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Art Beyond Binaries

It’s been a life-changing year for Los Angeles-based artist Lauren Ys. Not only did Ys paint two murals in L.A. for the “Queer to Stay” initiative created by the Human Rights Campaign and Showtime and open a solo show, “Eidolon Vessel,” at Heron Arts in San Francisco, but they also opened up to the world about who they are. “I came out this year! As nonbinary!” Ys shares.

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