LGBTQ Rights
My trans son’s life depends on compassion not political point scoring
“I was scared every time he left the house,” writes the parent of a trans child following the murder of trans teen Brianna Ghey and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s comments mocking trans people this week.
Written by: Jo
The drag night at the heart of LGBTQ rights in Namibia
Amid a growing LGBTQ+ civil rights movement and multiple Supreme Court hearings that represent a crucial moment for equality in the country, Drag Night Namibia provides a space for queer joy and solidarity.
Written by: Chris de Beer-Procter
Stonewall FC are creating a football culture for everybody
In partnership with EA Sports FIFA 22 — Common Goal is an editorial series created in partnership with EA Sports and FIFA 22. In this instalment, we explore how the world’s most successful LGBTQ+ football team are creating a more inclusive beautiful game.
Written by: Ben Smoke
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
The LGB Alliance threatens more than trans rights
#LWithTheT — In the wake of a popular British gay magazine sharing several tweets from a transphobic organisation last month, writer Jack King argues that these attempts to stoke division are a danger to us all.
Written by: Jack King
The activists taking on Poland's 'LGBT-free zones'
Polish Stonewall — One-third of Poland has declared itself free of "LGBT ideology", as state-sanctioned hatred towards queer people escalates under the ultra-conservative Law & Justice party. Writer Jake Hall speaks to the local activists fighting back.
Written by: Jake Hall
My life as a transgender woman in Russia
‘I won’t be bullied into hiding’ — Russia is widely regarded as one of the most homophobic nations in the Western world. Following the enactment of a law against ‘gay propaganda’ in 2013, hate crimes against members of the LGBTQ community have soared, especially murder and serious violence. Transgender people are arguably even more of a target, given Russia’s culture of rigidly enforcing gender roles. 27-year-old Eva Borisov explains what it’s like being transgender in such an intensely hostile environment.
Written by: Eva Borisov, as told to Nick Chester
The untold story of Manchester’s LGBTQ pioneers
Invisible Women — Together, Angela Cooper and Luchia Fitzgerald transformed the lives of thousands of women – yet no record of their activism exists. Now, a new documentary is shining a light on their incredible story.
Written by: Liam Taft
Hundreds of protesters gather to demonstrate against the DUP-Tory coalition
'Women marching to say no more.' — Protesters gathered in Parliament Square last weekend to oppose the Conservative-DUP coalition, chanting for the rights of women, LGBTQ people and those whose lives were lost in Grenfell.
Written by: Biju Belinky / Theo McInnes