FREE Pride Amsterdam edition of Et Alors? Magazine.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Causes, Et Alors? Magazine on April 22, 2012

 

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Ter gelegenheid van de Amsterdamse  Pride maken wij een speciale editie van Et Alors? Magazine over de stad en zijn diverse bewoners.

Engelstalig. 10.000 exemplaren. 144 pagina’s. 210×280.

Visibiliteit

- Deze exemplaren worden gratis verdeeld in café’s, hotels & restaurants, zullen op de dag zelf – 12 augustus – worden

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Chloë Sevigny is a transgender contract killer in TV series “Hit & Miss”.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Movies on May 19, 2012

 

Sevigny will play Mia, a contract killer with a big secret: she’s a transgender woman. Ambitious and high concept, HIT & MISS is about family, sexual identity and killing, as it follows Mia’s attempts to mix her killer instincts with her new maternal ones as she starts life with her new family – a lethal

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What is Et Alors? Magazine all about. Part 1.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Et Alors? Magazine, Issue01 on May 19, 2012

 

Check out what Et Alors? Magazine is all about and read the editorial of the first issue.

Dear reader,

It feels so great to be writing this editorial because it means that we did it; we created the magazine we always wanted to read ourselves. Hurray!

Let me start by telling you why we

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Transgender teenager wins place in the Miss England semi-final.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Fashion, Great on May 18, 2012

 

A teenager who had the world’s earliest sex change at just 16 has moved a step closer to becoming the new Miss England. Jackie Green, now 18, has clinched the public vote and will be the first transgender contestant to reach the semi-finals of the national pageant.

As the International Business Times is reporting,

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Betty Black – The devil inside me.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Art, Et Alors? Magazine, issue02 on May 18, 2012

 

Betty Black started off as a name, just a made up name. An alter-ego that I created for myself in an attempt to perfect one distinctive style of work, rather than end up with a variety of mediocre crap, after having just coasted through a pointless Illustration degree back in 2008.

Read the complete

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Ode to Donna Summer. December 31. 1948 – May 17. 2012.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Icons, Music on May 17, 2012

 

Donna Summer’s title as the “Queen of Disco” wasn’t mere hype — she was one of the very few disco performers to enjoy a measure of career longevity, and her consistent chart success was rivaled in the disco world only by the Bee Gees. Summer was certainly a talented vocalist, trained as a powerful

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Great GenderBending moments in Fashion. Part 1: Lea T.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Great, Icons on May 17, 2012

 

Playing with the gender divides in fashion, meet the key protagonists:

Lea T. was born Leandro Cerezo in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, as the son of soccer star Toninho Cerezo. Though Lea did not begin experimenting with her sexuality until she went to school in Italy, she tells French Voguethat both she and her father knew

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‘The Golden Girls’ take on gay marriage in the ’80s.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Great, Icons on May 17, 2012

 

20 years before Obama,  favorite sitcom of the LGBT crowd The Golden Girls is proving relevant in a 60-second lesson on the issue of marriage equality.

Any television show that features plot lines about topics like gay marriage, AIDS, women’s sexuality, death, and immigration could be considered controversial. But a television show that debuted

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Invitation to Submit Artwork for “PRIDE and PROGRESS”.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Photos on May 17, 2012

 

2 days to go!

Find the application form HERE

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Rapper Adair Lion Breaks Boundaries With Gay Positive Song.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Causes, Great, Music on May 16, 2012

 

Texas rapper Adair Lion is pushing boundaries by daring to rap about how he believes being gay is okay.

His new song Ben uses a familiar hook from Michael Jackson’s song of the same name, but builds around it a very clear message: being gay is not something to be ashamed of. In the

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Male model Andrej Pejic shines as best bride at Barcelona Bridal Week.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Great on May 16, 2012

 

One of our favourite models Andrej Pejic, knows his way around a wedding gown. His recent runway fact is for Rosa Clara at the Barcelona Bridal Week 2012.

Andrej has cultivated his image as one of complete androgyny. Since he appeared in a spectacular wedding dress designed by Jean Paul Gaultier for the couture

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The making of….

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Et Alors? Magazine on May 16, 2012

 

Et Alors? Magazine’s dreamteam. Getting ready to shoot.

Photography: Jef Poldervaart Models: Yolinda Vixen – Roos van Leent MUA: Judith van Dongen Hair: Robin van der Linden / Madame pompadour Styling: Vivian Kramer gezegd Freher

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Fashion designer Carlos Diez explores the concept of androgyny.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Great on May 15, 2012

 

Carlos Diez plays up the boundaries of gender identity in his latest collection for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Madrid.

Diez explored the concept of androgyny bringing it to its utter point, dressing all the models like men and yet designing outfits usually associated with womenswear. Mustache make up was created and undefined shaped pants

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Playground – Summer Edition – Ghent (B)

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Party on May 15, 2012

 

When: Friday, June 1st. 2012 Where: Culture Club – Afrikalaan 174 – 9000 Ghent, Belgium Doors: 23h. Entrance: €8 (before midnight) €10 (after midnight)

Life is a PLAYGROUND

We all love playing We all love teasing We all love screaming our lungs out on the finest electro, pop, indie and classics! We believe the

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Expo: Pen Pals – Frederik Heyman.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Expo on May 14, 2012

 

When: Thursday, May 17. 2012 Time: 19:00 Where: Base-Alpha Gallery – Kattenberg 12 – 2140 Antwerp – Belgium What: Pen Pals – Solo show – Frederik Heyman

www.frederikheyman.com www.basealphagallery.com

 

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Belgian Pride 2012.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Causes, Diary, Party, Travel on May 14, 2012

 

And what a wonderful Pride it was. Had to drag Julian from out of the Bear Village but that was to be expected. Check out the pictures here!

