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It’s time for joy!
Transjoy is simply revolutionary. By specifically celebrating that piece of yourself that is marginalized by society, you show that the norms that are upheld within it are not necessary to be happy
The power of ‘trans art school’
'We started with the Trans Pride in 2014 and saw during our nine days pride progam that art really connects people and that more and more creative people came out of their shell.'
Comic
Let’s talk more about art and money
A monthly comic by Joris Bas Backer. How do you finance making art?
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According to Ana Paula
I was born and raised in a city where the world’s biggest Pride is celebrated: São Paulo, Brazil. In 1997, the first Pride took place there and I was present. That’s a day I will never forget.
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Birth
Ryan (non binary trans) and David (cis) are a happy queer couple and the very young parents of a genetic own child. In an intimate correspondence they shared their thoughts and feelings during their pregnancy with each other, and with
On the doormat?
Once a year, TRANS comes out in print – full of personal stories, interviews, photo series, and more! (In Dutch)
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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
My Body isn’t Mine
Despite all the work I had been putting into healing my relationship with my body, the years of body dysmorphia and internalised fatphobia hid that what I truly hated deep down was that it was perceived as a woman’s body.
How to find your own, new name
What’s in a name? A lot, especially to trans people. The letting go of the old, ‘dead’ name is to them an important step in self-development. A long process of thinking preceded the choosing of my own, new name.
Transitioning together
'My mother has to be the person who most intensely experienced my transition. She also gained her own personal growth through my transition.
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Young dad Rowan looks back on his pregnancy
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
4 Trans men talk about pregnancy
At the mention of ‘pregnant trans men’ many people over thirty will think of Thomas Beatie, the American who obtained publicity in 2007 with his pregnancy and turned
Fertility choices for trans masculine people
(AFAB= Assigned Female at Birth, AMAB=Assigned Male at Birth) What choices do you have as a trans masculine person when it comes to fertility? Dr. Norah Van Mello is
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Visibility
'When I decided to write a novel about my life after transitioning, and when that turned into a serious project, it dawned on me that my life in stealth would end.'
Podcast
Transgender artists in the Netherlands
The first conversation of this English podcast by art student Sam White is with Chris Rijksen, co-founder of the Transketeers and audiovisual artist in Amsterdam.
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