While in an entirely new city, the simple things a human longs for: experience, connection and pleasure, are simultaneously faced with environmental obstacles in a world that has been ravaged by a pandemic and political polarization. A new home calls for evaluation of identity as well when placed in an unfamiliar atmosphere and not a single person they know is there to guide them. As the photographer navigates life and what it means to be openly queer, Washington, D.C., serves as a clean slate for observing how one’s surroundings and self has been influenced by the state of the world. Following the deadly insurrection at The Capitol on January 6, a fence has separated the public from the people’s house and remains so on Saturday, June 5, 2021.