Jordan: Topless trans man features on cover of Arabic gay magazine

The new issue of groundbreaking LGBTI magazine My.Kali features bold images of a trans man on its cover. Jordanian gay advocate, Khalid ‘Kali’ Abdel-Hadi founded and publishes My.Kali.

The English language version of webzine My.Kali launched online in 2007. It began publishing an Arabic version in 2016. This action promoted widespread attention and criticism in the Middle East.

However, as the title is online only, it does not have to register with Jordanian authorities. This is a requisite for all print publications in the region. This means My.Kali largely escapes censure by local authorities, who have stated a printed version would lead to prosecution.

The new issue will be available online from 27 September. It features two covers, each featuring a trans man simply referred to as Rashed. Although the publication has featured a trans woman on the cover before, this is the first time it has featured a trans man. Read more via Gay Star News

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(English 👇 below) . عدد سبتمبر / أكتوبر 2018 (الالكتروني) و الذي يتصدر غلافه راشد، الذي من خلاله يروي قصته في العبور الجندري وتحرره الجسدي. و ايضا خلال فترة العدد سيتم نشر قصة عن الأدوار الجندرية غير الخاضعة لبنات الحارات في الثمانينيات والتسعينيات، و مقال آخر حول الشخصيات غير معيارية الجنسانية والأداء الجندري في تاريخ الفيديو كليبات البوب العربية، و ذلك خلال الأيام و الأسابيع المقبلة. . تصوير: عبدالله الدجاني مكياج: غدير باندك تلبيس: فادي زعمط - الفستان من مانجو اخراج: علاء ابو قشة و فادي زعمط بمساعدة جود خليلي تحرير و اشراف خالد عبد الهادي تصميم الغلاف: عاطف د. . My.Kali's September/October 2018 issue features Rashed on the cover whose story tells us his journey in claiming his gender and body. Also throughout the issue's period we'll be publishing an article on the subaltern media’s postcolonial break from the trap of the “gay international” discourse, and another piece cataloguing (and critiquing) the non conformist performances and characters used in Arabic pop music videos, through the coming days and weeks. . Photography by @a.s.dajani Creative direction by @fadifzumot and Alaa Abu Qasheh. Styling and Set design by Fadi Zumot with the assistance of Jud Khalili. Dress @mango Makeup by: @makeup_ghadeerbandak Editor: Khalid Abdel-Hadi Cover designed by: Atef Daglees

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