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Shon Faye: ‘Transphobia is a direct product of capitalism’

The Transgender Issue — Ahead of the release of her new book, the author talks to writer Robin Craig about how transgender healthcare must change, sex worker solidarity and what it will take to achieve trans liberation.

  • Activism
  • Robin Craig

Photos celebrating female and non-binary skateboarders

To Balance is Trust — Photographer Hannah Bailey explains her project capturing over 20 skaters across the globe which aims to shed light on inspiring young figures in the community.

  • Culture
  • Hannah Bailey

Why don’t video games take sex seriously?

Hardcore software — Historically, video games rarely feature sex, and when they do, it’s often deeply problematic. But a new generation of indie creators are taking matters into their own hands by offering nuanced, diverse and LGBTQ+ friendly portrayals of all things erotic.

  • Culture
  • Tom Faber

Prisoners on the devastating reality of life in lockdown

Breaking point — Inmates describe the conditions inside the UK’s prisons amid the pandemic, shedding light on the Criminal Justice System’s deepening crisis.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

A kaleidoscopic history of the queercore scene in the ‘90s

Punk revolution — A new book is celebrating queercore, which brought together music, zines, photography, art, film, writing, performance art and style, and the people on the inside of the movement who made it an underground phenomenon.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen

For LGBTQ+ football fans, even more must be done

Reclaim the game — This year’s Euros showed glimmers of hope for LGBTQ+ inclusion and diversity in football – but can that energy be channelled into the World Cup?

  • Activism
  • Jack King

The forgotten radical history of London’s Rebel Dykes

Punk politics — A new exhibition is spotlighting a group of queer activists and artists who ran riot through 1980s Britain and would profoundly influence lesbian culture.

  • Culture
  • Rosie Hewitson

A joyous portrait of Wigstock in the 1980s and ‘90s

Breaking taboos — Photographer Rafael Fuchs recounts attending the annual drag-a-thon, which offered space for celebration at the height of AIDS crisis.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen

Photos from London’s joyous & defiant Trans+ Pride march

Now in its third year running, Trans+ Pride London attracted some 7,500 attendees. Photographer Bex Wade was on hand to capture the uplifting and poignant event.

  • Activism
  • Bex Wade

Liverpool is taking a stand against anti-LGBTQ+ attacks

Enough is enough — Earlier this week, following a series of violent attacks on queer people in the city centre, demonstrators came together in a moving show of solidarity.

  • Activism
  • Vuyokazi Mtukela

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