Mona Maijs is a queer Dortmund-based poet and author, writing poems, short stories, and slam text. Her content, which she performs live and posts on her Instagram channel “rosa.schichten,” revolves around her life with her wife and two sons in a society that struggles with inequities among diverse communities. Mona is an advocate for the equality of same-sex parents, who remain legally disadvantaged in Germany. She raises her sons without parental rights, even though both are her biological children.
Since moving from Munich to Dortmund in 2018, Mona has been active at literature association LiteraturRaumDortmundRuhr. She began running the project “Das Wunschkabinett” in 2025, which focuses on political utopias featuring a podcast hosted by Mona, an anthology, and several readings.
Grassroots LGBTQ+ Resistance to Federal Pressures
Over the course of 2025, the Trump administration has implemented policies and executive orders designed to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives; defund support services for vulnerable groups, including …
Safe But Not Secure
Perceived Threats and Queer Realities in Washington, DC, and Germany In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election in 2016 and his resurgence in 2024, LGBTQ+ communities across the United States …
