Gigi Mascareñas is a queer second-generation Filipinx currently residing on the ancestral land of the Piscataway and Nacotchtank peoples (also known as Washington, DC). As a visual and performance-based storyteller, they love to connect with others through feeling; playing in mediums from painting and design to acting and stand-up comedy. Their art and stories are rooted in mental health, queerness, being born of immigrant parents, and deeper healing. They are currently creating-existing through the lens of love, playfulness, and (un)learning and (re)discovery. Gigi has 2-3 books on their nightstand at all times, is working on their first children’s book, and is happily grateful to be collaborating with Shout Mouse Press. For a selection of their visual works, please feel free to take a look at their website: www.kayumang-gi.com

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