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Cruising on the West Side Piers, New York’s wild side

West Side Highway — In the late 20th century, the area was an if-you-know-you-know hotspot for the city’s gay scene. William Howell’s new photobook immortalises it.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen

The raw, fledgling intimacy of Peter Hujar’s contact sheets

Hujar:Contact — A new photobook highlights the process of the legendary queer photographer, and his process of growing into the artist he ultimately became.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen

Defiant photos of New York’s ’80s & ’90s queer activists

Arresting Images — Dona Ann McAdams’ photographs document the AIDS crisis, lesbian organising and civil disobedience from one of the most fraught eras in American LGBTQ+ history. A sale of her archive takes place later this month.

  • Activism
  • Sydney Lobe

Reynaldo Rivera’s intimate portrait of queer Latino love

Propiedad Privada — Growing up during the AIDS pandemic, the photographer entered a world where his love was not only taboo, but dangerous. His new monograph presents inward-looking shots made over four decades, which reclaim the power of desire.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen
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Largest-Ever Display of UK AIDS Memorial Quilt Opens at Tate Modern

Grief Made Visible — Comprising hundreds of panels made by lovers, friends and chosen family, the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt returns in full for the first time since 1994 – a testament to grief, friendship and the ongoing fight against HIV stigma.

  • Culture
  • Ella Glossop

Documenting Gay power and Pride in 1980s America

New photo book ‘Castro to Christopher: Gay Streets of America 1979–1986’ is an epic story of creativity, community, strength, joy, and resistance on two coasts.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

We need an honest conversation about monkeypox

Vax equity now — With the government dragging its heels in the face of a global health emergency, we must take steps to fight misinformation and demand a swift UK-wide vaccine roll out, writes Phil Samba.

  • Activism
  • Phil Samba

How Section 28 birthed today’s gay rights movement

A new book from Paul Baker traces the legislation’s tumultuous history and the lasting impact its had on LGBTQ+ activism today.

  • Activism
  • Leeza Isaeva

The Huck List: 20 for 2021

Hell Of A Year — We’re celebrating the inspiring individuals and activist groups who’ve been building a better future in 2021.

  • Activism
  • Huck

It‘s a Sin’s Nathaniel Hall on the reality of living with HIV

Fighting stigma — We sat down on our Instagram channel with actor and activist Nathaniel Hall, who contracted HIV at age 16, to discuss the Channel 4 drama and how, after years of keeping it secret, he came to live openly and boldly with the disease.

  • Activism
  • HUCK HQ

‘It‘s a Sin’ taught me I need to confront shame as a gay man

Unhealed wounds — Russell T. Davies’ drama is a potent reminder of the suffocating self-loathing gay men endured during the AIDS crisis. It should also be a call to arms as a new generation of LGBTQ+ people struggle to find acceptance, writes Politics Editor, Ben Smoke.

  • Culture
  • Ben Smoke

We mustn’t forget the tabloids‘ sins against the gays

Facing the past — When AIDS emerged in the ‘80s, it presented the perfect opportunity for tabloids to stir public fears. Holding the media accountable will mean acknowledging their bigotry – both past and present.

  • Activism
  • Jack King

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