Queendom: an inspiring recent doc a few fearless trans

24 Nov

Powerful but at times harrowing, Queendom tells the inspirational story of Russian performance artist Gena Marvin, who discusses her experiences here with Jake Hall It’s late afternoon in Paris, where Russian performance artist Gena Marvin is busy fashioning a dress out of old egg cartons. “I’m gluing them onto a dress as we speak,” she laughs, her signature shaved head covered partially by a blood-red hoodie. “It smells so bad, everyone seems to be indignant at me!” We’re online today to debate Queendom, the powerful upcoming documentary about Marvin’s life and performance art. The time leading up so far has been turbulent, to say the least; Marvin resettled in Paris last year after being...

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16 Nov

WWE’s Gabbi Tuft Shares Transition Journey After Coming Out

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WWE’s Gabbi Tuft Shares Transition Journey After Coming Out

After years of quietly fighting gender dysphoria, the Juno alum got here out as transgender in December 2020. "My joy is real, but additionally it is fragile," he wrote in a social media statement on the time. "The reality is, despite feeling profoundly completely satisfied straight away and knowing how much privilege I carry, I'm also scared. I'm afraid of the invasiveness, the hate, the 'jokes' and of violence." He added, "To all trans individuals who cope with harassment, self-loathing, abuse and the specter of violence every single day: I see you, I like you and I'll do every thing I can to alter this world for the higher." True to his word, Elliot has since continued to be open about his journey,...

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5 Oct

Tattoos and testosterone: the wonder routines of three trans

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Tattoos and testosterone: the wonder routines of three trans

Tayler, Kenny, and June share the difficulties of their personal beauty rituals after transitioning This week marks five years because the launch of Dazed Beauty! Over the subsequent five days we will likely be celebrating this anniversary by bringing you big celebrity interviews, cultural deep dives into the extraordinary trends of today, and going back through the archives to resurface a few of our favourite pieces. To cite our co-founder Bunny Kinney in his original editor’s letter, Dazed Beauty is: “an area for us to document, deconstruct and experiment with beauty in all its forms, in every dimension, and tell the stories of the lived experience each one in every of us has in...

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14 Sep

Why trans persons are finding power and place in

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Why trans persons are finding power and place in

Priestess, sorceress and spellcaster Isabella Greenwood speaks to trans witches about how their craft and gender identity complement and inform one another Witchcraft is, in its purest essence, queer. It's a practice that affirms reference to our truest selves, while also superseding oppressive, patriarchal and heteronormative hierarchies. It's a practice that encourages authentic self-expression in addition to providing tools for self-preservation, should that self-expression be threatened. It is usually something that has historically protected minority groups, and given power to those that needed it essentially the most. As a spiritual practice that requires honest and unbridled expression of oneself, it is not any surprise that throughout history there have been several recorded accounts of...

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