xxboys is a visual project: nous sommes des pirates, gender pirates.

Sexy and poetic, innocent and rock'n'roll, celebrative and overflowing in life. It struts like the pride that shines in the eyes of a gitana.

At the same time, like all true songs, it transcends its immediate narrative, the self-sociology of a specific sub-culture, and sings its feelings its questions its vision to all, regardless of gender identity whatever.

Transition and transformation. Delight in developing difference.

"I started by taking pictures of my own transition. 'cause it was reassurant. to see in my pictures what i was seing in my head, what i was seeing in the mirror when i was looking at me. To see me become physically the boy i was. To detail every piece of me that was finally becoming male. my shoulders, my legs, i could almost see my flesh moving. Transition is a very intense part of one's life. it's exitation, and expectations, it's introspection, transformation, harmony, relieve, pure joy... And "trans" is a strong and beautiful identity. What the project about is transboys proud of what they are, "Man" is not my identity, it's taking away all my revolution and my transgression, all my decisions, all my identity. it's not saying everything. I'm a "transman". and proud of it. i had a hard time finding a name that was really fitting me. until i saw Jetson's t-shirt. xxboy. it sounded like a gang's name. it was telling everything in a sexy way. xxboy. as sexy as my experience of the transition was. as sexy as my experience of the transition is." (Kael T Block)

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