8/12/2023 0 Comments Shift lensThrough that journey, I learned how to love myself. So I had to carve my own space and figure out what felt best. Nonbinary people have always existed, but weren’t talked about as much in the mainstream in 2014. It was a journey for me, trying to figure out where, exactly, I fit – and especially during a time when both language and understanding aren’t where they are today. I’ve been out as a trans person for almost 10 years, but the confidence didn’t come overnight. At what point in your professional life were you comfortable identifying as “they/them?” The Essex Pride Festival, in Essex, Vermont, entertained the community with dozens of performers and artists. We make sure the language we use is expansive, because the traveling public and our country are woven by the threads of diversity.Ī hand-lettered sign posted on the Essex Pride Festival grounds spreads a simple, yet profound message of love. For our videos or graphics, we make sure the imagery we use (for example, a couple or a family traveling through an airport) is representative of all people. I’ve been fortunate to work on teams here at TSA and while on detail at DHS HQ, who have been willing to incorporate suggestions about making our content more inclusive. The public doesn’t see the work that goes into developing strategy and creating a unique voice for an agency. How does what you do for TSA in Social Media, and what you did during your time at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) correlate to this year’s Pride Month theme “Behind the Lens”?Īs a social media professional, what we do “behind the lens” is really the underwater bulk of the iceberg of work that we do. In recognition of Pride Month, Strategic Communications & Public Affairs Social Media Specialist Kris M, whose pronouns are they/them, sat down with us in a candid discussion about their views on their work at TSA and on TSA’s cultural shift in the past 10 years.
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