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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.

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.

'The needs of our communities consist of much more than emergency help, we know this. But, we also know that while bigger organizations and policymakers are busy discussing abstract policies, there are people caught between the intersections of life and who cannot wait to get help. That's why we are here.'

“Isn’t that dangerous, those puberty inhibitors?” It’s a question I’ve been asked many times when I tell people that I started my physical transition at age 13. To map out the vital meaning of puberty inhibitors, I spoke with three young transgender people.

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 people from different places in the Netherlands about their experiences in the city and in the countryside.

The Netherlands' pioneer status, which it attained by opening the first transgender clinic in the world in 1975, is now in decline. However, our country is still considered to be trans friendly. In other parts of Europe, transgender people are subjected to restrictions that are inhumane and encourage transphobia.