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Call for entries: PRIDE PHOTO AWARD 2012.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Expo on May 13, 2012

 

Pride Photo Award is an international photo contest for top quality photography on sexual and gender diversity. We would like to request your assistance in spreading the call for entries for the Pride Photo Award 2012 contest, which ends on July 7th. Contestants can register and submit their photos through the contest page on

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Children of Srikandi.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Et Alors? Magazine, issue02, Movies on May 13, 2012

 

Children of Srikandi is the first film about queer women in Indonesia, the country with the world’s largest Muslim population. Eight authentic and poetic stories are interwoven with beautiful shadow theater scenes that tell the story of Srikandi, one of the characters of the Indian Mahabharata. This collective anthology transcends the borders between documentary,

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CASTING CALL: Great American Road Trip.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Travel on May 13, 2012

 

This summer don’t just hit the road, rediscover it by entering this contest—and have it all documented by Out magazine.

Planning a summer road trip or itching for a top-down, wind-in-your-hair, endless vistas kind of escape? Need new material for your Amazing Race audition tape? Ever thought “travel writer” was missing from your resume?

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Expo: NOUVEAU MONDE – The End = The New – Paris (Fr)

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Art, Expo on May 12, 2012

 

When: May 23.  – July 5. 2012 – Vernissage / Opening: May 23. – 19h30 Where: Le Cabinet des Curieux – 12 passage Verdeau -  75009 Paris Métro: Grands Boulevards – Richelieu Drouot

2012 evokes the end of the world. This interpretation of the Mayan calendar, feeds Hollywood productions, and various idealistic movements. But

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Bears.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Et Alors? Magazine, issue02 on May 12, 2012

 

Heavily set, rugged and fiercely hyper-masculine, these are males who convey strength, identity and are an ever-growing subculture of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) population. Welcome to the “Bear” community.

Read the complete article by Josie Pyke with wonderful pictures by Jan Van Breda in issue 2 of Et Alors? Magazine. Get

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Canada May Get Genderless Passports Soon.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Great on May 12, 2012

 

A  report  in La Presse newspaper in Canada suggests that soon Canadians may be able to apply for genderless passports — some form of national passport that does not reveal the carrier’s gender.

Read the article HERE.

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A brandnew musical collaboration between Amanda Lepore and Cazwell.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Music on May 11, 2012

Source/interview: Out.com

Seeing Amanda Lepore and Cazwell together, you immediately detect their deep bond. All that macho swagger he presents in his videos is gone, and he seems to bask in his muse’s radiance. And she is something more than his muse to hear them tell it—and is also his protégé. Lepore had a

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Marc Jacobs Makes Shirts for Kids with Two Moms or Two Dads.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Causes, Shops on May 11, 2012

 

The shirts are $35, are available at his New York City-based Little Marc Jacobs Store, and all proceeds from sales will go to the Human Rights Campaign.

Little Marc Jacobs Human Rights Campaign

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Argentina Makes Sex-Change Surgery History with New Gender Identity Law.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Great, Travel on May 11, 2012

 

Wow: Argentina just passed an unprecedented “Gender Identity” law that will allow adults seeking sex-change surgery or hormone therapy to get expenses covered under private or public health plans without a stamp of approval from a doctor or judge.

Read more on Jezebel.com

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Belgian Artists against Homophobia.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Causes, Great, Music on May 10, 2012

 

Belgian artists Geike Arnaert, Stijn, Buscemi and 4T4  (‘t Hof van Commerce) recorded a videoclip in theme of  the Rainbowweek and the International Day Against Homophobia on May 17th.

The Belgian Centre of Equality & Anti-racism (Centrum voor Gelijkheid van Kansen en Racismebestrijding) summons all artists and concert organizers to shout against homophobia.

Actions:

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Support Barack in his decision to support marriage equality.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Great, Icons on May 10, 2012

 

Sign and share via All Out.

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Glee.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Great, Press on May 10, 2012

 

We’re all but lovers of hysterical singing youngsters & highschool tearjerking  tragedies here at Et Alors? Magazine, but we wouldn’t be ourselves if we ultimately didn’t got hooked on GLEE.

Keeping in mind that most people don’t have a life if they can’t complain about someting, there’s a new media controversy about Glee

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Queeristan Festival 2012 – Amsterdam (Nl)

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Music, Party on May 10, 2012

 

When: May 18 – 15:30 till May 20 – 20u30 Where: Op de valreep – Polderweg 620 – Amsterdam & Occii – Amstelveenseweg 134 – Amsterdam What: Queeristan Festival 2012

Queeristan is about providing a space: not only an autonomous space that dodges logics of profit and commercialisation, but also a platform to both

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Wool Fetish.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Et Alors? Magazine, issue02 on May 9, 2012

 

Let’s be honest here: the moment Johnny Depp draped the cutest, soft pink mohair sweater on his gorgeous body in the biopic on the American director, producer, writer and actor Ed Wood, many of us developed a delicious vision on wool fetish. But what is wool fetish all about? When turning to Wikipedia, information

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“Le Changement” by Bram De Ceurt.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Art on May 9, 2012

 

Models:

Sara Scarlet Thomas Gielen Dirk Hesse Jean D’Anvers Mua:

Daisy Vermandel

Assistant:

Catherine NitroJane Robertson

www.bramdeceurt.com

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