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Your Anti LGBTQ+ Bills Won’t Erase Us
Your Anti LGBTQ+ Bills Won’t Erase Us is a powerful act of resistance against the surge of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the United States. In this striking self-portrait, Samuel Avery positions his body against a backdrop made from printed bills and headlines—real documents that attempt to restrict, silence, and erase queer lives.
Above him, the bold declaration “WE WILL NEVER BE ERADICATED” cuts through the visual noise of political language, transforming fear into defiance. The contrast between bureaucratic text and the vulnerability of the human body underscores the real, lived impact of these policies. What might appear abstract on paper becomes deeply personal, urgent, and embodied.
Avery uses his own presence as both witness and protest, confronting viewers with the reality that behind every law are people whose identities and rights are being challenged. The work insists on visibility, dignity, and survival in the face of systemic oppression.
This piece is not only documentation—it is a refusal. A refusal to disappear, to be legislated out of existence, or to be silenced.
Your Anti LGBTQ+ Bills Won’t Erase Us stands as a declaration of resilience and a call for equality, reminding us that queer existence cannot be erased.
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Your Anti LGBTQ+ Bills Won’t Erase Us is a powerful act of resistance against the surge of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the United States. In this striking self-portrait, Samuel Avery positions his body against a backdrop made from printed bills and headlines—real documents that attempt to restrict, silence, and erase queer lives.
Above him, the bold declaration “WE WILL NEVER BE ERADICATED” cuts through the visual noise of political language, transforming fear into defiance. The contrast between bureaucratic text and the vulnerability of the human body underscores the real, lived impact of these policies. What might appear abstract on paper becomes deeply personal, urgent, and embodied.
Avery uses his own presence as both witness and protest, confronting viewers with the reality that behind every law are people whose identities and rights are being challenged. The work insists on visibility, dignity, and survival in the face of systemic oppression.
This piece is not only documentation—it is a refusal. A refusal to disappear, to be legislated out of existence, or to be silenced.
Your Anti LGBTQ+ Bills Won’t Erase Us stands as a declaration of resilience and a call for equality, reminding us that queer existence cannot be erased.
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