The Modern Family

As a queer and adopted child I often questioned my belonging and what family actually means to me, growing up being very different to the rest of my family in many respects. How safe do we feel with the people we grow up with to really be ourselves and express ourselves fully? How many of us get the support and the encouragement they need? Do most of us find their own family? And what binds us as a queer family apart from queerness? Queer enough? Trans enough? This story explores many different dimensions beyond the binary and most importantly creates an image of what gender and self-expression should be, a playground, and (any) family should provide the safe space for it. September 2018, Art Direction/Photography by Henri T, Make Up/Hair by Darren Evans at Mandy Coakley Represents, Styling by Henri T, Regine Shehata and Prinx Lydia, Garments by Abi Reynolds, Prinx Lydia and Fashion Crossover London, Set by Eli Ågrup, Production Assistants Re Shehata and Tig Land, Talents: Holly Johnston, Rhys’s Pieces and Fan&George