Estonia

Estonia prides itself on being a digital state built on efficiency and equal access. Yet for many trans people, accessing gender-affirming healthcare still means navigating bureaucracy and convincing a panel of experts that their identity is legitimate, as Sascha Lumi learned when beginning her legal and medical transitioning.

Estonia's drag scene is booming. Meet the artists behind the movement creating spaces for queer joy, gender exploration, and splendour.

A journey from anti-trans hostility in the US to safety, solidarity, and healing in Estonia’s queer and trans community.

Arguing that feminism has achieved its goal, that it’s a relic of the past; now that women are clearly liberated from the regressive misogyny of pre-Industrial family and social organization, there is no use nor need for it to exist today. 

Kristel Kruustük, 29, is the co-founder of Testlio, a startup that tests software. Nominated ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ in 2017 in Estonia, she’s the youngest female millionaire in the country and a prominent figure in the European tech industry.