“The schools were in a state of decline, the roads, the buildings, representation,” Noni Session, director of Oakland’sEast Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperativea community investment cooperative, tellsTeen Vogue It's somewhat tough talking about gender identity in general because everyone has a different idea, of course, what it should be. There's people that are just gender non-conforming in general that are like, "This is the position we should all be in." Being a trans woman in general, then its like, "Oh, so you're just gonna reinforce the binary with approaching femme stereotypes..." But, that's a big argument for trans women is you're reinforcing stereotypes to then synthesize this idea of what a woman should be. And they're like, "But you're not an actual woman, so you don't really know what it is. And who are you to be reinforcing these stereotypes." “Decommodifying land reminds us of the right usage of a roof and a door and a window and ground upon which to stand,” says Session. “The right usage is to ground community and ground the future.”Want more fromTeen Vogue? Check this out: Could BTS show up on stage with The Chainsmokers during concert as a surprise or vice versa? Or maybe link up for a collab? We won't know for sure, but we're excited for whatever they have in store for us during the summer.Related: