E!: What does Transgender Day of Visibility imply to you?
LT: Trans Day of Visibility is actually about seeing these individuals for who they are and permitting them to be seen and heard. Visibility has to do with putting trans individuals in headings and leaving them there. It’s about being sincere and sharing these stories whenever they show up and whenever they’re required to be heard. I’m a transgender lady, however I’m likewise Lennon– who is a transgender lady which’s not my whole identity.
E!: Who are a few of your good example?
LT: I’ve been actually motivated by Lia Thomas recently. Just viewing her simply conducting in sports and in swimming. There’s a lot to transitioning and the reality that there are individuals out there doing it while keeping a profession is so amazingly motivating. I simply want to them and state, “If they can do it, I can do it.”
E!: How has your shift affected the method you train as a dancer?
LT: It’s made my dancing a lot more fulfilling due to the fact that I’m not concealing any part of me any longer. It’s not that I was ever deliberately concealing, it was simply that I wasn’t letting all my walls down. It’s altered the method I view myself in the dance market and has actually likewise increased my self-respect. I’ve had the huge benefit of still working as a dancer while going through my medical shift, which’s been actually incredible due to the fact that I’m appearing as my complete self.
E!: What is next for Lennon?
I formally had the ability to lawfully alter my name, which was an actually huge offer. I’m delighted to start the procedure of getting all the ideal legal paperwork so I can go out with my good friends and launching Lennon Monroe Torres.
This interview has actually been modified for length and clearness.
