“I have been fighting the PA DOC for trans healthcare and trans rights since 2017 and at times I feel like we're always back to square one. With the new 47 guy in office I KNOW we're going to be set back 5-10 years. We are hated by many and I take that fury inside of me and try to create beauty. My dreams are not always inspirational ones. Some are dark and I paint as such. But I bring color to that darkness. I speak out loud on my canvases and pray that someone hears me. My paintings say what I cannot without penalty or judgement.”

~Kal-El Carey