On Christopher Street

I’ve always been intrigued by the life and theatre of Christopher Street. I’ve noticed the photographic possibility out of the corner of my eye for the past  couple of decades—an Ellis Island for freedom of expression and gender identity. More recently, I’ve noticed it vanishing. My interest in photo documentaries led to the building of a series of portraits, which led to three summers of shooting. 

At first I didn’t even realize I was shooting trans stories, just stories of people who found their way to Christopher Street.  As I began to talk about this project, I realized that everybody has a trans story,  that being trans is something that affects all of us.  — MARK SELIGER , 2016