Teddy Quinlivan by Graham Dunn for ELLE Mexico June 2020

Trans model activist Teddy Quinlivan covered the June 2020 issue of ELLE Mexico lensed by Graham Dunn. Teddy often says that being a model and being trans have little to do with each other. But she acknowledges that her prominence as a social justice activist defines her as trans — even when she’s fighting for the political future of her country and all of humanity.

Citing the reality that the Trump administration is trying to erase and roll back all hard-fought gains for trans people, Teddy finds the prospect of a second Trump term to be probably devastating (AOC’s word). Quinlivan’s interview broke as the US Supreme Court ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sex discrimination, applies to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.