Our friends at transitive rag have just released their first issue! trans rag publishes poetry, personal writing, art and digital projects from transgender and gender-diverse artists.

The quarterly online journal is managed by poet, writer and #EnbyLife alumni Ori Diskett (he/she), who also serves as the inaugural issue’s editor.

‘This new project provides space for trans and gender-diverse creatives to platform the works they are most excited about,’ says Ori. ‘We’re publishing the subversive, the maligned, the ignored, the too-complicated; works that are ugly in their prettiness or pretty in their ugliness.’

‘I named the magazine transitive because trans art is transitive — it does something to you,’ says Ori. ‘And it’s a rag because we’re trashy — our art and writing is too often rejected in favour of sensibilities.’

The magazine is based in Meanjin, and brings together some of the most renowned and talented trans writers in Australia and internationally, including previously published #EnbyLife creatives Jack Anthony and Jocasta Suzanne.

‘Issue #1 has some phenomenal trans writing and art that I am so excited about,’ says Ori. ‘Each piece of work, like each trans contributor, has a new perspective and a bold vector… and absolutely nobody has held back.’

Issue #1 is available for free at www.trans-rag.com.