Sistaaz of the Castle

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Wunderbare Fotos von transsexuellen SW in Süd-Afrika, vom Fotografen Jan Hoek und Modeschöpfer Duran Lantink, aus den Niederlanden. Umso schöner, ohne Opferdiskurs:


Sistaaz of the Castle: fashion dreams of Cape Town's trans sex workers


Despite the variety in their backgrounds, ages and skin colour - of particular impact in a country as culturally diverse and complex as South Africa - there are similarities in the girls' stories, from drug and alcohol addiction to a shared displacement from their families. But what really stands out is a collective desire to embrace their uniqueness, to do more than just survive.

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"It’s so strange that on the one hand they have a marginalised position," says Hoek, "yet they fight for the right to improve it, for better rights and protection, and against the stigma of their work and gender. You also see the power to make something from it, to be together and also creative."

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"The dreams tell a lot about the message we want to give from the girls," continues Hoek, "I think it is so interesting that they can be so different. For example, Gabby: people always assume that sex workers dream to come out of sex work and have a normal, family life; she says, 'No, fuck that, I want to do sex work in a different surrounding, in a Victorian brothel called Lady Marmalade, surrounded by gold.' That photo is not only a personal dream, but also a wish about the position of sex workers in general. Then you have the opposite: Joan Collins’ dream was always to marry. I think it’s good to show these things next to one another."


http://www.bjp-online.com/2016/01/sista ... x-workers/

[Klaus Fricke]

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