dena harry saleh (they/them) is a nonbinary trans Palestinian artist, scholar, writer, and musician of the diaspora. They are a PhD student in the Critical Ethnic Studies department at CU Boulder, and their research seeks to obviate queer and trans Palestinian liberation praxes. They also enjoy writing in general, and work in fiction, nonfiction, screenwriting and poetry. dena is a parent of two amazing young people and is much better for it. They can be found @denatimes on Instagram.