2025-10-29
BEIRUT - Jado is a trans woman in Beirut. She is an iconic mother figure in the local LGBTQIA+ community. Every day, she has to fight to be herself and to survive, just like many others.
‘When a trans woman is attacked, only her own community cares for and protects her. If one of us is killed, it doesn't matter,’ says Jado. ‘Our struggles are invisible, and we can rarely show them because being seen can be dangerous.’ While social exclusion, violence and war are a daily reality, 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
