All stories in: Love Your Body 2018 Profiles
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William Lavinia: performer and model
My body is now beyond the binary. If you looked in an anatomy textbook today, you wouldn’t see my body because I don’t have breasts... -
Danika Loren: opera singer
I remember the day I saw the call on Instagram about taking part in this feature. I was feeling very frustrated by the body image... -
Tracy Wai de Boer: writer, researcher and facilitator
The question I always get is, “Where are you from?” I’ll say, “I’m from here” or “I’m from Canada,” but I know they’re just dancing... -
Devon O’Reilly: musician in Eyes Violet
It started when I was in university and missed three classes in a row. I remember going back to my dorm room and thinking, “You’re... -
Yami Msosa: anti-violence educator and activist
I’m a dark-skinned, Black, full-figured femme. For many years growing up, I hated myself. I did not look in the mirror for a very long... -
Vivia Kieswetter: lay minister
My relationship with my body has had twists and turns. I have a chronic pain condition. Most of the time, I’m invisibly disabled, but I... -
Hann Peliowski: cinema studies student, U of T
I was diagnosed with breast cancer last year when I was 24 and I quit school for a year. Treatment was four months of being... -
Quinn Rockliff: visual artist
My art practice is about nudity, self-love and female empowerment. My online project started after I began dating this guy in second year of university... -
William Webster: actor in Amadeus (Soulpepper, from January 10)
I had open-heart surgery in July, and obviously the doctors had to crack me open to do it, so I have this great big beautiful... -
Talli Osborne: motivational speaker, musician
My mom says I was born with a ton of confidence, but when I started going to school, I began feeling pressure to be more...
