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It has been 5 years since my first suicide attempt – here's why I celebrate it

Fireworks in the sky — By defiantly commemorating the day he attempted to take his own life, Ben Smoke has a chance to embrace his life while also calling people to action. With LGBTQ young people almost five times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual counterparts there’s no time to waste.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

The bigoted British media is actively endangering trans people

From Where I Stand — In todays Times Janice Turner penned a transphobic column, painting transgender people as predators and a threat to our children. Some journalists are obsessed with attacking the trans community, placing vulnerable people in danger while turning our media toxic, writes Dawn Foster.

  • Opinion
  • Dawn Foster

Backstage with the trans stars of fashion week

Walking with queens — As Trump’s anti-LGBTQ policies creep through Congress, we spend time with the trans and drag models of New York – hearing their thoughts, hopes and fears for the future.

  • Culture
  • Jonathan Turton

A night on the town with LA’s queer Vaqueros

The cowboys of East Hollywood — For the past 26 years, Latinx queers have been heading to East Hollywood’s ‘Vaquero Night’ – a cowboy-themed event with a South American spin.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

Kevin Spacey’s ‘apology’ for allegedly propositioning a teenager is insulting

From Where I Stand — The fact Kevin Spacey is gay and that he might have been drunk while allegedly propositioning a 14-year-old for sex is entirely immaterial. Neither should have had a place in his apology, writes Michael Segalov.

  • Opinion
  • Michael Segalov

Jared O'Mara: 'I feel deeply ashamed of the man I was'

A changed man? — Just hours after deeply homophobic and sexist comments made online fifteen years ago by Labour MP Jared O'Mara surfaced in the national press, Huck News Editor Michael Segalov meets him in Parliament.

  • Reportage
  • Michael Segalov

You wouldn't debate 'curing' my Jewishness, so why my sexuality?

From Where I Stand — We should call 'gay cure therapy' what is really is: an abusive and bigoted form of torture, writes Michael Segalov.

  • Opinion
  • Michael Segalov

The harrowing story of the UK’s first openly gay footballer

Forbidden games — Justin Fashanu was a figure of fascination for tabloids until, at the age of 36, he hanged himself. A new documentary from Adam Darke looks back on his legacy.

  • Film
  • Alex Robert Ross

All aboard the Bang Bus: London's outrageous, queer late night trip through time

A vehicle for change — Step inside the DIY LGBT tour bus ensuring queer histories aren't forgotten. Don't google Bang Bus though, the results are really NSFW.

  • Culture
  • Michael Segalov

Lockwood51: The bold brand making queer-friendly skate wear

Skateboards and jockstraps — After dealing with homophobia all his life, the anonymous designer behind Lockwood51 took action – creating their own playful, provocative label for LGBT skaters.

  • Culture
  • HUCK HQ

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