“So this is the first time after coming to Australia I'm living [as a trans woman]” - Krithika

“I see myself, or my mother. A young trans girl bearing the weight of her culture and identity and heritage. This is a print of a digital painting I made, retelling a story of my great grandfather who was a witch-doctor who summoned protective spirits [jinns]. I rewrote the witch doctor as a trans girl daughter character, taking up the mantle reluctantly, and trying to balance her cultural birthright with her gender identity. The multifaceted nature of being a trans woman of colour: this was a direct creative attempt by me to explore this in one image, combining modern and traditional symbols, Thai folk medicine with a trans flag and sapphic/lesbian symbols.”
- Elizabeth

Many women described feeling “safer in Australia”

"Merdeka is the Malay word for freedom and independence. I found this along an alley in Footscray, in a space where I might not have previously felt safe. I was looking up at freedom." - Natasha