Anja*Oliver Schneider
they/them/theirs - gender-neutral terms
I’m a non-binary trans, queer educator, writer, Accessible Yoga teacher, and scholar. I’m also the author of Non-Binary. An Introduction and facilitate workshops on LGBTQ* topics, creative writing, and mindfulness.
Born and raised in a small town near Frankfurt, Germany, I’ve lived and studied in several parts of the U.S.**, including at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I graduated with an M.A. in American Studies in 2021 from Goethe University Frankfurt, exploring the intersections of lesbian and trans communities. Currently, my work focuses on the complexities of femme/butch dynamics, trans masculinities, disability, and queer abuse, often in close connection to nature and the body.
I want to create accessible, intersectional feminist, and expansive texts, art, and spaces as alternatives to dominant structures and, by doing so, offer people the opportunity to connect more deeply with themselves and others.
**Land Acknowledgement: What today is most widely known as the United States of America is the occupied ancestral home of over five hundred different Indigenous tribes. I acknowledge the colonial history of this violence, Indigenous people’s continued resistance, and the sovereignty of the First Nations.