PS: Jewelry is something else I wanted to ask you about. Because I see on your avatar, you have these gorgeous hoops.
LM: I love hoops. Hoops are a go-to for me, especially now that I cut my hair. I like to do hoop earrings, but I also like a stud. I love a nice little diamond stud where it's simple but poppy. I do have a septum piercing that I recently got last year, and I love it.
PS: What would you consider to be some of the greatest lessons that voguing has taught you?
LM: Voguing has honestly taught me how to express myself in ways I didn't know [how], especially transitioning at a young age. I didn't know how to express myself and how to deal with so much emotion and all the changes I was going through. And through voguing, I was able to do that. Voguing has been basically like therapy to me. It has helped me through so much. And being a part of ballroom itself has been a journey where it wasn't easy. But without those things, and without going through a lot of the stuff I went through, I wouldn't be who I am today, having the wisdom and the experiences that I've been able to have.
PS: How would you characterize the state of trans representation in fashion right now?
LM: I love [that] they have been able to portray trans lives [in a diverse way]. Nowadays, everyone is being celebrated. There are trans writers. There are trans models. There are trans dancers. There are trans reporters and people running for office. It's amazing to see that the fashion world has been allowing trans people to represent themselves how they want to be seen. Even outside of just the transness, we've been able to see people exploring sexuality as well within the trans community, like trans lesbians or gay trans men. To me, that's beautiful, the fact that it's not boxed. We're not sitting here and generalizing trans people when it's such a huge spectrum.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
![PS: Jewelry is something else I wanted to ask you about. Because I see on your avatar, you have these gorgeous hoops.
LM: I love hoops. Hoops are a go-to for me, especially now that I cut my hair. I like to do hoop earrings, but I also like a stud. I love a nice little diamond stud where it's simple but poppy. I do have a septum piercing that I recently got last year, and I love it.
PS: What would you consider to be some of the greatest lessons that voguing has taught you?
LM: Voguing has honestly taught me how to express myself in ways I didn't know [how], especially transitioning at a young age. I didn't know how to express myself and how to deal with so much emotion and all the changes I was going through. And through voguing, I was able to do that. Voguing has been basically like therapy to me. It has helped me through so much. And being a part of ballroom itself has been a journey where it wasn't easy. But without those things, and without going through a lot of the stuff I went through, I wouldn't be who I am today, having the wisdom and the experiences that I've been able to have.
PS: How would you characterize the state of trans representation in fashion right now?
LM: I love [that] they have been able to portray trans lives [in a diverse way]. Nowadays, everyone is being celebrated. There are trans writers. There are trans models. There are trans dancers. There are trans reporters and people running for office. It's amazing to see that the fashion world has been allowing trans people to represent themselves how they want to be seen. Even outside of just the transness, we've been able to see people exploring sexuality as well within the trans community, like trans lesbians or gay trans men. To me, that's beautiful, the fact that it's not boxed. We're not sitting here and generalizing trans people when it's such a huge spectrum.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/dCZB7wTDcJmQaAtNUg95tznJZ3E/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2022/06/30/934/n/1922564/netimgetJVlr/i/PS-Jewelry-is-something-else-I-wanted-to-ask-you-about.jpg "PS: Jewelry is something else I wanted to ask you about. Because I see on your avatar, you have these gorgeous hoops.
LM: I love hoops. Hoops are a go-to for me, especially now that I cut my hair. I like to do hoop earrings, but I also like a stud. I love a nice little diamond stud where it's simple but poppy. I do have a septum piercing that I recently got last year, and I love it.
PS: What would you consider to be some of the greatest lessons that voguing has taught you?
LM: Voguing has honestly taught me how to express myself in ways I didn't know [how], especially transitioning at a young age. I didn't know how to express myself and how to deal with so much emotion and all the changes I was going through. And through voguing, I was able to do that. Voguing has been basically like therapy to me. It has helped me through so much. And being a part of ballroom itself has been a journey where it wasn't easy. But without those things, and without going through a lot of the stuff I went through, I wouldn't be who I am today, having the wisdom and the experiences that I've been able to have.
PS: How would you characterize the state of trans representation in fashion right now?
LM: I love [that] they have been able to portray trans lives [in a diverse way]. Nowadays, everyone is being celebrated. There are trans writers. There are trans models. There are trans dancers. There are trans reporters and people running for office. It's amazing to see that the fashion world has been allowing trans people to represent themselves how they want to be seen. Even outside of just the transness, we've been able to see people exploring sexuality as well within the trans community, like trans lesbians or gay trans men. To me, that's beautiful, the fact that it's not boxed. We're not sitting here and generalizing trans people when it's such a huge spectrum.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.")
