A collaboration between me and participants during the Queertawe exhibition at Volcano Theatre Swansea, July 2025.

gender is a housefire
gender is a mess
gender is the unexamined empty space
gender is afraid
gender is the most-cited author
gender is the thing
gender is the hip new thing
gender is enough
gender is a tickbox exercise
gender is mandated
gender is created
gender is flotsam
gender is the peeling sticker
gender is the drawer you don’t wanna open
gender is out of control
gender is a plaything
gender is the only thing worth talking about
gender is domesticated
gender is dead
gender is a subscription service
gender is this quarter’s KPI
gender is fearfully and wonderfully made
gender is quiet here
gender is quantum
gender is mine all mine
gender is pot-bound
gender is leaking from my pores
gender is gonna fix everything
gender is behind us
gender is just ahead

gender is only the beginning
gender is mine to explore
gender is only temporary
gender is self-defined
gender is making me look for the exits
gender is what you make it
gender is loving yourself
gender is everything I want it to be
gender is a work in progress
gender is a charcuterie board
gender is a cup of tea with optional sugar
gender is oops the paint dripped
gender is be bold
gender™ is fucked
gender is fluid
gender is unique to each person
gender is [child’s illegible handwriting]
gender is beautiful
gender is a reminder
gender is busting out all over
gender is not what you are
gender is quite often decided for me
gender is cool
gender is suffocating!
gender is flipping coin
gender is infinite ♾️
gender is existing in the chaos between order
gender is chaotic + beautiful
gender is like the sea + fluid & beautiful
gender is very confusion
gender is whatever I want it to be
gender is a game I don’t want to play
gender is squirrels
gender is none of your business
gender is meh? boring!
gender is better when you’re a poof
gender is AAAAAA
gender is unlimited
gender is just the thing
gender is a social construct
gender is a tool of oppression but also a description of love
gender is defining & not defining at the same time

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