On hold
Years of waiting for an initial consultation. That's what you have to go through when applying to a gender clinic. This period of time when your life has been put "on hold" is a real agony for non-binary and trans people seeking (medical) help. With my project On Hold, I’m aiming to create a realistic picture of those, ranging from young to old, who are currently on a waiting list.
Currently I’m also working on a short documentary about this subject for Omrop Fryslán and NPO2.
![Ylva, 31, she/her, Groningen. Waiting: 23 months](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9388fcc4bbdcbe4def9435d86354e1432a051277928ca49ef62c90e342990bca/Ylva-2.jpg)
![Mika, 20, he/him, Rotterdam. Waiting: 22 months](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/161afcd3cbe09924d04e4d0257ee819a3c6135d4ee16eed5fceea3321d088f41/Schermafbeelding-2024-02-05-om-19.53.57.png)
![Kim, 27, they/he, Den Haag. Waiting: 37 months](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/db096e24f9f16129b275782573096d0cf941ff9beb1b2f07e37e4b55da87913b/Kim-2.jpg)
![Pelle, 28, they/them, he/him, Zeist. Waiting: 26 months. Moos, 28, he/him, they/them, Leeuwarden. Waiting: 5 months.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4266b92f89ea228c7b06eae083011612924f3ea38bd90063ec14527ae84c03fd/Moos---Pelle-1.jpg)
![Julia, 28, she/they, Amsterdam. Waiting: 24 months](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/206c501928b12bdade08b2af9678d51e64efee45842664b8a4ebca7157adb808/Schermafbeelding-2023-10-24-om-19.40.08.png)
![Maartje, 9, she/her, Breda. Waiting: 3 months](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/21a5204565abd60dac0b6a38f7aa19deabf39e90a4164d738e89724e360e5242/Schermafbeelding-2023-10-24-om-19.35.01.png)
![Raymond, 23, he/him, Zeist. Waiting: 62 months](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/98c1cd8cfbf96cba688d5bac7b7a483db13d4fd4047f9e7d3e117e8fdd92425a/Raymond-2.jpg)
![Sann, 21, they/them, Arnhem. Waited: 10 months](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/03fb47562815d17152408918c5b7276f044efb2c79c2ab34b2562ad949f4fe84/Sann-5.jpg)
![Jannes, 19, they/them, he/him, Heerhugowaard. Waiting 14 months](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d95ad1ce03c35c45c9c73e4e2a0bb6dc86371e0a4fda0a95976a5659a0a3b2bd/Jannes-2.jpg)
![Frédérique, 64, she/her, Sneek. Waiting: 12 months.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2118cc5de152eb3d75e256287af8554cf9d5ab9d67a098f21b44a24e9ca5d17c/Frederique-1.jpg)
![Mika, 20, they/them, Leeuwarden. Waiting: 21 months](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b33133da3ec1dfa4b398fef47fe2b90c5968d44dfa9981d273684360a4614edb/Mika-2.jpg)
![Pauli, 28, they/them, Amsterdam. Waiting: 3 months](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ab6c1b6defc0db924b9d1e1c49b5f4c00b5331ea70c79f67bff33ebf8838702f/Pauli1.jpg)
![Alex, 18, he/him, Arnhem. Waited: 29 months](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3ad853704192fed9e2da0b60ec30181eded4f01a4e81e283e6947e83299516f9/Alex-9.jpg)
![Alba, 44, they/them, Nijmegen. Waiting: 11 months](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d64432a451f777ff9684037ca0dd2bc7791ab055951870cad0c6e83ac420da94/Schermafbeelding-2024-02-29-om-12.25.38.png)
![Laurence, 34, they/them, Amsterdam. Waiting: 17 months](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/03807b124830212b4c56855edaaa26e24ed4ad3357d7516108e213453ee680fd/2023-10-04-3.jpg)
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