Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene, captures a moment while walking on the streets at the Washington D.C. Pride Parade, where faces reflect shock, awe, and uncertainty in response to uninhibited celebration. The photo speaks to years of queer history, rights, and challenging authority as the invocation of Mary Magdalene functions as both an icon embraced by sex work advocacy groups and as a symbol of queerness in American imagination; while the police officers represent the establishment, resistant to change. The photograph becomes a meditation on transformation, showing how disbelief, resistance, and acceptance converge in public space.