Harvey, a calf at Preetirang Sanctuary. All photos by Pax Ahimsa Gethen.

Dairy: White Lies

Lactose “intolerance” is actually the normal human condition.

F.E.P. recognizes that this term [lactose intolerance] is problematic given that it implies people, who happen to be predominately people of color, are abnormal if they do not digest lactose; therefore, we refer to those who do not digest lactose as “lactose normal,” using the following definition: Lactose normal refers to people — often people of color — whose bodies do not digest the milk of a non-human animal.

Vegan pizza: A treat, not a food group.

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Queer agender trans male. Black vegan atheist, photographer, blogger. Pronouns: they/them/their. funcrunch.org, patreon.com/funcrunch

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Pax Ahimsa Gethen

Queer agender trans male. Black vegan atheist, photographer, blogger. Pronouns: they/them/their. funcrunch.org, patreon.com/funcrunch