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Inside the teen trans ballerina film that rocked Cannes
Lukas Dhont’s Girl — We speak to director Lukas Dhont about Girl: his new, moving, and richly observed drama about a trans teenage girl who attempts to become a ballerina. ‘The strength of cinema and art more generally is that it makes people understand things they didn't understand,’ he tells Sophie Monks Kaufman.
Written by: Sophie Monks Kaufman
Monochrome portraits of Argentina’s trans community
Revealing selves — In a series of stark black and white portraits, photographer Kike Arnal celebrates the transgender people of Latin America – examining the legislative progress that’s been made so far, as well as what still needs to be done.
Written by: Biju Belinky
Trans refugees are struggling to survive in Greece
‘Nobody here cares about us’ — Photojournalist Fahrinisa Campana heads to Athens to meet the LGBT+ refugees who are trying to make ends meet – and find acceptance – in a deeply conservative Greek society.
Written by: Fahrinisa Campana
Read an extract from Dream Nails’ reproductive justice zine
‘A trans man in a gynaecologist’ — Writer J Jones touches on the unspoken struggles of transgender men in an exclusive extract from Your Body Is Not Your Own – the reproductive justice zine from punk witch activists, Dream Nails.
Written by: J Jones
Neville Southall tackles… Homophobia and trans rights
Neville Knows Best — In his column 'Neville Knows Best', footballing legend turned Twitter sensation Neville Southall takes on the biggest issues of our time. This week he turns to look at the homophobia and transphobia that still permeates our society, and reflects on his own personal journey of understanding, accompanied by an original poem.
Written by: Neville Southall
The bigoted British media is actively endangering trans people
From Where I Stand — In todays Times Janice Turner penned a transphobic column, painting transgender people as predators and a threat to our children. Some journalists are obsessed with attacking the trans community, placing vulnerable people in danger while turning our media toxic, writes Dawn Foster.
Written by: Dawn Foster
An interview with Laura Jane Grace, punk’s most infamous anarchist
True Trans Soul Rebel — Fronting a punk band is all about projecting strength. But growing up with gender dysphoria, Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! had to navigate a world of self-doubt and confusion. Then she figured out how to own it, emerging from the chaos as a transgender hero.
Written by: Biju Belinky
L'Oréal firing Munroe Bergdorf isn't championing diversity, it's centring white fragility
From Where I Stand — Munroe Bergdorf this week made history, becoming L'Oréal's first transgender model. Now they have fired her simply for speaking out about racism, and it's a disgrace, explains Travis Alabanza.
Written by: Travis Alabanza
Donald Trump just banned transgender Americans from serving in the US military
Fuck Trump. Seriously. — The Bigot-in-Chief just used Twitter to make the vile announcement.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Should only trans actors take up trans parts?
Summer in London — We asked the cast of Summer In London – a play that's made history with its entirely transgender cast.
Written by: Michael Segalov
