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"Hi, my name is Gia. I use she/her pronouns and I'm an LGBTQ advocate and I'm so excited to be here with Nike today. Oh my gosh. So nice. This is such a cool bag."

"The Cortez. Oh my gosh. This is Nike's 'Be True' Cortez and so nice. Look at all the colors and everything."

"Oh my gosh. This is so cool. I love the swooshes on the side too. I'm definitely going to be wearing these as my everyday shoe now.
I would say my first memory of the Nike Cortez would probably be in 2016 maybe."

"Whether it be in movies or on performers, celebrities, stuff like that. They're all wearing a different style of it and that's something that's really unique about this shoe. Looking at the sneaker I would say that the colors catch my eye instantly."

"I really like the two different color shoe laces. It is the trans flag and everything and I feel like it just really represents pride, but not just that. It's just a colorful fun shoe and it's very vibrant. So let's try it on to see how it looks."

"These shoes are so comfortable. So right here is the Be True symbol and I would say that..."

"...Be True means being yourself really. It means that, just staying true to who you are, and I think that for me as a trans person, it's so important to be true and be proud of who I am."

"And it's not always easy, it definitely can be challenging, but when Nike, for example, just having the shoe being so uplifting and celebrating who we are, it embraces who I am and just makes me want to celebrate myself. So..."

"...I would say the Be True campaign, it's all about celebrating who you are, no matter who you are. Representation is so important and I think that representation and education tie together. When there is representation, people are being educated."

"This is Gia and this was the episode of the Drop-Off for Nike's 'Be True' Cortez. Thank you so much for tuning in and check it out on the SNKRS app. Bye."

The Drop-Off

Cortez 'Be True'