“Where are the older trans people now?”
That’s the question Melbourne-based photographer Marlo W contemplated when they first thought of the idea for their latest project. A trans person in their 20s, Marlo wondered what life would be like for them when they got older.
“I wondered who would be taking care of me, if I needed to be taken care of,” Marlo told VICE. “In terms of trans healthcare and acceptance, what would the world look like?”
For transgender people, it’s a question with a complicated answer. The shifts of just the last few years, across public education, awareness, culture and in the medical field have been stark, and while elderly Australians are an oft-forgotten group, older transgender Australians have lived through a constantly changing attitude towards their existence. Someone who is in their 50s today would have been born into an Australia where seeking gender affirming care was still a…
