Joji

Today, I want to talk about another person who inspires me.
His name is Joji Viktor Biernot (also known as gutterface) and he is one of the people who have a massive impact on my life. He's a goth boy- he has lots of piercings and often has his hair in different styles. He wears make up a lot and it's a part of who he is as a person. He's an artist.



I find him absolutely beautiful, but not just in appearance- with the things he says and how he expresses himself. I guess you could call him a diverse boy with his ways of expressing himself, and I absolutely love it. He loves pink things, cute things, make up, tattoos, dead things (he collects bones and bugs), he makes things and so much more. Maybe for some people, liking all these different things would be odd- but even so, he's not afraid to express his feelings on these things.


Alongside his courage to express himself freely, his views on gender roles inspire me. Joji is transgender- like me. In one of his videos, he says, "My sense of self is greater than my fear of what people are going to say."
This is a saying I want to one day live by. Joji is not what a lot of society would call a 'normal' boy- it is clear from what he likes and how he expresses that he is different from how other people express themselves. He's not afraid to stand out, he challenges gender roles and how society view things and I love that so, so much.



Joji is one of key people who inspire me to keep holding on, because it will get better. I suffer from depression mainly due to currently having to live as a girl, when inside I am a boy, and it gets worse every day- but I know that with hard work and if I keep pushing, I will one day get to live how I want. Even if people tell me I'm not a boy or call me names or do harsh things, I must keep going. I will get to be me.

Thank you, Joji. ♥