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CPOY 74 International Picture Story Silver: Neither Boy Nor Girl. Mika is Just Mika.

Dresses on the floor, Lego cars on the shelf. Clips in the hair and mud on the hands. In Mika's life, it is Mika who decides everything from hair length to hobby. Because even if one is born with a penis you can be/come what you want. And Mika has chosen to be 'hen’. A gender-neutral pronoun which was officially added to the Swedish language in 2015.

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October 25, 2018
7-year-old Mika was assigned male at birth but this assignment seems to have had very little influence on Mika's development. Every morning when the wardrobe is opened Mika points to the day's outfit. Unless Mika's choice is too impractical, they say no, but otherwise Mika is the one who decides. All shades of pink are very popular at the moment. The hair is long and braided because this is what Mika wants. Tractors, drawings and tulle skirts adorn the room which contains all the colors of the rainbow.
Andreas Merrald / Danish School of Journalism
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