TRANS Magazine | on gender identity

Being trans in the city or in the countryside: the search for home

Visibly trans is more difficult in the countryside than in the city.That is what’s assumed. What about this really? In this article I dive into the statistics, share my own experience as a non-binary Frisian, and talk to three trans people from different places in the Netherlands about their experiences in the city and in the countryside.

by transmag / 1 week ago

Gender identity

Being trans is (not) a phase

Will I ever be able to leave behind my transness completely? And do I even want this? How transparent am I and will I stay about my transness?

by transmag / 1 month ago

Society

According to Ana Paula

Column by Ana Paula Lima On the 17th of March the election for the Dutch House of Representatives will take place. This is […]

by transmag / 2 months ago

Interviews

Investigating Transgender Art

Today, many artists proudly call themselves transgender. In what way do transgender artists differ from cisgender artists. s there such a thing as “trans art”? What makes art trans?

by redactie / 2 months ago

Interviews

A spotlight on ‘Assigned Male’-cartoonist Sophie Labelle

Trans artist Sophie Labelle focuses her comics primarily on the queer and trans community and less on educating society. I have been following her on social media for years and was allowed to interview her during her European tour.

by transmag / 3 months ago

Relationships

Searching for mister right – Dating cis men as a trans woman

‘As a 38 year old -dare to say- cis passable trans woman, who is attracted to cis males, and who has been through many phases of identity (pre and post hormones, pre-op, post-op, stealth, you name it), dating has not been a major issue for me. Finding a reliable man who is also looking for a long-term relationship, that has been the problem.

by transmag / 3 months ago

Video

Video series discusses trans representation in cinema

With this TRANS CINEMA 101 series filmmaker An wants to find and discuss films that are authentic, valuable and meaningful to the trans community.

by transmag / 3 months ago

Interviews

Amber Vineyard: ballroom isn’t equal to entertainment

‘Many people who come into ballroom for the first time are shocked: “Oh my god, there are so many rules and it’s so binary?! And why aren’t the trans women walking the Women’s category?”’

by transmag / 3 months ago

Body&Mind | uncategorized

Double diagnoses: Autism and gender dysphoria

I was diagnosed with a form of autism (PDD-NOS) not long before I started my transition at the Amsterdam UMC. In the peer support group for trans men I started visiting, as well as in online groups I joined, I met many people with the same ‘double diagnoses’.

by transmag / 4 months ago

Gender identity

‘OMG, you’re Jewish, and now you’re queer too?!’

‘When you think of your gender, your culture, and your religion, where do you draw the line between ’knowing’ your identity and constructing it?
I often struggle with the thought that my Jewishness and gender non-conformity cannot exist all at once.’

by Simon Abramov / 5 months ago

Being trans in the city or in the countryside: the search for home

Being trans is (not) a phase

According to Ana Paula

Investigating Transgender Art

A spotlight on ‘Assigned Male’-cartoonist Sophie Labelle

Searching for mister right – Dating cis men as a trans woman

Video series discusses trans representation in cinema

Amber Vineyard: ballroom isn’t equal to entertainment

Double diagnoses: Autism and gender dysphoria

‘OMG, you’re Jewish, and now you’re queer too?!’

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