2025-10-29
BEIRUT - Jado is a trans woman from Beirut. A prominent figure and a motherly presence in the local LGBTQIA+ community, she is an inspiration to many. Like many others, she has to fight every day just to be herself and survive.
“When a trans woman is attacked, only her community will care for and protect her. If one of us is killed, no one else cares," says Jado. "Our struggles are invisible, and we can rarely demonstrate them because being seen can be dangerous." Despite facing social exclusion, violence and war daily, Jado remains a beacon of strength and hope.
Lien Arits and Tony Mouawad follow the life of Jado, a trans woman in Beirut.
Stills: © De Nomaden — VRT Canvas
€7,600 allocated on 03/10/2025
ID
FPD/2025/2388Grant
Pascal Decroos Fund
DOCUMENTAIRE
- Ceasefire, they are crossing, VRT Canvas & VRT Max, 30/10/2025
PRESS
- Geweld tegen LGBTQIA+-gemeenschap in Libanon neemt toe, transvrouw Jado (57): "Als een van ons sterft, kijkt niemand om", VRT NWS, 30/10/2025
- Donderdag op tv: een regenboog in Beiroet, een teletijdmachine naar 2001 en een mangaverfilming uit Hollywood, De Standaard, 30/10/2025
- ‘Ceasefire, they are crossing’: queerleven in Beiroet in beeld, BRUZZ, 29/10/2025
- Nieuwe reeks Nomaden met journalistiek door jonge makers, VRT
COUNTRY
- Lebanon
