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LGBTQ+ zines from places where being gay is condemned

Queer resistance — From Russia to India and Hong Kong, we take a look at the zines which are carving out vital spaces of self-expression for queer people in countries where same-sex relationships still remain taboo.

  • Culture
  • Z. Raza-Sheikh

The queer activists reclaiming Norse myth from the far-right

Make vikings gay again — At the Capitol riots, one figure stood out from the crowd: the QAnon Shaman, covered in tattoos of Norse symbols. White supremacy and Norse myth have long been interconnected – but a community of LGBTQ+ activists and allies are fighting to save this noble tradition from hate.

  • Activism
  • Poppy Koronka

The project championing Black queer and trans masculinity

Being seen — A new photo and podcast series is shining the spotlight on the experiences and cultural contributions of Black gay, bi and trans masculine artists and activists, who for too long have been misrepresented, marginalised and erased.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen

We must learn how to talk about queer sexual assault

Speaking out — LGBTQ+ people are statistically more likely to experience sexual violence, but the topic seldom receives mainstream coverage. It's time we discussed the issue with the nuance it deserves, argues writer Jake Hall.

  • Opinion
  • Jake Hall

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.

  • Opinion
  • Jack King

The secret spaces giving a voice to Saudi Arabia's youth

Behind closed doors — In Saudi Arabia, where homosexuality merits the death penalty and many activists are still jailed or tortured for sedition, there are few places for the country's youth to express themselves freely. But a handful of underground events are seeking to change that.

  • Activism
  • anonymous

The rebels and misfits of Karlheinz Weinberger

Teenage riot — The Swiss photographer spent years capturing ‘die Halbstarken’ – a group of outlier teens who embraced the 1950s rebel aesthetic of James Dean and Marlon Brando.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

Claude Cahun: Jersey’s queer, anti-Nazi freedom fighter

A soldier with no name — When the island was under Nazi control during the Second World War, two avant-garde artists attempted their own cryptic resistance campaign. Now, 75 years after its liberation, their story is finally being shared.

  • Culture
  • Jessie Williams

Inside Lagos’s underground queer clubbing scene

It’s been six years since homosexuality was effectively criminalised in Nigeria. Despite this, LGBTQ people in the country are still finding ways to meet, hook up and have fun.

  • Music
  • Vincent Desmond

The queer modernists who radicalised New York art

The young and the evil — In the early 20th century, LGBT artists would defy the law by secretly sharing their work with friends and family members.

  • Art
  • Miss Rosen

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