River L. Ramirez

Author

River L. Ramirez is a writer, comedian, musician, and experimental artist. Their writing has been featured on VICE, Cracked, HBO, and Adult Swim. Their experimental performances have been commissioned by MoMA, Baryshnikov Arts Center, Gibney and more. Their work has been written about in Forbes, the New York Times, Vulture, and Art In America. They recently came out with their first book 7. You can find them hiding in a Victorian house in Philaldelphia with their black cat while hexing ICE. Their Substack is River's World.

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Being Nonbinary Meant Becoming the Thing I Feared Most

In a world where masculinity is often equated with violence and femininity can seem like passivity, learning to love the boy inside me meant making peace with my anger.

Jan 22, 2026