Be the Revolution. Be vocal . Be visible
Tired of browsing through web pages and not seeing stories that speak to you, or reflect your reality? Wait no more, because YOU are about to change that.
You are now cordially invited to send in submissions to the 2nd edition of the first exclusively Trans* online monthly magazine, Queerstion with a primary focus on Sub Saharan Africa. We are looking for stories of personal experiences, articles, news reports, events updates, opinions, poems, short stories, graphic artwork, photographs from Transdiverse* (Transgender, Gender non-conforming, Non-binary, Queer, Intersex) contributions from families and allies of the community are most welcome. If you would like to suggest a column, send in your request with a short description of the column.
In line with the theme for this year’s International Day Against Homo, trans and bi phobia: #Family, It is only befitting that our first issue tackles the theme: Trans Bonds, focusing on contributions about what and who you call family.
Email contributions before or on April, 10, 2017 to editor@queerstion.org
Focus
Your contributions may focus on: news, events, fitness and health, wellness and security, spirituality, relationships and love, send queerstions to a certified counselor, share opinions, become a mentor or coach, trans entrepreneurs advertise your business, products and share business startup ideas, one on one interviews to be featured on trans portraits section, videos, book reviews, reflections, letters and all the creative stuff that tell your own truth. Send us a link to your blog, or vlog, requests for individual or organisational campaigns e.g for binders, scholarships. You may also send security alerts and tips.
If you would like to contribute, please familiarise yourself with our Article and Photo Guidelines below. Articles
We are a magazine about and for Transdiverse people, however every picture you submit does not necessarily have to feature people. Feel free to explore your creativity with the lenses. Please send us high-resolution quality images that are relevant to the categories below.We also appreciate a relevant photo or author photo to accompany your contribution if possible, please take note of our Photo Guidelines.
? Articles can be 500 to 2000 words
? Names of places, people may be changed on request, please indicate if you would like to be anonymous and use another name.
? When sharing about other organisations, individuals or groups please make sure you have full consent.
You are now cordially invited to send in submissions to the 2nd edition of the first exclusively Trans* online monthly magazine, Queerstion with a primary focus on Sub Saharan Africa. We are looking for stories of personal experiences, articles, news reports, events updates, opinions, poems, short stories, graphic artwork, photographs from Transdiverse* (Transgender, Gender non-conforming, Non-binary, Queer, Intersex) contributions from families and allies of the community are most welcome. If you would like to suggest a column, send in your request with a short description of the column.
In line with the theme for this year’s International Day Against Homo, trans and bi phobia: #Family, It is only befitting that our first issue tackles the theme: Trans Bonds, focusing on contributions about what and who you call family.
Email contributions before or on April, 10, 2017 to editor@queerstion.org
Focus
Your contributions may focus on: news, events, fitness and health, wellness and security, spirituality, relationships and love, send queerstions to a certified counselor, share opinions, become a mentor or coach, trans entrepreneurs advertise your business, products and share business startup ideas, one on one interviews to be featured on trans portraits section, videos, book reviews, reflections, letters and all the creative stuff that tell your own truth. Send us a link to your blog, or vlog, requests for individual or organisational campaigns e.g for binders, scholarships. You may also send security alerts and tips.
If you would like to contribute, please familiarise yourself with our Article and Photo Guidelines below. Articles
We are a magazine about and for Transdiverse people, however every picture you submit does not necessarily have to feature people. Feel free to explore your creativity with the lenses. Please send us high-resolution quality images that are relevant to the categories below.We also appreciate a relevant photo or author photo to accompany your contribution if possible, please take note of our Photo Guidelines.
? Articles can be 500 to 2000 words
? Names of places, people may be changed on request, please indicate if you would like to be anonymous and use another name.
? When sharing about other organisations, individuals or groups please make sure you have full consent.
Interviews
If you wish to have an interview instead of writing a story, please contact us with your request and we will make a plan to get your contributions.
Photos and videos.
If you are a photographer and would like to share your work, this is your platform. We are appealing to you for images and videos and we will give full credit. For security reasons please indicate if we should edit your photos so that faces are not recognisable.
? When you submit images or videos of other people please make sure you have signed consent from the people involved.
Please note the Editors reserve the right to edit, shorten, or revise your article, you might also be notified about this beforehand.
What’s in it for you?
?ueerstion Magazine is built on the ethos of camaraderie love and a sense of community, thus we welcome contributions of stories and experiences that also empower and inspire. Although we are currently unable to pay for contributions we hope the opportunity to speak out and connect with the community will provide an invaluable contribution to you.
Who we are
We are a team of revolutionary Transdiverse Afrikans, seeking to creatively and interactively ?ueerstion, reframe the Afrikan Transdiverse narrative and address unhealthy mindsets. Our style is revolutionary, celebratory and conversational. Our goal is to provide a one-stop information hub, which serves as a healthy, safer virtual network where Transdiverse people, families and allies connect, inspire and organise.
PAMOJA!
?ueerstion Media Team and supporting partners, Trans Intersex Rising Zimbabwe (TIRZ), Trans and Intersex Allies and Families TRIAFZ