Albanian transgender Denisa, puts her makeup on, in the former Communist-era maximum security prison for political prisoners in Spac, prior to a photo shoot on May 17, 2021. - For the first time, four transgender women decided to participate in an Exhibition "Being Transgender in Albania" to fight the stigma and increase awareness on trans issues.After years of isolation, she and others in the transgender community decided to confront taboos in the open for the first time. They have launched a photo exhibition in the capital, Tirana, with stark images of Myrtollari and two of her friends -- Denisa Mneri and Lola Monro -- in stylised poses against the crumbling walls and eerie stairwells of a former prison. (Photo by Gent SHKULLAKU / AFP)