Alice in Wonderland is one of the most variedly illustrated stories ever, and yet artists over the past 150 years have limited themselves in strange ways when re-imagining this classic. Last year, I made a call for African, African American, or otherwise non-European-looking Alices in Wonderland on

Since the end of 2018, every role in the Armed Forces is open to women.

When I was 14 years old I made a bet with my father that I would make it to the Olympics as a show jumping rider for the Dutch Olympic Equestrian team.

Soft, round and curvy: a part that pops out in my silhouet. A source of irritation. Container of food, wrapping my vital organs. My belly, occasionally somewhat of a mystery to me, a mystery that I carry around and would sometimes like to get rid of. 

In de serie ‘mijn gender, mijn gezondheid’ geeft LOVER het woord aan ervaringsdeskundigen die ergens tegenaan zijn gelopen in de gezondheidszorg.

It is not uncommon to read of feminists rationalizing the idea that nonhuman animals exploited for their reproductive systems and their struggles are unrelated to feminism.

“People travel overseas to do things that aren’t legal in Ireland all the time. You know, are we going to stop people going to Las Vegas? Are we going to stop people going to Amsterdam?" These are the words of Leo Varadkar, the Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister), casually comparing the journeys

You won’t find it in Google Maps and googling about the old way will not get you near it, but Queeristan really does exist. Last weekend it fitted inside the walls of an Amsterdam squat and was described as a weekend of discussion about queer politics, a Queer Pride March and a queer party. LOVER was there: one of our editors served a panel discussion, her alter ego did a performance, a LOVER ambassador presented the saturday afternoon and LOVER’s web-editor watched it all to present you with an impression.