Fed up with society's standards of beauty, Brazilian students Mariana Moraes and Daniella Rodrigues from the Federal University of Minas Gerais decided to take beauty into their own hands. The two started a project called "Geni Calenda." It's a calendar that only uses models who identify as transgender. The purpose was not only to create trans visibility but to show the world that transwomen are beautiful.
Moraes said of the project, "A photo shoot with transitioned bodies wishes to present to a transphobic society, the violent producer of invisibility and barriers in which we live, that everyone can and should be recognized as human beings, and not be sorted by gender. We seek to exploit the performance potential that exists within these bodies and that clashes with the established stereotype, pointing out the possibility of breaking certain stigmas."
The calendar is bold and vibrant but makes a poignant statement about trans representation and the stigmas surrounding it. The Geni project declares trans women are worthy of your adoration, attention, and respect.
The stunning calendar is available for free download here.
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