Seeing & being

Young people from across Europe share their thoughts on identity.

The clips are subtitled in seven languages. To change subtitles, view in full screen and click settings.

• Michelle, Spain, 19

  Michelle encourages people to speak about their LGBTQI+ identity.

• Nick, Ukraine, 17

  Nick talks about how people reacted when he came out.

• Anna, Denmark, 17

  Anne talks about her Jewish identity.
  
  

• Ilias, Spain, 27

  Ilias shares his experiences of observing Ramadan.

• Nued, Germany, 17

  Nued grew up in Frankfurt, but tells how he doesn't feel at home in Germany.

• Robin, The Netherlands, 18

  Robin talks about the necklace she wears, with a Star of David, and the hassle it brings her.

• Lisa, Spain, 21

  Lisa experiences prejudices about Chinese people and confronts her own prejudices.

• Sofia, Ukraine, 20

  Sofia talks about people mistaking Russian for Ukrainian.

• Matías, Spain, 23

  Matías talks about gaining confidence to open up as being transgender.

• Matej, Slovakia, 18

  Matej talks about his disability and how that affects him.

• Laurens, The Netherlands, 17

  Laurens talks about how he discovered that he is transgender.

• Faisal, Spain, 20

  Faisal talks about being all alone in a new country.

• Hilga, Germany, 16

  Hilga describes coming out as a lesbian.
  
  

• Susanna, Ukraine, 18

  Susanna reflects on her identity and what it is like to hang out with boys.

• Lisa, Spain, 21

  Lisa speaks about being Chinese and how our identity goes beyond our parents’ origins."

• Salma, Slovakia, 22

  Salma speaks of the responses she gets wearing a headscarf and being fluent in Slovak.

• Daniel, Hungary, 16

  Daniel describes the hostility men face on the streets if they wear a kippah.

• Varvara, Ukraine, 16

  Varvara talks about feeling proud of being Ukrainian.

• Romario, Denmark, 18

  Romario talks about belonging to two cultures: living in Denmark and being an Assyrian Christian.

• Márk, Hungary, 17

  Márk talks about being Roma in a non-Roma environment.

• Wael, Germany, 19

  Wael describes his Palestinian roots and how he escaped Syria and was granted asylum in Germany.

• Landry, Slovakia, 17

  Landry talks about how people in Slovakia react to him being Slovakian with roots in Benin, west Africa.

• Alyona, Ukraine, 19

  Alyona is Roma and thinks it is important to be open about her identity.

• Shirel, Austria, 17

  Shirel talks about how she relates to Georgia and Israel, where her parents lived before they migrated to Austria.

• Fadumiin, The Netherlands, 22

  Fadumiin talks about how people see her and who she really is.

• Varvara, Ukraine, 16

  Varvara on the importance of speaking Ukrainian.