Gender identity

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

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

In January, docent Laurens Buijs published an opinion piece in Folia, a university related magazine, in which he calls non-binarity an empty hype. He has since then repeatedly used his platform as a social scientist to publish hateful comments against non-binary people. The non-binary community of the university of Amsterdam decided to speak out and advocate to make the University

In this photo serie The Clintess, a model singer and influencer from Malta, show her transitioning life to educate and inspire others.

This is a difficult question for many trans people. I’m visiting Kai (37), Roos (20), Max (23) and Mika (31) to listen to their stories.

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.

By Zinga van der Veen Non-binary: not identifying with the man/woman dichotomy. That’s the best way for me to define my gender experience. In a society that’s structured in a binary way, it’s a considerable journey for people like me to find your place. How do you find acknowledgement and recognitions within and outside of the transgender community? Documentaries like Genderbende, Beste

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?

'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.'

A photo series about safe spaces. Photographer Jip: 'To transgender people, the outside world can feel like a jungle full of uncertainties. Sometimes I experience this strongly. As if I don’t really belong. Fortunately, I know where I can find security and be myself.'

At age eightteen Louis Alves got the “go ahead” to start taking feminising hormones. However, after spending a period in New York, Louis decided not to transition.