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Kissing: This is an intuitive representation that shows the love between two

individuals​ ​and​ ​their​ ​androgynous​ ​representation.

Our friends, Connor and Jay identify as men. It is difficult for audiences to

distinguish their gender because they choose to perform it unconventionally in
everyday life. Audiences often look for signs of traditionally masculine and

feminine traits to draw conclusions about one’s gender. However, their clothing is a

mix of both stereotypically masculine and feminine elements. Connor has short

hair and is wearing a denim jacket but also a bra underneath and is wearing
makeup. Jay is wearing a shirt with a conventionally feminine print and pink

colours within the pattern. Jay has facial hair, a traditionally masculine trait, but is

wearing a bold purple lip colour; a traditionally feminine trait. Already

conventional gender roles have been defied due to the combination of masculine
and​ ​feminine​ ​characteristics.

The two are embracing, leaning for a kiss and thus shattering the dominant

discourse of heteronormativity and gender binaries. Their androgynous expression
of gender is a rebellion against the norms of the society. These traditional

conventions suggest that individuals who identify as men must present themselves

as masculine; wearing what the society deems masculine- dark colours, plain
shirts, pants, leather jackets. We’ve made use of color collocation to reach the visual

and discourse impact. We show inclusiveness and diversity through these colorful

flowers​ ​as​ ​they​ ​encode​ ​a​ ​liberating​ ​and​ ​inspirational​ ​tone​ ​within​ ​the​ ​image.