Archer Asks: Author Bobuq Sayed on border violence, queer diaspora and liberation

Archer Asks: Author Bobuq Sayed on border violence, queer diaspora and liberation

"I try to convey the diverse reality and complexity of what queer and trans refugees and migrants experience, and not just some kumbaya fantasy of everyone sharing resources and taking care of each other."...
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Butchness, euphoria and existing defiantly: My gender is butch

Butchness, euphoria and existing defiantly: My gender is butch

Butch is not simply a sexuality, or a way of referring to women who read as traditionally ‘masculine’. It's a way of moving through the world.
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Transfeminine in Singapore: A love-hate relationship with my home country

Transfeminine in Singapore: A love-hate relationship with my home country

But is Singaporean culture not also other trans Singaporeans? The transfemmes I’ve spoken to, gotten advice from online?
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Why we need to recognise older people’s sexuality

Why we need to recognise older people’s sexuality

OU WOULDN'T BE ALONE in feeling frustrated, isolated, devalued and depressed if you were suddenly labelled “asexual” at your next birthday. Millions of older Australians feel the same way when they’re suddenly assumed to...
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Why gender difference is anyone else’s business

Why gender difference is anyone else’s business

For someone who is set apart from the majority by an obvious point of difference, the incessant questioning from the public can become exhausting. Example: I’m a woman in a relationship with a woman....
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Intersex included in anti-discrimination laws

Intersex included in anti-discrimination laws

Yesterday, a bill before Australian parliament decreed that LGBT and intersex individuals are now covered under federal anti-discrimination laws. Australia has become the first country to include intersex people under their anti-discrimination act. This...
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“Gender X” now an option on personal records

“Gender X” now an option on personal records

Archer Magazine is all about sexual diversity, so this is big news for us and our readers. From July 1, Australians can select Intersex, in addition to Male and Female, on all government documents...
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Colour Tongues performance night highlights diverse artistry

Colour Tongues performance night highlights diverse artistry

The performance night Colour Tongues has its inaugural event on Friday, 14 October 2016, showcasing queer and trans artists of colour.
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Transition, culture and ritualistic death as a Blak trans woman

Transition, culture and ritualistic death as a Blak trans woman

My family only really knows the old me, holding onto a dead man's name – and I use the word “dead” as a trans woman. But I have been able to heal and grow as...
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Archer Asks: Poet Eileen Myles on pathetic literature, rescue dogs and puppetry

Archer Asks: Poet Eileen Myles on pathetic literature, rescue dogs and puppetry

"There's nothing more pathetic than being at a party, somebody asking what you do, and saying, 'I'm a poet.'" Eileen Myles chats with Alex Creece.
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Sissification from a transfemme Domme: Safe forced feminisation

Sissification from a transfemme Domme: Safe forced feminisation

This is an alternative to sissification or forced feminisation: the sub is feminised as part of the session, but not mocked for it.
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Josefine Aspvik’s creations are bold, genderless and speaking their minds

Josefine Aspvik’s creations are bold, genderless and speaking their minds

My characters are genderless, stunning creatures. They are not afraid to talk about what really needs to be talked about.
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Aboriginal women and the revolving door of the prison system

Aboriginal women and the revolving door of the prison system

It’s like we are refugees in our own country, on our own land. Hunted by coppers and racists alike, we remember how our ancestors must have felt as we live through it.
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Becoming a werewolf on testosterone: Hangry, hairy and horny

Becoming a werewolf on testosterone: Hangry, hairy and horny

If I must be a werewolf, I choose to be a wulver instead of a luchthonn. No amount of family history or testosterone will dictate who I can be.
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Butch lineage: The difficulties of chronicling a subculture

Butch lineage: The difficulties of chronicling a subculture

Our patchwork is a poorly tattooed symbol of Venus on a forearm, a home-job buzz cut on a middle-aged dyke, torn posters of t.A.T.u., wardrobes full of colour-coordinated plaid and dog-chewed Calvin Klein underwear....
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Trans sex and storytelling: The anatomy of a trans sex scene

Trans sex and storytelling: The anatomy of a trans sex scene

I write like all the sex I’ve had is happening now. This is the anatomy of a trans sex scene: ‘now’ is never just now.
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Trans rage, metal and music: What is the trans ‘sound’?

Trans rage, metal and music: What is the trans ‘sound’?

Uboa and Liturgy’s music acknowledges the trans rage of disempowerment, and how unleashing that rage can create a sense of self-affirmation.
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Queer and trans improv comedy: Playing with gender

Queer and trans improv comedy: Playing with gender

Almost immediately, improv had become the most powerful tool I had for exploring and affirming my gender expression.
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Shaving my head as a queer person: Gender and growing pains

Shaving my head as a queer person: Gender and growing pains

I think I knew deep down that if I shaved my head, it would be curtain call for Straight Girl.
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Archer Asks: Author Rae White on gender diversity in children’s literature

Archer Asks: Author Rae White on gender diversity in children’s literature

"Those small acts of support – say, a parent affirming their child's self-expression – create a profound ripple effect." Rae White chats to Alex Creece.
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