TITLE: LEXI

I first met Lexi at the beginning of her medical gender affirmation journey in December 2020. At 58 years old, she had identified and lived as a woman for decades behind closed doors. She was born and raised in Ecuador where the LGBTQ community faces intense discrimination which often ends in violence. After her family immigrated to New York, she began to explore her gender identity and like many Trans women she spent her early years rejected and isolated from family and friends. This led to a deep depression and several suicide attempts. She supported herself and funded her transition through sex work and cleaning nightclub toilets. Apart from her former partner Laura, she still spends much of her time alone. Now at age 60, she has started to venture out, exploring what this next chapter means for her as an out Trans woman and seeking her place in the world.

AUTHOR: Timothi Jane Graham (United States)

Timothi Jane Graham is a portrait artist and photo documentarian. She began her journey over 2 decades ago in New York City at International Center of Photography and Fashion Institute of Technology where she studied under celebrated photojournalist Curtis Willocks and then later at the Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, California. Her voice as a photographer is expressed through the lense of a classic press aesthetic with contemporary and timely subject matter. She's drawn to stories that highlight survival, transformation and the search for personal identity. Her work can be found in magazines, galleries and books and she has received several awards for her personal projects highlighting Holocaust Survivors and members of the Trans Community. Her work is driven by the desire to connect, listen and capture the infinite expression of universal human truths.