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Photographer Chronicles Hidden Indigenous Trans Women in Rural Colombia

6/17/2026

Summary

Story summary

Photographer Lena Mucha is traveling through rural Colombia to document indigenous trans women, a group unreported in mainstream media.
She rides a motorcycle across the region while locating the women proves difficult because they live in seclusion and frequently move between farms.
Mucha, a social anthropology graduate who previously worked with indigenous communities, found only a few articles and no dedicated nonprofits or international advocates for these women.

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Story summary

Photographer Lena Mucha is traveling through rural Colombia to document indigenous trans women, a group unreported in mainstream media.
She rides a motorcycle across the region while locating the women proves difficult because they live in seclusion and frequently move between farms.
Mucha, a social anthropology graduate who previously worked with indigenous communities, found only a few articles and no dedicated nonprofits or international advocates for these women.