Strawberry (ki/they/he/berry)

Illustration of Strawberry, the storyteller, standing in front of a colorful background. They have short hair, are bare-chested, wear a black skirt, and have their hands in their pockets.

Strawberry is a 48 year old non-binary person living in community in Eugene, Oregon. Berry enjoys disabled dance, art making, learning, ritual, and prayer. Berry has been making zines for 34 years. Ki enjoys fat liberation, autistic liberation, singing, plant life, and lives at the intersection of disability and sex. Pleasure is their favorite way of experiencing God. Strawberry is a lifelong hearer of voices and experiences extreme states. They build community for transqueer, disabled, and fat people through radical mental health, disability justice, and dance. Berry’s working toward a world of deep respect, where love is more important than money.


Audio Stories | Transcripts

01. Moving to Eugene (community; friends; spouse/partner; travel; urban-rural movement)
02. Layers of Community (community; religion/spirituality; mental health)
03. Radical Mental Health (Community groups; Medical care; Mental health; Online; Pandemic)
04. Wolf Creek (Community; Mental health; Rural life)
05. Wolf Creek Accessibliity (community)
06. Housing Community (community)
07. Spouse (spouse/partner)
08. Live Journaling Zines (art/creativity; community)
09. Queer Zine (art/creativity; gender identity)
10. Rural Urban (rural life)
11. Oregon (repression; travel)
12. Discovering Transness (friends; gender identiity; identity realization)
13. Nourished at Home (community; friends; spouse/partner)
14. Support Network (community; friends; support)
15. NBs (friends; gender identity; spouse/partner)
16. Being Radical (art/creativity; community; religion/spirituality)
17. The Future (art/creativity; community; mental health)
18. Art + Self Love (art/creativity; mental health; partents)
19. Being Photographed (art/creativity; spouse/partner)
20. Understanding Trans (gender identity; identity realization)

We want to hear about your reactions to the stories! We want to hear from everyone, but are especially interested in responses from trans and queer folks. In the Comments section below, tell us a bit about yourself (whatever you are comfortable sharing, such as your age, gender, sexuality, where you live, etc.), what the storyteller shared, and how it resonated with you. Comments are moderated and are posted once approved.

Juno Rosenhaus

Juno Rosenhaus is a website designer, photo-artist, andro-dyke feminist, anti-racist/anti-fascist activist, and drummer. She is based in Philadelphia and is ready to work with you no matter where in the world you're located.

https://www.queerartistssocialmedia.com/
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