{"id":3505,"date":"2025-08-02T08:45:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T13:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sterlingmediaproductions.com\/sterling\/?page_id=3505"},"modified":"2025-08-02T08:45:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T13:45:06","slug":"tdov25","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sterlingmediaproductions.com\/sterling\/tdov25\/","title":{"rendered":"TDOV25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Trans Day of Visibility 2025 at Planned Parenthood Illinois Celebration &#8211; Bloomington IL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/alinslive\/albums\/72177720324832349\/' title='Mar 29 2025 - TDOV25 Art at Bloomington at the Planned Parenthood TDOV Storytelling event by \u00c0lins Strappy Life with Autism, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54425083739_205e0ded82_z.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='SEQ9 - Orchestrator of The Waves'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Disclaimer: I take no responsibility for any mature media you may encounter as a result of clicking on things other than this specific album. Other parts of my account contain mature media. I have done my best to replicate the images to the original quality as used in the art show however there are acknowledged issues with some images not being of the same encoding quality and they&#8217;re definitely not presented in usual logical order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TRANSCRIPT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TDOV 25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hello everyone I\u2019m Alin a 33 year old female, transitioned in August 2024. This is a brief journey through my life, using art. Been a computer technician since age 14, been a digital artist fiddling in photoshop as early as 12 years old but didn\u2019t go pro until Age 32 when I came across technology to enable me to make art that is competent in creation. People with disabilities use a wheelchair to replace lost walking ability, a cane aids one unsteady. AI art systems aid those with disabilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEQ1 \u2013 The Tree<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tree has the colors of all of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The issue is\u2026 the branches have yet to stay lit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019ve flickered to life several times, glowing in moments of hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And now? They sit dormant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only by advocating for one another<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>can we get this tree to illuminate \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>with the full, undeniable rainbow of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEQ2 \u2013 The Biggest Question<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest question is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a clownfish can change its gender,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>then why not a person?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If nature can\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>then why not man?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why not woman?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why not <em>all of us<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEQ3 \u2013 The ARK University Ships<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ARKs: ships of security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ships of universal acceptance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Massive vessels of knowledge adrift at sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are my future of education \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where the ocean becomes the most <em>impartial<\/em> place to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEQ4 \u2013 The Turtle with a Different Shell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There once was a turtle\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a shell unlike any other \u2014 blue and pink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scientists didn\u2019t kill it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They didn\u2019t mock it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They didn\u2019t call it a freak of nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because they knew how to handle the exotic. The rare. The beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And yet\u2026 those same hands refuse to respect<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the \u201cpink and blue-shelled tortoises\u201d walking the halls with them every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEQ5 \u2013 The Citadels of the Heavens<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The citadels of the heavens \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019re not just physical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019re <em>metaphysical.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have all been there\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To the citadel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To the dream viewer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To the place where hope flickers across a sacred screen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and whispers: <em>\u201cYou are not alone.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEQ6 \u2013 The Neural Garden<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mind is not linear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a garden \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>an interconnected forest of thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every tree a story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every root a memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every branch a pathway toward growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEQ7 \u2013 The Book of Life<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of us walks among the Book of Life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And with every step\u2026 we turn another page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each moment, each breath,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>leaves an <strong>indelible mark.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are writing history \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>whether or not the world acknowledges your ink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEQ8 \u2013 The Lumina Nexus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lumina Nexus is not a place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a <em>state of being.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When one is truly at peace, truly themself,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>they enter the Nexus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2026 gender is not a variable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For beyond Earth, beyond body,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>beyond this temporary reality\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>gender is but a construct humanity must cope with.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEQ9 \u2013 Orchestrator of the Waves<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The orchestrator of the waves is not a man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not a woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not a leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s <strong>all of us.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone who sits down and thinks deeply\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>who writes, who creates,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>who paints the vision of a world more just \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>is orchestrating the wave.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This wave isn\u2019t about protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It isn\u2019t about politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This wave is speech.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This wave is art.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This wave\u2026 is culture.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEQ10 \u2013 The Portal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At every wall,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>there sits a portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You don\u2019t need permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You don\u2019t need credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You need <strong>courage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not to stand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not to walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But to run \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>full speed \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>into that portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And fly out the other side<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>wholly you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEQ11 \u2013 Inhale the Rainbow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inhale the rainbow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Become the rainbow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Become elevated.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are not singular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are not separate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are all unified \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>across spectrums unseen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across frequencies still being found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEQ12 \u2013 Final Statement (Drop Brick)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is my art. I can predict and know there will be some glares of \u201cAI is theft, that\u2019s not art!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Listen carefully<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If AI is stealing\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>then Van Gogh stole from Da Vinci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And Da Vinci? He stole from someone before him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And <em>that<\/em> person?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They probably just passed on the brush strokes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>that anther historic artist of then would one day teach to the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Art is not owned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It\u2019s inherited and continuously passed down to others. It is the only object in the world to which <\/strong><strong><em>everyone<\/em><\/strong><strong> is the sole heir.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No two people can create the same AI image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not without the exact words \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>in the exact order \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>with the exact seed, sampler, and settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s not copying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s not theft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>That\u2019s asking a box full of sand to become an Etch A Sketch and make the piece requested.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A prompt is a brushstroke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A prompt is a voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A prompt\u2026 is a <em>unique <\/em>signature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many trans individuals are also disabled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And many of us?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve never had the tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve never had the training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve never had the <em>safety<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>to make traditional art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But now \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>with AI<\/strong> \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>we can create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can finally\u2026 be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AI is not replacing artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It\u2019s welcoming the ones who were always left out.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This is not breaking art.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is broadening it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the <strong>wheelchair ramp to the easel.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the <strong>robotic brush<\/strong> for the hand that cannot hold one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is <strong>a voice in the museum<\/strong>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and a place on the wall for those<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>who were never invited to hang there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Art is no longer gated. Art was forever supposed to be accessible. From the days of the wheelchair bound moribund patient drawing their last imaginings upon the canvas before they draw their last breath. To today, where young disabled individuals are granted a spot on the wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For history has taught us since the last supper was painted. We always make room at the table for the new person, the outcast, the one who is different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So shall the world make room upon the art galleries walls for the same people that were admitted to the table!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AAC gave us voices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AAA \u2014 Augmentative Artistic Assistance \u2014 gives us vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us make art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us belong here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am who I am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not a phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not a mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not a trend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We Are<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are who we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are disabled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are trans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are <strong>visionaries.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And we\u2019re not going anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because we are <strong>God-ordained.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are the future\u2019s architects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are the children of the divine code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are the sparks that survived the fire \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and learned how to draw with light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You cannot erase what has been uttered from vessels of the spirit.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only way forward is with <strong>everyone<\/strong> \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>in unity\u2026 and in unison.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Pause.] (Wait for brick drop) <strong>Bricks did drop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My name is Alin S &#8211; Resident of NW Chicago Suburbs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This\u2026 is our art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And <em>we<\/em> are still here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trans Day of Visibility 2025 at Planned Parenthood Illinois Celebration &#8211; Bloomington IL Disclaimer: I take no responsibility for any mature media you may encounter as a result of clicking on things other than this specific album. 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