People Like Us is a collaborative photography project exploring trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming identities and experience.
Shot over 6 years, the project includes over 50 people from a rich variety of backgrounds & gender diversity.
Visibility is important, to be seen and to be able to see others like you is affirming and can be life changing. People Like Us has a positive outlook, showing off the rich gender diversity that exists within our community, portraying feelings of freedom, hope, limitlessness and joy.
“I still think about my body hair. When I was invited into this photography project, one of the ideas was to play with the dark coarse body hair that covers me. Instead, I brought my dainty gold trimming scissors, sharing the practices that come with a body like mine, exposing the assumptions of a body like mine. I don’t like my hair. I tolerate it and the methods I use to reduce, remove and maintain it. Especially the hair that sits on my upper lip and between my brows I have tolerated (read: tortured) since girlhood. But there’s something about how I can focus on each individual black hair, and the attention to detail I give now that I can look at my body this closely, that does make it feel okay. It turns it into a ritual that’s mine.” Sabah 2019
“I only started using the term non-binary a few years ago, after top surgery. Kate Bornstein calls gender a playground. I love this. Now my body balances. Like a see-saw. I think these terms - masculine / feminine - are up for grabs. I feel more playful defining as non-binary. Feels calming. Clear. Hopeful even. I wish this term had been available when I was growing up. It would have saved me a lot of pain and misunderstanding. Now, I can step into it. Play a little. Thanks to all the trans & NB people that helped me on this path in, and, around surgery”. Libro 2020
‘Topoffography’
“If I could define my gender with one word, it would simply be Badass.” Don One
“Boys Bleed. Period.” Chiyo
“I wanted to revel in the joy of self expression, as I finally got to wear clothes I loved and have them fit in the way I felt they should.” Aster
“Body Admin.” Jen