One more post for Trans Day of Visibility, an assortment of wrestlers and refs who are trans, non binary, gender queer. Wrestling will always be my first love to photograph and as a trans photographer, it's always great to be accepted and trusted to shoot these moments
I'm an out trans person. It's fine to publicly say "happy trans day" to someone like me.
If they're not public, don't out them!
I can be public because I'm self employed. I can be out because I happen to fit a "beauty standard". I can be out because I have a safety net of people around me, both allies and LGBT.
Not everyone has this luxury. Not everyone wants to be seen. Not everyone can give the middle finger to the work force. Take care to not destroy a life while "celebrating" it.
Easter means a lot to me. I know it's not everyone's holiday, but if you feel like I do about Easter and you have ever wondered if the story of Easter is for you-- don't let anyone tell you it's not.
I can't possibly apologize for all of the harm done in the name of a beautiful story. But, I think it's because of how fundamentally subversive "love thy neighbor" really is, if you take it seriously. So, the message is often poisoned at the source.
Tänään on kansainvälinen transnäkyvyyden päivä ja haluamme muistuttaa siitä, että myös sukupuoleltaan moninaisilla ihmisillä on oikeus elää omaa elämäänsä ilman minkäänlaista syrjintää.
Oh, and a happy (where possible) and well-loved (for all) Trans Day of Visibility to all trans, non-binary, and otherwise not-cis people. Love, power, cakes and general good vibes to everyone who is visible, invisible, hoping to be visible, or has any other relationship with visibility in this unreasonable and hard world.
Admittedly, I don't have cake available right now, but you're all welcome to come around to mine for a hot cross bun or a biscuit or whatever chocolate I have in the cupboard.
Remember an important OSM rule: Don’t just bulk import your gender from an “official” source. Maybe the on the ground gender you survey yourself is more accurate, and you should throw away the official version?