Claude Cahun, born 1894 and died in 1954 , was a French lesbian photographer, sculptor and writer. In 1917 Claude was best known for self-portraits. These portraits where photographed to show off the culture or identity of lesbian/gay people. As for it was frowned apron to be that type of person in that time, these images (portraits) that Claude took were strong, powerful images that were hated by some but loved but others. The torture that if people in around 1917 chose to be somebody different to what society wanted us to be like , people would be beaten up, tormented , or even killed.

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This image of Claude herself shows her transformation of a girl into a boy like style. As for the short hair and the no makeup look as well as the boy fleece. In 1921 when this image had been taken, it was a horrible era for gay/trans people as for it was so disgusted by others. This image shows a reflection of Claudes face in the mirror, this may indicate that she looks at herself as a boy/lesbian, even in her own reflection. She looks at the camera with a strong look in her eyes that she’s not disheartened of who she is , she seems to give off a sense that she is proud of who she is. This reflection in the mirror gives off two sides to her life as for her being born one way and identifying as another.