LGBTQ

Inside London’s Museum of Sex
Culture

Inside London’s Museum of Sex

For two days only a derelict house in south east London will become a hub of artwork exploring eroticism, sexuality, gender, and the body.

Written by: Brit Dawson

An unconventional portrait of queer motherhood
Photography

An unconventional portrait of queer motherhood

In new book, ‘This Train’ photographer Justine Kurland documents her life on the road with her young son amongst brutal histories inscribed in the earth.

Written by: Miss Rosen

My life as an LGBTQ asylum seeker in the UK
Election 2024

My life as an LGBTQ asylum seeker in the UK

Although the UK is more tolerant than the country they fled, the government's persecution of migrants and LGBTQ people, as well as the labyrinthine asylum system, continues to make torture survivor King feel unsafe.

Written by: King, a client at Freedom from Torture

Thessaloniki International Doc Festival is celebrating LGBTQ+ Cinema
Film

Thessaloniki International Doc Festival is celebrating LGBTQ+ Cinema

A report from the 2024 TIDF sees art, empathy, a bit of violence and a hopeful vision for the future of Greek cinema.

Written by: Christina Newland

Documenting the complex transition of a photographer’s child
Photography

Documenting the complex transition of a photographer’s child

In her new photobook You Refuse to Believe that You Ever Liked Pink, Dena Elisabeth Eber intimately explores her evolving relationship with her child, Alex.

Written by: Isaac Muk

The “King of Fetish” Revisits the Golden Age of Zines
Photography

The “King of Fetish” Revisits the Golden Age of Zines

A new exhibition and catalogue look back at a radical chapter of underground publishing which saw zines become the medium of choice for artists, musicians, filmmakers, and writers.

Written by: Miss Rosen

A vivid history of LGBTQ+ counterculture in 1980s New York
Photography

A vivid history of LGBTQ+ counterculture in 1980s New York

With the exhibition ‘Drag Show’, curator Paul Baker Prindle revisits this fabled chapter of LGBTQ+ history, celebrating the iconoclasts, radicals, and renegades who forged their own path during the height of the AIDS crisis.

Written by: Miss Rosen

The trans boxer fighting to open up combat sports for queer people
Huck Presents

The trans boxer fighting to open up combat sports for queer people

Trans boxers are banned from licensed fights in England, so Jill Leflour is going blow-for-blow to end trans exclusion in sport.

Written by: Alex King

Inside Kazakhstan’s secret drag scene
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

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

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