This art piece, “Cocoon,” was entered into Expression 2016 by Anahera Roestenburg.

“My piece is displaying how the rainbow community is breaking free of the cocoon of hate around them. The background features comments that diverse sexualities and gender identities may hear on a day to day basis. Although I regret being unable to include more flag representation outside of gay and trans, I have done my best to include other sexualities and identities in the background, such as lithrosexual and intersex. Lithrosexual, alongside many other sexualities is often forgotten about. “