Katia Repina Instagram – Remote portrait, Kyiv, Ukraine, March 17, 2022 & portraits from 2016, same apartment.
While millions are fleeing Ukraine or hiding in shelters, Julia decided to stay in her apartment in Kyiv. She lives with her 85 y.o. mother who is too old to run away or hide.
To this day, Julia is the only publicly open intersex person in the country. I met Julia in 2016 and stayed three days with her and her mother in the same apartment.
Since we met, Julia became one of the biggest supporters of “My Own Wings” project; her dream was to bring an exhibition to her hometown and promote Intersex rights. In 2020 she made her dream come true by finding the funds and organizing an exhibition in The Kyiv History Museum, featuring work that I have been creating for over five years about intersex people around the world.
My heart is with Julia and all Ukrainians these days. 💙💛
#intersex #ukraine #kyiv | Posted on 21/Mar/2022 19:29:52
