paint pieces that celebrate the feminine form. She focuses on a more natural aesthetic in her portraits, both with the backdrop and the figures that are the center of her “Femme Fuzze” designs. Avery’s art challenges the status quo on what is acceptable for those who possess a femme identity. As someone who values the support of a community, she uses her artistry to partner with small businesses in Brooklyn and encourages other artists to put their work out there as she has done.

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“Femme Voices” Feature: Interview with Multifaceted Intern Doctor, Sipho-Sabo

This interview is very meaningful to me because when I came across Sipho-Sabo’s Instagram (@batwoman_z), I was struck with how confidently she embraces all aspects of her identity. I admired that and wished I had known someone like her when I was younger. This interview is important because although Sipho-Sabo is in the beginning stages of her career, and will no doubt change the world someday, right now I know there are other queer Black girls who need to hear that it’s OK to fully be yourself, on your own terms.

Read on to learn more about Sipho-Sabo!

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“Femme Voices” Wellness Spotlight: Interview with Jimanekia Eborn

 

Sex educator, Jimanekia Eborn is our next “Femme Voices” feature. She infused her positive attitude and her desire to help people to create the career of her dreams, where she teaches people about sex as well as how to get through their trauma. Jimanekia has built her brand from the ground up so that she could find new ways of reaching people and assist survivors and allies in learning about healing. The work Jimanekia does is so important and truly inspirational. Read below to read her story!

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“Femme Voices” Artist Spotlight: Interview with Alex Farr

Our next “Femme Voices” feature is Alex Farr, a multi-faceted artist who uses various mediums to express the intersection between femininity, queerness, and blackness and their own identity. For them, art is a way to explore how we view ourselves and find new ways to love and appreciate who we are. Alex’s collages, in particular, caught my eye with the way they capture the female form and all of its intricacy and beauty. Alex’s use of different means of expression allows them to bring their passion to many different audiences and increase visibility in spaces where representation is lacking or unrealistically uniform. Read on to learn more about this incredible artist and their work!

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“Femme Voices” Writer Spotlight: “Brown Femmes Who U-Haul”, by Beatriz Kaye

We’ve all been here before: You meet someone. You immediately feel seen, exposed, and vulnerable in ways that you’ve never been before. You question everything you thought you knew about love. You make space for each other’s emotional traumas. You meet each other’s blood and/or chosen families. You book a Caribbean vacation, have incredible sex, and profess your love for each other under the moonlight.

You make the big leap to move in together and even though your partner has a beautifully renovated pre-war apartment with south-facing windows, you decide to sign a brand new lease together for the sake of fresh starts and equal partnership. And one day, when y’all are doing your joint laundry, commiserating about your cycles (which are now synced, by the way), you look at your beloved and think, “Damn, this has been the best four months of my life.”

Thanks to religion, colonization, sexism, systemic racism, and homophobia (honestly, the list could go on), queer couples — especially black + brown queer couples — historically make it their business to secure safe spaces to express themselves and their glorious love for each other. While its history is rooted in solving seemingly basic logistical issues, U-Hauling is a mainstay in queer relationships.

Whether or not your relationship is doomed, I’m rooting for you, sis. I’m only here to wax optimistic, illuminate some truths you’ve been hiding from, and ask all the hard questions. So based largely on my personal experiences and the stories my femme friends are kind enough to share with me, here is a list of four reasons that brown femmes U-Haul:

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“Femme Voices” Mental Health Spotlight: Interview with Graduate Psychologist, Dr. Brittany Blackmon

Dr. Brittany Blackmon is the epitome of a multi-dimensional QWOC and that’s why she is our next “Femme Voices” feature. As a mental health professional and an entrepreneur, Dr. B is no stranger to the many roles we have to take on and the ways we have to be mindful of our own wellbeing in order to move through the world successfully. In her interview with us, she candidly and thoughtfully shares the importance of the work she does, why she decided to embark on this path as well as some great insight on how we can be our full, healthy selves.

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“Femme Voices” Wellness Spotlight: Interview with Veronica Agard

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Our next “Femme Voices” spotlight is on Veronica Agard, alchemist and educator in the wellness field. Last year, I attended a “Healing Through Writing” workshop lead by Veronica and had such an amazing experience that I have been following her ever since. As much of a well-versed professional as she is, she is also extremely down to earth and allows her participants the space to feel like each of them have the power inside to heal. Her dedication to gathering folks together to learn better ways of caring for ourselves and connecting with our ancestry and her beautiful spirit are why The Glam Femme had to share her story. Check out her interview after the break below!

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