Queer Saint Martin
A publication about personal narratives and ideas from queer people in London. Edited by Scott Ramsay Kyle, it’s been displayed at the Paris Ass Book Fair at the Palais de Tokyo.
Image contributed by me
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The image is about my non-binary identity and finding happiness and love within myself through self discovery. There are quite a few alchemical elements in the image, such as Rebis standing on Winged Chaos. It represents acheiving harmony and balance, magnum opus. My gender identity is tied to my spirituality. Balancing masculinity and femininity and exploring within myself follows the same principles of alchemical work. The sentence “I can tell the future and goddesses find me hot” is a reference to Asushunamir, a character in the Mesopotamian myth of Inana’s descent into the underworld. Because she got trapped there, Asushunamir, a gender neutral being is being sent to rescue her. They seduce Ereshkigal, the queen of the underworld long enough for Inanna to escape. As soon as Ereshkigal finds out what happened, she curses Asushunamir and makes them an outcast. Grateful for helping her escape, Inana however blesses Asushunamir with prophetic powers. Asushunamir is one of the earliest known non-binary deities.