angryinkeddrunk:earthboundricochet:anarchoace:PHOTOS: Transgender Elders Show Us The Meaning o
angryinkeddrunk: earthboundricochet: anarchoace: PHOTOS: Transgender Elders Show Us The Meaning of Survival In the many years that Jess T. Dugan, a Boston-based trans photographer, has spent capturing images of gender-variant people, she says she’s consistently noticed a striking absence in both art and social sciences: imagery of older trans folks. “And,” Dugan explains further on her website, “those [representations] that do exist are often one-dimensional.” So Dugan set out to fill this gap, teaming up with social work researcher Vanessa Fabbre since fall 2013 to develop the evocative photo project, “To Survive on This Shore.” In the recently released collection, diverse trans elders ages 50 to 86 are pictured at home or in meaningful spaces, gazing unapologetically into the camera, as if asking the viewer to look deeper into their unique context and life story. (Full Article) This is so important. There are never enough visible elderly trans people. This is so awesome I actually worked with Jess. T Dugan! They shot me for some of their trans series. And I also know Grace Sterling Stowell, the lady in pink! She’s the Executive Director of BAGLY Boston Programs. -- source link