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What does lesbian & bi culture look like in the internet age?
All The Things She Said — Writer Daisy Jones discusses her new book, a nuanced and introspective guide to the ever-changing nature of modern-day queerness.
Written by: Katie Goh
Easing the gay blood ban means more sexual stigma
Pyrrhic victory — In the wake of a rule change meaning that more gay men can give blood, writer Benjamin Weil argues that the burden of AIDS discrimination has merely shifted elsewhere in the community.
Written by: Benjamin Weil
Somewhere to go: the fight for London’s queer spaces
The disappearing city — The capital has lost 58 per cent of its LGBTQ+ venues in the past decade. These spaces are vital, as a recent rise in hate crime makes painfully clear – but how much longer can they survive?
Written by: Jessica Furseth
How austerity targeted… the LGBTQ community
Cut out: a decade of destruction — From HIV prevention to domestic abuse: in the latest instalment of Cut Out, writer Louis Staples explores how Tory cuts have gutted LGBTQ support networks.
Written by: Louis Staples
Documenting LGBTQ hedonism in ’80s Czechoslovakia
Illicit nights — Photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková spent years capturing Prague’s underground party scene in the early 1980s, exposing a new perspective on life behind the iron curtain.
Written by: Geralda Cela
The sinister story behind Russia’s LGBTQ ‘kill list’
A dangerous message — Last month, activist Elena Grigorieva was murdered after her details were doxxed on a mysterious, Saw-inspired website. But who is behind it, and why doesn’t anyone seem to be taking it seriously?
Written by: Jake Hall
I went to a LGBTQ self-defence class. Here’s what I learned
Fighting back — With both homophobic and transphobic attacks on the rise, the UK is becoming a dangerous place to be queer – should we be learning how to protect ourselves? Writer James Greig investigates.
Written by: James Greig
Those complicit with oppression have no place at Pride
Anyone associated with the denigration, torture and deaths of LGBTQ+ people should not be welcome at Pride – regardless of how they identify.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Collier Schorr’s portraits of LGBTQ activists and artists
‘You can’t be discouraged’ — The American photographer captures 15 intergenerational trailblazers for Stonewall’s 50th anniversary.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Why we need to pay attention to India’s election result
LGBTQ lives are at risk — As in Trump’s America and Bolsonaro’s Brazil, the country is now under strict conservative rule – which puts the LGBTQ community in particular danger.
Written by: Peter Yeung
Top or bottom? The play exploring the politics of gay sex
‘We need to dissolve labels’ — Parties, porn and sexual politics: we talk to writer Willy Hudson about his play Bottom – a raucous journey through contemporary queer life in London.
Written by: Ben Smoke
The radical history of LGBTQ protest art
How to make a difference — Born out of repression and adversity, queer art has always been about stepping outside the comfort zone and searching out other ways of being. Now, its politically charged legacy is being celebrated in a new book.
Written by: Miss Rosen