Treat Me Like Your Mother
Subtitle: Trans* Histories From Beirut's Forgotten Past
Publisher: Cold Cuts
Published: 2021
Description: A special edition issue that compiles studio shoots, interviews and archival imagery to record the untold stories of eleven trans* women living in Beirut, and re-writes the queer history of a war torn and complexly layered city.

The women are aged between their late thirties and late fifties, drawing visibility to an extraordinary community that has long been pushed to the shadows. Each of the ladies sat for portraits, shared their photo archives, and told us their life stories.

The women tell the story of a city that is now lost, of war, survival, love, balls, parties, families, beaches, abuse, and jail. The book shows an unprecedented history of queer communities in Beirut. This project is about affording our elders basic human dignity, visibility, love and kindness.