Colombia: 'A transition to joy and freedom': trans life in Colombia – in pictures

On the streets of the Santa Fe barrio in Bogotá, the transgender community have their home. Surrounded by families, friendships and work, they campaign for their protection and rights

Andree Kate Smith, right, and Damian Gomez, left, with their week-old baby, Eithan Matias Smith. Smith works in the LGBT sector, but her contract runs out in December. Because it is so hard for trans people to find employment in Colombia she is worried she will have to go back to sex work to feed her family. Read more and see the full series via the Guardian 

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