I began photographing transgender people after a transformative encounter at Mardi Gras in 1978, and ever since I have dedicated my work to portraying gender-expansive individuals in the dignity of everyday life— offering images that affirm their humanity, resilience, and right to live honestly in the face of ongoing ignorance and cruelty. This selection of photographs represents work made from the 1980s to the present. Early on, gender variation was considered freakish, immoral, or a homosexual choice, so I decided to present portraits of people who are more comfortable with who they are. Some live in the gender that feels right to them, others identify as non-binary, gender fluid, or queer, or perform as drag artists. On the whole, they are more at ease with their gender identity and expression, and with whatever anatomical modifications they may have chosen.