Calvin Klein's new campaign, #ProudInMyCalvins, is a celebration of self-expression and the full spectrum of LGBTQ+ identities.

All Rights Reserved.All too often we see black trans women’s faces in the media for being the victims of hate-crimes. When you're dealing with an oppressed community, right, you try to group us all together, right? But I think the images that really strike me are the ones of Black Lives Matter protests happening right in front of it.

. . At a time when Black trans women are finally being included within the conversations fueling the fight for equality and justice in America, she knows that her voice, her image, and her influence are more important than ever.
In a now-viral video, the model can be seen celebrating the incredible moment she sees herself on a huge billboard with her friends. .

It comes with the territory I guess. .

Thank you for your words that remind me that we are worth it.

I want to get to know the executives, because I want to be able to put people in positions where they can be celebrated and they can be made to be the representation that needs to be out there.

Thank you for your words that are holding me today. I think I fit a very niche normative, like even if I am plus size, I'm very curvaceous, I have a lot of the facial features of what beauty is right now, right?Lovecraft Country’s Wunmi Mosaku Talks Episode 5.This content is imported from Instagram. Every product on this page was chosen by a Harper's BAZAAR editor. . Thank you for your words that are wiping the blood off my lip today. So it's like a symbol of hope, a symbol of the future.

I come from a very strong group of women in my family who, excuse my French, took no shit, took no shit. And it almost gives this idea, this visual blueprint of where we can head to, where we can see our future heading to. .
. . "I present this image, myself and all that my body stands for to my community and chosen family, in hope that they see themselves more clearly than ever and further realize that they are worthy of celebration, of compassion, of love and gratitude," she wrote.The model concluded her Instagram caption by thanking the Calvin Klein team for a collaboration that will "hopefully be a symbol of hope and love during these moments. "I present this image ,myself and all that my body stands for to my community and chosen family, in hope that they see themselves more clearly than ever and further realize that they are worthy of celebration , of compassion , of love and gratitude.

#calvinklein #blacklivesmatter #blacktranslivesmatter #transisbeautiful #queer #celebratemysize #actress #honormycurves #pride #bodydiversity #soho #effyourbeautystandards #curvygirl #curvemodel #influencer #billboard #plussize #plusmodel #influencer #plussizemodel #bodypositive #swimwear #campaign #newyork #melanin #model #ad #sponsored,“#Pride started for me when I decided to rebel against everything I was wrongly taught about myself.” - Jari Jones . #PROUDINMYCALVINS No. It was great. Jones was a cast member, script consultant, acting coach, and producer of Port Authority.She was the first Black trans woman producer of a film competing at the Cannes Film Festival. Jari Jones is making history.. To know that you could be a voice for someone and help them. But my biggest thing is not just taking a picture, or not just being in the campaign, I want to get to know the casting directors. La marque américaine a fait appel à Jari Jones, mannequin grande taille, trans et activiste LGBTQIA+. https://www.cnn.com/style/article/calvin-klein-pride-campaign-jari-jones-trend Jari Jones, an actress, model, and activist, is one of the many members who has joined the brand for this campaign.