“There was a time I didn’t have any dreams,” recounts Lilith (34)

, a trans woman who left Pakistan for Germany as a refugee. “I was living day to day.” Life in Pakistan left scars: the trauma of witnessing suicide bombings and years of sexual abuse. And as an atheist, she was the recipient of threats after voicing doubt about religion; murders linked to anti-blasphemy laws meant they weren’t empty. The trauma still haunts her, especially since Covid-19 lockdowns: “All those people who are expats, refugees or they have been traumatized in their lives like me, we need people around us so that we stay sane so that we don’t lose our minds.” Therapy has helped: “It’s getting better,” she says, “but it’s been a long journey.” And after years denying her gender identity, Lilith came out to her family in 2015. Now, her dream is “to be a mother and a good partner and see that my children and their children grow up in a safe space where they don’t have to fear about their lives from nobody.” Full Story

“There was a time I didn’t have any dreams,” recounts Lilith (34)

, a trans woman who left Pakistan for Germany as a refugee. “I was living day to day.” Life in Pakistan left scars: the trauma of witnessing suicide bombings and years of sexual abuse. And as an atheist, she was the recipient of threats after voicing doubt about religion; murders linked to anti-blasphemy laws meant they weren’t empty. The trauma still haunts her, especially since Covid-19 lockdowns: “All those people who are expats, refugees or they have been traumatized in their lives like me, we need people around us so that we stay sane so that we don’t lose our minds.” Therapy has helped: “It’s getting better,” she says, “but it’s been a long journey.” And after years denying her gender identity, Lilith came out to her family in 2015. Now, her dream is “to be a mother and a good partner and see that my children and their children grow up in a safe space where they don’t have to fear about their lives from nobody.” Full Story

“There was a time I didn’t have any dreams,” recounts Lilith (34)

, a trans woman who left Pakistan for Germany as a refugee. “I was living day to day.” Life in Pakistan left scars: the trauma of witnessing suicide bombings and years of sexual abuse. And as an atheist, she was the recipient of threats after voicing doubt about religion; murders linked to anti-blasphemy laws meant they weren’t empty. The trauma still haunts her, especially since Covid-19 lockdowns: “All those people who are expats, refugees or they have been traumatized in their lives like me, we need people around us so that we stay sane so that we don’t lose our minds.” Therapy has helped: “It’s getting better,” she says, “but it’s been a long journey.” And after years denying her gender identity, Lilith came out to her family in 2015. Now, her dream is “to be a mother and a good partner and see that my children and their children grow up in a safe space where they don’t have to fear about their lives from nobody.” Full Story

“There was a time I didn’t have any dreams,” recounts Lilith (34)

, a trans woman who left Pakistan for Germany as a refugee. “I was living day to day.” Life in Pakistan left scars: the trauma of witnessing suicide bombings and years of sexual abuse. And as an atheist, she was the recipient of threats after voicing doubt about religion; murders linked to anti-blasphemy laws meant they weren’t empty. The trauma still haunts her, especially since Covid-19 lockdowns: “All those people who are expats, refugees or they have been traumatized in their lives like me, we need people around us so that we stay sane so that we don’t lose our minds.” Therapy has helped: “It’s getting better,” she says, “but it’s been a long journey.” And after years denying her gender identity, Lilith came out to her family in 2015. Now, her dream is “to be a mother and a good partner and see that my children and their children grow up in a safe space where they don’t have to fear about their lives from nobody.” Full Story

“There was a time I didn’t have any dreams,” recounts Lilith (34)

, a trans woman who left Pakistan for Germany as a refugee. “I was living day to day.” Life in Pakistan left scars: the trauma of witnessing suicide bombings and years of sexual abuse. And as an atheist, she was the recipient of threats after voicing doubt about religion; murders linked to anti-blasphemy laws meant they weren’t empty. The trauma still haunts her, especially since Covid-19 lockdowns: “All those people who are expats, refugees or they have been traumatized in their lives like me, we need people around us so that we stay sane so that we don’t lose our minds.” Therapy has helped: “It’s getting better,” she says, “but it’s been a long journey.” And after years denying her gender identity, Lilith came out to her family in 2015. Now, her dream is “to be a mother and a good partner and see that my children and their children grow up in a safe space where they don’t have to fear about their lives from nobody.” Full Story

“There was a time I didn’t have any dreams,” recounts Lilith (34)

, a trans woman who left Pakistan for Germany as a refugee. “I was living day to day.” Life in Pakistan left scars: the trauma of witnessing suicide bombings and years of sexual abuse. And as an atheist, she was the recipient of threats after voicing doubt about religion; murders linked to anti-blasphemy laws meant they weren’t empty. The trauma still haunts her, especially since Covid-19 lockdowns: “All those people who are expats, refugees or they have been traumatized in their lives like me, we need people around us so that we stay sane so that we don’t lose our minds.” Therapy has helped: “It’s getting better,” she says, “but it’s been a long journey.” And after years denying her gender identity, Lilith came out to her family in 2015. Now, her dream is “to be a mother and a good partner and see that my children and their children grow up in a safe space where they don’t have to fear about their lives from nobody.” Full Story