"I am a forever student of history and one of the lies that gets told about trans and non-binary life is that we're new," she says. "You have to actually connect with other people who are going through what you're going through and learn how to love them" She adds: "There have always been people who went against the grain, there have always been courageous people."
ALOK doesn’t quite get the term multihyphenate – but how else to describe the internationally acclaimed author, poet, comedian, and public speaker? From exploring belonging and the human condition, to fighting to degender the fashion and beauty industries, ALOK is tapping into their creativity constantly. Today, they share their approach to the creative process, how art has helped them accept the beauty and pain of life, why poetry and comedy need each other and so much more! For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts