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CW: discrimination and harassment Euphamia Mature Last week, I slammed recent “X” gender rulings around the world as a nonbinary person from America with a precarious “legal gender” situation. While my state ID lists “X”, my federal documents, including my passport, remain “male” for a number of complicated reasons. My article summarized policy changes in the last two years regarding alternatives to

Euphamia Mature In my previous article, I highlighted and criticised ILGA Europe’s 2026 report on changing queer rights across 49 European countries. The scale by which this report and others like it measure a country’s queer rating is primarily concerned with government policies and does not account for cultural acceptance or lived experiences of queer people affected by such laws. One of

*CW: violence, discrimination, sexual assault Nor have I been to Oklahoma… I am doubtful many will know the Three Dog Night song I am referencing, but it’s been rattling around my braincage since I landed in Madrid a few weeks ago. In fact, I have been to Spain; I found myself unexpectedly moving there last month. Perhaps you are aware, but there

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

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.

Dantes morning routine ends abruptly after he receives a video on his phone.