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I am an intersectional being actively in the process of examining and questioning how and what I absorbed growing up, unlearning the parts that no longer serve me or the folks around me, and co-creating a better environment for now and the future. This patch serves as a representation of this ongoing process.

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I'm an inquisitive child of the 90's who loves learning, photography, making things and helping others.  The symbol in the top left is my ennegram type, which is called "The Bohemian" and I feel it describes me well.  The plane and letters represent all of the different places I've lived and the loved ones that I miss.  For my color inspiration, pulled my primary colors from the pansexual flag.

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All these images represent parts of my identity and come together to form a larger part of my being. The two flags represent my country of birth, Pakistan and the country I have chosen to live in and raise my family, the USA. The Burj Khalifa represents Dubai where I spent my formative years and still identify as home. The woman with the book and headscarf represent my faith, which is very important to me as a Muslim woman. Lastly, my favorite image is the one with family and dually represent the most important part of my identity, one as a daughter and the other, as a mother of my two children as well as a spouse, married to my high school sweetheart. Last image relates to my home which is my sanctuary and favorite place to be in.

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This image represents many of the things that I feel have great influence on my identity and define me. Motherhood has been a transcendental experience in my life, experiencing the pediatric cancer of one of my daughters has changed my way of mothering and has made me more sensitive and focused on the things that are relevant, among them my spirituality. Being a Christian is one of my identities.  Being a psychologist is an important part of my identity and finally being Puerto Rican because I would be Puerto Rican even if I was born on the moon.

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When making my patch, I thought about parts of my life and identity that are most important to me. The star in the center represents my name, which means "morning star". The constellations represent things I am passionate about. I also love that the colors of the bi flag are some of my favorite colors so I could tie everything together with it!

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I chose the colors of the non-binary flag for the background with a larger black portion, because all the other aspects of my identity are set against the backdrop of my identity as a Black, non-binary person. The rays represent my home state which is important, because growing up in a multicultural hub like South Florida has allowed me to grow up surrounded by all kinds of diversity. The rings represent marriage which is super important because just 7 years ago that wouldn't have been possible! The 3 dots represent my siblings. I am the oldest of 3 after having been an only child for the first 20 years of life.

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All of these images represent a little of me most importantly being a mom and my identity as a multicultural woman living in the USA and raising a mixed child. Later, professionally identifying as a counselor.