This collage is based on main themes we have discussed regarding Latinx women in particular. Shame, queerness, gender presentation, colonialism, racism and sexism all influence and shape the Latinx woman’s ability to navigate in society. We live in a world that tells Latinx women to be quiet, to be mothers, to be virgins, to be modest, to be straight, to be white, to be feminine. We have to be desirable but never desiring. We have to follow all the rules in order to be perfect and protected. But you know, fuck that. Latinx women can be whoever the hell they want to be and everyone can stay mad about it. In my work, I wanted to say a big fuck you to all those expectations and really let Latinx women breathe. Cuz fajas are hella restrictive on the lungs.