By Maiko Sawada
In November 2022, a small exhibition in Tokyo quietly included a same-sex couple’s partnership certificate in a section about changing Japanese family structures.
Tag: transgender
Diversity on Stage: A Journey Through Queer(ing) Radboud 2.0
by Júlia Vicente
On December 4th, Queer(ing) Radboud 2.0 was held at Theatre C, Elinor Ostrom Building, Radboud University. I attended this event as a writer for Raffia Magazine, but also as a student eager to learn more about queer theory and connect with others who share similar interests.
Trans healthcare now! A 1050 minutes long demonstration in front of Radboud UMC
by Plamena Dimova The protest for transgender* rights took place in front of Radboud UMC on the 30th of September, lasted from 7 in the morning until midnight. This is no coincidence. Currently, the waiting time for trans healthcare in the Netherlands is approximately 150 weeks (3 years!), which means 1050 days of waiting – and thus, 1050 minutes of protesting as a form of resistance.
Reflections of a Feminist – International Women’s Day 2023
By Elna Schmidt I am resisting the urge to begin with a quote by Virginia Woolf. It seems too cliché to start writing an article in a university magazine concerned with gender equality, feminism and diversity in this way. And yet, I could not help but think of “A Room of One’s Own” when entering Theaterzaal C of the Elinor Ostrom building at Radboud University, one of the only buildings on our huge campus named after a woman. The sight of a room full of women taking up space always is a sight for sore eyes…
Christine Jorgensen: Out in the Open
Another week, another article. Today’s article is on one of the first transgender people who openly expressed her gender identity: … More
Girl: a scouring tension between body and psyche
It is a straightforward, yet ambiguous title in an age wherein the subject of gender triggers so much controversy. However, it is exactly this discrepancy between an idea of gender and the reality of gender what this film tries to address.
Toxic masculinity
Als beeldend kunstenaar en genderactivist plaatst Julius Thissen vraagtekens bij (gender)identiteit, onder andere door zich te richten op het thema ‘toxic masculinity’, oftewel giftige mannelijkheid.
Eric*
Vijf jaar lang fotografeerde Jasper Groen de coming out van Eric, een Spaanse transgender jongen in Berlijn. Van de serie verschijnt een boek met 44 portretten en een bloemlezing uit brieven en chats tussen model en fotograaf.
Raffia 