Eileen

Name + Pronouns: Eileen or Leen, they/them

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@fat_quads

I am a fat, queer, enby, puerto rican dance skater living in Atlanta, GA. I'm one of the founders and mods for @trans_sk8_club and host events monthly for trans skaters in Atlanta, and am also a part of a skate crew with @smooth_rollers_sk8. I skate both indoors at the rinks and outdoors. I began my skating journey during the pandemic in July 2020 as a way to find liberation in my body as a fat person, and found the joy of skating through dance and community. Through skating, I have been connected to a community of fat and trans skaters around the world, and it inspired me and other trans skaters to build more intentional trans skate spaces in Atlanta through @trans_sk8_club.

I wanted to be part of the GNDR SHREDR team as an opportunity to continue the mission of intentional and inclusive spaces for trans and gender diverse skaters. Representation matters, and I want to show that trans queer fat skaters can dance skate and experience joy unapologetically. I use my platform to cultivate fat positive content and break the stigma that fat people “can’t skate” by positing progress videos and being vulnerable about my journey as a fat skater. I've enjoyed cultivating queer skate community with my first skate friend @therollergay. My favorite part of the queer skate community is that there are no “rules” to skating, you can show up at any level at any time and lean on community. There is space for everyone, and we can all skate and build on our love of skating together.