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I am Lukas Jordan. I am studying social work.

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I decided to do this after I did my FSJ.

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Have there been any unexpected events in your
life?

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At birth I was assigned to the female gender

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and then in my early adolescence at 15

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I realized at some point that this

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didn't really suit me. I first

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went through the outing with my friends

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and then later with my family. But I have to
say that right away,

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that I was pretty lucky, because it was very
well received

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by those around me. Even back then at school

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it was very well taken up. And since then,
so

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the last few years that that's the case,

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because it has become so normal for me and
I am accepted as such

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and that no longer really comes up anymore.

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What was the biggest challenge along your way?

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In fact, it was mainly the transition,

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especially when the transition came with the
hormones.

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You just had to wait a bit.

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I just had to wait a little wait a little longer,

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because I was still a minor at the time. So
of course it was

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always very uncomfortable to introduce myself
as as Lukas

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when people don't have you in mind.

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The few comments you you might have gotten
online.

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I always try not to take it personally,

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but even today something, of course,

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where you are confronted with it.

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What made you decide to study social work?

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I already realized during my FSJ that I

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actually quite like working with people

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and perhaps also due to my personal situation,

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because we actually have seminars on the subject:

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"Coming out in social work" or "Intersex work

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in social work". Here again

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realized that I might also like to work in

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to go in that direction: Younger people too,
perhaps,

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who themselves have not yet have not quite
found their way yet,

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perhaps still afraid, how people will react...

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That I might be able to accompany them accompany
them on their way later.

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And then I'm just happy, if I can maybe help
someone

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I can encourage someone again, who is still
more or less like me ten years ago

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and doesn't even know yet, how it will all
turn out

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and feels really cooped in.

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Is there anything else you would like to say
in conclusion?

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So for once I'm pleased that there's a project
like this here,

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that people can show their lives, because I
am aware of myself,

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that you, - especially when you see it from
up close like that

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that there is someone at the FH - that you
realize:

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"Hey, they have similar stories like mine."

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That this might can also help you

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to see how the others deal with it.

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And that you're not alone there either. So
maybe I'll say thank you too

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to you for planning such a project here.

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That's why I wanted to take part. And I just
hope,

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that the people who then watch the video,

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somehow also see themselves and can take something
away from it,

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perhaps also for yourself.