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As a bisexual Latinx, I was drawn to Frida Kahlo. I relate to her bravery and fearlessness to stand up to injustice and through her art and political activities to be the voice of the voiceless. When she was just 6 years old, she suffered from polio and suffered a violent bus crash at age 18 that would lead to health and fertility problems for the remainder of her life. She had a revolutionary spirit, despite her physical limitations.
She was not ashamed to paint taboo subjects surrounding her body, including miscarriage, in vivid detail. During the bus crash, injuries suffered to her pelvis, neck, and uterus caused Frida to suffer several miscarriages throughout her life, which she explores in paintings such as the 1932 piece "Henry Ford Hospital." Here, after a miscarriage, her nude body is portrayed on a hospital bed. Frida was a feminist,artist and activist and an inspiration to me and many others.
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