Lyss

6" x 9" watercolor on 140 lb.  Strathmore paper. 

        "I am a woman born with XY chromosomes, which is typically male for DNA. Okay? It's called intersex, look it up, first of all. But there's this whole thing with the olympics right now with this boxer that apparently has an athletic advantage for having male DNA. Oh, yeah? 

        Well, how come I've never been able to do a damn push up or pull up in my life? Like, actually. And while I'm sitting here fighting these turfs on Facebook, about how she's a man and she shouldn't be allowed in women's sports, I was born with a "regina" (you can do the math there) umm downstairs, just like other ladies. All right? Umm, so anybody wanna fight me?" -Lyss
 

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