With ‘No Fats, No Femmes,’ Fatima Jamal aims for more than just visibility and representation

While shows like Pose, Euphoria and Work in Progress reflect a moment of unprecedented trans, and broader LGBTQ2, representation in Hollywood, some members of the community, like Fatima Jamal, are rightfully skeptical. It’s not that she isn’t thankful or appreciative of the historic strides that have been and are continuing to be made. Rather, the model, artist and filmmaker questions visibility for visibility’s sake.

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how to live a radical existence, with fatima jamal

To celebrate the launch of Maison Margiela’s Mutiny fragrance, I-D is spotlighting the voices and talents of bold iconoclasts. Through their creative endeavours and by speaking out on the issues that matter to them, this group are challenging archaic norms and exploring diverse concepts of identity.

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Fatima Jamal On Life As A Body Of Work

A multi-hyphenate in every sense of the word, 28-year-old Jamal is an artist, a dancer, a model, a filmmaker, a writer, and an activist, although she is probably best known for her work as “FatFemme,” her handle on Instagram and in viral circles of the Internet that originated with her ongoing documentary, No Fats No Femmes. In the documentary, the Brooklyn-based artist uses her life and experiences as a black queer femme as both performance art and the platform to explore what it means to not only survive but thrive in a world that others you.

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Fatima Jamal’s New Documentary Celebrates Being Fat, Black, and Trans

Fatima Jamal is a renaissance woman; she sings, writes, acts, produces, directs, and does all of them incredibly well. She puts those talents to incredible use advancing gender equality and racial justice, making strong statements about sexual racism and desirability politics, and modeling what Black artistic excellence can look like today. 

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