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The story behind the year’s most powerful LGBTQ film

120 Beats Per Minute — We speak to French director and former ACT UP member Robin Campillo about activism, Aids, and his moving must-see masterpiece, 120 BPM.

  • Film
  • Thomas Curry

Portraits of Berlin’s queer punks and skinheads

The ’90s archives — Throughout the ’90s, photographer Christian Vagt lived in the city’s squats, where he shot the everyday lives of his friends and lovers. ‘We were long-haired, didn’t give a fuck and definitely hated capitalism,’ he remembers.

  • Photography
  • Simon Doherty

Revisiting Cynthia Nixon’s contentious views on sexuality

‘Being gay is a choice’ — As the former Sex And The City star enters the race for New York Governor, writer Aimée Lutkin examines her complicated relationship with bisexuality, the public eye, and the LGBTQ community.

  • Opinion
  • Aimée Lutkin

Ezra Furman: 'All queer people have to escape from a prison'

Out of suburbia — The American singer talks radical judaism, building queer-led communities, and why success is just a distraction from making art.

  • Music
  • Michael Segalov

Candid shots of Mexico City’s real gay underground

On the last car — New York photographer David Graham investigates the urban myths surrounding Mexico’s cruising scene, and uncovers a world of vibrant, unrivalled LGBT nightlife.

  • Photography
  • HUCK HQ

The humanity of the AIDS crisis captured on film

The Ward — Photographer Gideon Mendel refused to fan the flames of prejudice that characterised the AIDS crisis, instead documenting the humanity he found on London's specialist wards.

  • Photography
  • Nick Thompson

Neville Southall tackles… Homophobia and trans rights

Neville Knows Best — In his column 'Neville Knows Best', footballing legend turned Twitter sensation Neville Southall takes on the biggest issues of our time. This week he turns to look at the homophobia and transphobia that still permeates our society, and reflects on his own personal journey of understanding, accompanied by an original poem.

  • Opinion
  • Neville Southall

Exploring gender, cults and spirituality in Southeast Asia

Transcendents — In her new book, award-winning photographer and activist Mariette Pathy Allen captures the gender non-conforming mediums of Thailand and Burma.

  • Photography
  • HUCK HQ

The LGBT activist who took on the entire Colombian prison system

‘I had to keep fighting’ — Marta Álverez vowed to get justice after a decade of torture and abuse. Now she’s the first person to be given a public apology from the Colombian government for LGBT discrimination.

  • Reportage
  • Eve Hartley

No really, I’m fine: Celebrating queer life in London

Five years on — On Sunday night London's LGBTQ+ community came together to mark the five year anniversary of a failed suicide attempt, a reminder of the power of community.

  • Activism
  • Michael Segalov

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