In this second episode of the Podcast Transgender Artists in The Netherlands by Sam White, the non-binary trans activist and art student Charly shares their point of view on art education and the alternative art scene.
Episode One: Chris Rijksen In this (English) podcast, American queer art student Samantha White investigates the experiences of transgender artists in the Netherlands. […]
The Dutch television program about being transgender ‘Hij is een Zij’ is about to start the fifth season. An interview with presenter Jan Kooijman: ‘I like the documentary type of approach and the long time spent following people, which allows us to make faithful recountances’.
Rowan, known from the TLC-series Onze transgender liefde (“Our transgender love”), has postponed his transition to be able to have a child with his (transgender) wife Louisa. In December 2017, he became the proud dad of Mikai and in April he finally started taking testosterone. I interviewed him two months later.
Trans man Bappie (29) and cis woman Jamilla (26) have been together for seven years. A double interview with a queer couple about the impact of Bappie’s transitioning on their relation.
A photo series about safe spaces. Photographer Jip: ‘To transgender people, the outside world can feel like a jungle full of uncertainties. Sometimes I experience this strongly. As if I don’t really belong. Fortunately, I know where I can find security and be myself.’
‘My mother has to be the person who most intensely experienced my transition. She also gained her own personal growth through my transition. …Right mum?’
At age eightteen Louis Alves got the “go ahead” to start taking feminising hormones. However, after spending a period in New York, Louis decided not to transition.
The concept of gender dysphoria influences the image of trans persons. The opposite of dysphoria is euphoria. This concept remains marginalised in public debate about trans people. It’s not even in the Dutch Van Dale dictionary.
At age 22 Brasilian Aleisha started transitioning. A year later she was working in prostitution in Rio de Janeiro, not able to find another job. When she left Brasil to start a new life in Europe, sexwork again seemed the only option.
