April 2026

By S Rob The question of who or what truly constitutes a monster is a philosophical one. On the one hand, we might say we recognise a monster as soon as we see it. On the other hand, some argue that a monster is anything that acts in a monstrous manner; others claim that anything unnatural qualifies as a monster. The

Photo interview Lane Hop, by Nick van Extel 'What do YOU think is too long for life-saving care?' My name is Nick van Extel, they/them. I am a trans-masc & non-binary person and I’m currently studying Photography, Film & The Digital at St. Joost, in Breda. The photography projects I mainly create have a social theme, with the most common one being

TW; war, discrimination, (sexual) abuse, (sexual) assault  Support Georgina and donate or sharehttps://donorbox.org/help-georgina-an-intersex-refugee-from-egypt-survivehttps://gofund.me/25fadbe9 I was born an intersex woman in 2001 and assigned male at birth. My father was Egyptian, and my mother was Lebanese. I was born into a Christian family and have Jewish heritage through my grandfather. I was born during the 2001 war when Israel bombed Lebanon, and I

Exhibition addresses waiting time and ‘gatekeeping’ in transgender healthcare By Mick “How would you feel if a psychologist were in charge of your body and the direction of your life?” For many trans people, this is not a hypothesis, but a reality. During the Genderdiagnonsense campaign by the activist group TransZorgNu, illustrators, photographers, performers, and other creatives from the trans community respond

Hope springs eternal. The words roll out of my mouth, without me realizing it. It's Thursday and I'm out to dinner with a friend after work. We sit over our Tornado Tempeh and our homemade iced teas in hand like a couple of true Zillenials to discuss the day. Every grain of rice listens to the stories we tell about

It's Saturday morning, February 8, 2025, I'm still half asleep while riding my bike to the dance school to take a ballet class. In the corner of my eye I see posters of a new children's film in the bus shelters. On the way back I take a closer look at the posters and see that they are for the

Joining a dating app has become almost a right of passage when reaching adulthood, but most dating apps do not seem to cater to a non-cis audience. Eden Osasion investigates the influence of dating apps and talks to Skylar Haven, bodycoach for the queer and trans community.

There is Pride in Rest: a series of low-stimulus evenings for the trans and gender diverse community and its allies, as part of the Queer & Pride Amsterdam program. TRANS magazine, in collaboration with Tugela85 and the Bob Angelo Fund, is organizing a series of low-stimulus evenings during Queer & Pride Amsterdam 2023 that are specifically aimed at the gender diverse

When I do sports, I feel flexible, strong and free. Moving your body is a way to forget the world around you and completely lose yourself in the moment. Still, as a trans person, sports do make me feel uncomfortable at times. In which locker room or team do I belong? Where are all the trans and non-binary people who

Sensitive parts of myself that I had locked away, finally felt welcome to come out and be held and admired. Both verbally and non verbally. I didn’t have to explain much, which felt like a breath of fresh air. This is what I experienced as a non binary trans masc person while dating another trans person.

What would you do if a heteronormative person invited you to their baby shower or gender reveal party? After being invited to a baby shower, editor-in-chief Kris van der Voorn was confronted with an internal battle in which love and norms faced each other.

Freddie Lian sat down with one of the founders of Treat it Queer, which is a foundation dedicated to inclusive healthcare, to talk about their mission.