Where biological sex identifies your chromosomal makeup and the appearance of your genitals, gender largely relates to social and cultural differences. Let’s not forget, gender is a social construct that differs from biological sex. What happens when someone is born a female but identifies as male and has a period? How does that impact them? Maybe it’s just me, but I’m curious as to how transgender males who still menstruate handle their periods and how the broader societal discussions surrounding menstruation impact them.įor those who may not be familiar, transgender men are people who were assigned a female sex at birth but feel it not an accurate description of who they are inside, so they then begin to identify themselves as men. Marginalized members of society deserve to be understood and to be a part of the conversation, because I think that leads to them being treated with compassion. It’s not a fashion trend to have transgender people in a youth campaign, then after two seasons not have them anymore.The emergence of Caitlyn Jenner in the media has brought transgendered men and women into the spotlight of the national media. 'The thing that you have to be worried about is that it’s not just a fad. 'Sometimes to get a political message across, having a commercial brand support an issue can actually help,' De Hingh told WWD. Bengtsson points out that while the campaign was produced by a team transgender individuals, the result is similar to other fashion campaigns we see.ĭutch model De Hingh believes that the uptick in the use of transgender models is beneficial, but hopes that it will become commonplace.

'There’s a lot of talk about transgender today, but for us, it was a lateral step to do ,” & Other Stories creative director Sara Hildén Bengtsson told WWD.

The real story, though, is the work done by the transgender models and artists-they will be the subject of a short film that documents this shoot titled The Gaze & Other Stories.

The campaign announces the launch of an athletic capsule collection hitting stores soon. However, one of H&M's sub-brands, & Other Stories, has taken it one step further by releasing a campaign starring transgender models Hari Nef and Valentijn De Hingh that was also creative-directed by a team of transgender professionals, WWD reports. Many fashion brands and publications have begun to work with transgender models.

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