Photographed in Stranmer woods, Brighton,
About Persia
Born in Liverpool, at an early age Persia fled from hard times as a teenage trans kid who didn’t even have a word for what she was. She has lived in different countries doing all sorts of things; the longest in Japan, then California, Canada, Spain, and long stretches in India, being transformed and re-made on the inside. An activist with sharp teeth, a writer, speaker, lover of women, meditator for decades, she feels blessed.
JOY IS…
Walking in forests, listening to Bach solo violin partitas, meditation before dawn, remembering the love of my partner, passing well and travelling the world, my grandchildren, chanting in Sanskrit, fond memories of my early years, blackbirds singing in the evening light.
TRANS JOY IS…
The sweetness of being the gender outlaw outside and inside the binary me.
In a world that often struggles to fully embrace diversity and inclusion, ‘Beyond the Binary – The Spectrum Of Trans Joy’ is a project dedicated to fostering social cohesion and visibility for the trans and intersex community. This fresh initiative from the award-winning queer photographer Chris Jepson seeks to empower and celebrate the trans+ community by showcasing authentic joy through a captivating series of individual and group portraits.