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In search of authentic Japanese rope bondage culture

(NSFW) Shibari’s popularity has boomed worldwide. Yet in Tokyo, Kinbaku remains an underground affair, connected to the sex industry and practiced by cult icons like Akira Naka.

Written by: Manami Okazaki

Culture

Inside Kazakhstan’s secret drag scene

The gay club in Astana, Kazakhstan is unassuming, hidden behind a plain door in one of the city’s many Soviet-era housing blocks. Inside, it’s the centre of an entire community.

Written by: Isobel Knight

Photography

An insider’s view of Mexico City’s LGBTQ+ community

One photographer’s intimate look inside communal joy and queer spirit in the Mexican capital.

Written by: Isaac Muk

Culture

2023 Wrapped-Up – Huck’s December Newsletter

Emma Garland’s final monthly dispatch of the year takes in the highs and lows of culture and activism in 2023: from Wonka and Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski trial to the loss of humanity in Gaza.

Written by: Emma Garland

Lists

Five original photography deep dives from 2023

Looking back at some of the best visual reporting from the past year, taking us from Himalayan mountains to Manchester moshpits.

Written by: Huck

Lists

Five inspiring stories of resistance and rebellion from 2023

Reflecting on our favourite features of people paddling against the flow, fighting for a better world.

Written by: Huck

Lists

Five of the best only-in-Huck stories of 2023

Revisit some of our favourite deep dives of the last year, that you couldn’t have read anywhere else.

Written by: Huck

Activism

Jeremy Corbyn on why we must never lose hope

As the Season of Hope, our editorial partnership with Peace & Justice Project draws to an end, they look back at the year that was.

Written by: Jeremy Corbyn

Verso

Hit Parade of Tears: Trial Witch

An unexpected acquisition of supernatural power. A cheating husband. A just comeuppance in this excerpt from Izumi Suzuki’s incredible short story collection.

Written by: Izumi Suzuki

Photography

A portrait of home through the queer gaze

New exhibition Dreaming of Home brings together works by 20 international LGBTQ+ artists offering a complexly layered exploration of what it means to be home.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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