Mark Aguhar

Mark Aguhar
Mark Aguhar
Born
Mark Cagaanan Aguhar

(1987-05-16)May 16, 1987
Houston, Texas,
United States
DiedMarch 12, 2012(2012-03-12) (aged 24)
Chicago, Illinois,
United States
EducationUniversity of Illinois at Chicago (MFA), University of Texas at Austin (BA)

Mark Cagaanan Aguhar (May 16, 1987 – March 12, 2012)[1] was an American activist, writer[2][3] and multimedia fine artist known for her multidisciplinary work about gender, beauty and existing as a racial minority, while being body positive and transgender femme-identified. Aguhar was made famous by her Tumblr blog that questioned the mainstream representation of the "glossy glorification of the gay white male body".[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Kwak, Young Joon (2016-07-11). "Mark Aguhar". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  2. ^ Laing, Olivia (2016-06-16). "On the Orlando shooting and a sense of erasure". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  3. ^ "The work and death of Mark Aguhar". DailyXtra. 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  4. ^ Prizmich, Mikey (25 February 2015). "Accept trans youth and value their diverse experiences". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  5. ^ Eler, Alicia (11 January 2013). "Homage to a City's Queer History". Hyperallergenic. Hyperallergic Media, Inc. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  6. ^ Vallarta, MT (2018-03-13). "'I'd Rather Be Beautiful Than Male': Remembering the Radical Art of Mark Aguhar". Broadly, Vice Magazine. Retrieved 2018-06-15.