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    EP. 028 - TARA

    EP. 028 - TARA

    CREATOR. ADVOCATE. STORYTELLER.

    TARA AQUINO

    'FINALLY HOME'

    Age: 29

    Location: Los Angeles

    IG: @T_Akino

    I spent my childhood devouring movies–seeking some semblance of myself reflected back to me anywhere I could find it. I figured if I could see someone who mirrored the person I knew myself to be inside, I’d finally feel like I had a permission slip to exist.
     
    Unable to find that representation, I kept my truth hidden and used my dreams as an escape from the real world. I continued to play the part I thought I was supposed to play and lived for other people’s approval.
     
    After high school, I moved across the country to New York, graduated from college, gotTHE job, gotTHE girlfriend... my life was great on paper. But something was missing.
     
    I had run from Los Angeles but I couldn’t run from my truth.
     
     
    Ignoring that voice eventually resulted in me losing everything I thought I wanted. And I was left with only myself. Slowly, I opened communication with my heart and for the first time in forever, I listened to her. She talked of dreams of creating community– a world where her younger self would have felt safe and thrived. Of working withqueer young adults and first gen kids -- the identities I’d rejected in an effort to fit in. Of shining a light on those emo kids who feel so dark, angry, and alone.
     
    Driven by this inner voice, I came home to myself.
    Now,I've rededicated my life to mentorship and telling queer, POC coming-of-age stories.
    My heart is a little less broken every day.
    That quiet, queer emo kid is why I do what I do.
     
    Though it’s terrifying living in my truth, any other way of living feels like death.
    And I am alive.
     

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    Sizing Guide
    Tees
    Size Chest Width Body Length
    S 19.75" 27.5"
    M 21.25" 28.5"
    L 22.75" 29.5"
    XL 24.75" 30.5"
    2XL 26.75" 31.5"
    3XL 28.75" 32.5"

    Hoodies & Pullovers
    Size Chest Width Body Length
    S 21.25" 27.5"
    M 22.25" 28.5"
    L 23.25" 29.5"
    XL 24.75" 30.5"
    2XL 26.25" 31.5"
    3XL 27.75" 32.5"

    Joggers
    Size Waist Inseam
    S 29" 28"
    M 31" 28.5"
    L 33" 29"
    XL 35" 29.5"
    2XL 37" 30"
    3XL 39" 30.5"

    Leggings
    Size Waist Inseam
    S 24.5" 27"
    M 26.5" 27.25"
    L 28.5" 27.5"
    XL 31.5" 27.75"
    2XL 34.5" 28"
    3XL 37.5" 28.25"

    Shorts
    Size Waist Inseam
    S 30" 16.25"
    M 32" 16.75"
    L 34" 17"
    XL 36" 17.5"
    2XL 38" 18"