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Guiding magazine

Rainbow girl

What does it mean to be a trans girl? Are there any differences to other children?

Rainbow loves LEGO, climbing trees, reading, playing with her friends and not listening to her parents when they tell her to wash her hands before dinner. ‘She might sound very much like your children, and she is the same, except when she was born, we assumed she was a boy.’

Challenges & Approach

The challenge was to balance the sensitivity of the subject with the storytelling and the portrayal of Rainbow.

Initially, I failed to sensitively portray the transition by drawing Rainbow with both male and female sides. So I decided to portray a monochromatic girl who would gain more colours as her feelings and family acceptance grew.

︎︎︎ Read the full story, here




Project info

Client: Girlguiding
Publication: Guiding Magazine
Year: 2022