Collected Item: “This is what a lesbian asylum seeker looks like.”
What is your name?
Valerie Pires
What are your pronouns?
she/her/hers
Use the following phrase for your photograph's title, filling in the blank with however you self-identify. Feel free to include all intersections of your identity. (Examples: lesbian, trans person of color, Latinx queer woman, radical faery, butch, etc.): "This is what a _______ looks like."
This is what a lesbian asylum seeker looks like.
Tell us more about your photo by sharing a brief artist statement or answering this prompt: "This is what being ______ means to me..."
Arezou (26), an Iranian lesbian asylum seeker, created her fashion version of Safe Place International's t-shirt made for the Athens Pride Parade. Safe Place International is a humanitarian organization that provides a safe house for LGBTQ refugees in Athens. Athens, Greece.
As a social documentary photographer, I followed a group of LGBTQ asylum seekers, refugees, and humanitarian workers as they prepared for and participated in the Athens Pride Parade. For some, it was a significant moment as it was the first time they experienced the freedom and safety to celebrate their identity publicly.
As a social documentary photographer, I followed a group of LGBTQ asylum seekers, refugees, and humanitarian workers as they prepared for and participated in the Athens Pride Parade. For some, it was a significant moment as it was the first time they experienced the freedom and safety to celebrate their identity publicly.
Describe your photo so we can provide alt-text for future visitors to this website.
Arezou (26), an Iranian lesbian asylum seeker dressed in a cropped black t-shirt with a rainbow flag and "Refugees Welcome" written on it, throws her head back laughing as she ecstatically prepares to attend the Athens Pride Parade in Athens, Greece.
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Yes
What is your instagram handle?
@valpnyc
In the event that you win this contest, how can we best contact you: Instagram, email, or other? If other, please provide contact details.
Email