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When your name becomes a Matryoshka doll
Most of my friends are called by their names, while with me something strange occurs: either people call me the way they understand my name, or they call me the
Zooming in on the zine
To learn more about what zines are exactly and what they can mean for people who identify as trans, I had a chat with seasoned zinester James Rae Parnell. Turned
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He / she/ they ?
Ryan (non binary trans) and David (cis) are a happy queer couple and Ryan is halfway their pregnancy. In an intimate correspondence they share their thoughts and feelings with each other, and with us.
Column
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.
Comic
Recommended read: Super late bloomer
A comic review in comic format by a comic artist: Joris Bas Backer shares his enthusiasm about graphic novels and comic series in a monthly column.
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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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.
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
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.
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.
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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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