How Other Industries Are Part of the Gender Problem
"It's not just the beauty industry; it's the media and entertainment industry, too. They all simultaneously want our visibility and aesthetics, but they don't want to shift their paradigms and policies. This is why almost every nonbinary and gender-nonconforming person I know who has interfaced with beauty companies continues to get misgendered on set. It's not enough to feature gender-nonconforming people if you won't actually shift the way that you market and distribute your products more generally."
When a Lipstick Deserves Some Love
"Lipstick is usually marketed toward women, which is why I like Fluide Beauty's Rosemont Lip. The shade goes well with my skin tone!" Fluide Beauty Liquid Lipstick in Rosemont ($16)