When FORGE first started training non-trans service professionals, we included pictures of trans people (with their overt permission!) in our presentations because many providers said they “didn’t know what a trans person looks like.” The world has changed a lot since those days. Trans people are main and secondary characters on TV and in films; are on the covers of mainstream magazines; are part of presidential candidates who talk about and care about trans lives; and are regularly in the news. In the last few years, a number of photographers have published collections of trans and non-binary people. Take a moment to look at some of these amazing collections and revel in our diversity and beauty.
Trans families:
- Our Trans Family http://www.forgoodphotography.com/our-trans-family/
Trans men:
- “52 Breathtaking Portraits of Trans Men That Truly Inspire” https://www.out.com/art-books/2018/6/04/52-breathtaking-portraits-trans-men-truly-inspire
- “Transgender men are laid bare in beautiful photoset dubbed ‘Work in Progress’” https://metro.co.uk/2017/07/08/transgender-men-are-laid-bare-in-beautiful-photoset-dubbed-work-in-progress-6765086/
Trans women:
- “’Female’ captures uniqueness, diversity of trans women through photography” https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/female-captures-uniqueness-diversity-trans-women-through-photography-n865146
- “These Beautiful Photographs Show Trans Women in Their Own Light” https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/transgender-photo-exhibition-manchester-library/
Non-binary individuals:
- “’What We Look Like’: Intimate, Diverse Photos of Non-Binary People” https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/kzeapv/what-we-look-like-intimate-diverse-photos-of-non-binary-people
- “Poppy Marriott Photographs Gender Beyond the Binary” https://www.format.com/magazine/galleries/photography/poppy-marriott-titled-nonbinary-photography
Trans and non-binary children and youth:
- “I photograph trans and nonbinary kids. It’s made me rethink my own gender.” https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/3/28/17100442/lgbtq-transgender-discrimination-nonbinary-civil-rights
- “Portraits Of Transgender Children Reveal ‘The Person They Feel They Really Are’” https://www.buzzfeed.com/lynzybilling/portraits-of-cross-gender-children-reveal-the-person-they-fe
Transgender elders:
- “To Survive On this Shore” Photos by Jess Dugan http://www.tosurviveonthisshore.com/photographs-and-interviews
Trans and non-binary survivors and supporters:
- Espavo Project http://forge.zenfolio.com/
There are also plenty of inspiring videos, too! Here are some of our favorites:
- “Six Amazing Moms Who Welcomed Their Transgender Children With Open Arms” (videos of mothers of trans children/youth): http://www.hrc.org/blog/six-amazing-moms-who-welcomed-their-transgender-children-with-open-arms
- “Meet My Child: Parents of Transgender Kids Speak Out” (video of mothers of trans children/youth): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_lGK7d5HbA
- “Dads for Transgender Equality” (video of fathers of trans children/youth): https://youtu.be/rl7RLbt_OOE
- Parents affirming their transgender children: https://thescene.com/watch/iris/parents-write-affirmations-for-their-transgender-children
- “Nationwide Transgender Equality Campaign Debuts on FOX News During Republican Convention” (commercial about trans women and bathrooms): https://youtu.be/YNwVrWGQneg
And just a reminder about self-love and body-positivity!
- If you haven’t read the trans-survivors.com blog post, check out: Trans Selfies are Healing: Grow Your Radical Self-Love through Pictures (seen https://trans-survivors.com/2018/04/23/trans-selfies-are-healing/)
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