Self | Kornbread Jete, Rep. Daniel Hernandez Jr.

Who are you really? One of the toughest parts about growing up with other people’s shame is that it makes the path to self-discovery extra rocky. When you come out of the closet, you’re trying to tell the world who you are while also trying to figure that out for yourself. This week, LZ talks to two change-makers about what it means to put your whole self (body, spirit and mind) on the line and on display in the fight to equality. Kornbread “The Snack” Jete was the body-positive breakout star of the 14th season RuPaul’s Drag Race. Arizona State Rep Daniel Hernandez Jr. saved a congresswoman’s life and followed her into public service. Though they have chosen very different paths in life, they both talk about what it means to be plus size people of color in a community that holds up a white thin ideal. To know thyself is to love thyself.