Trans

Red shop frontage with "Open Out" branding and appointment-only signage.
Activism

Meet the trans-led hairdressers providing London with gender-affirming trims

Open Out — Since being founded in 2011, the Hoxton salon has become a crucial space the city’s LGBTQ+ community. Hannah Bentley caught up with co-founder Greygory Vass to hear about its growth, breaking down barbering binaries, and the recent Supreme Court ruling.

Written by: Hannah Bentley

Activism

We are young trans people occupying Wes Streeting’s office

Following the Health Secretary’s decision to permanently ban puberty blockers for young Trans people, activists from Trans Kids Deserve Better have occupied the space outside his constituency office writes Grin.

Written by: Grin, Trans Kids Deserve Better

Music

The organisation levelling the playing field in the music industry

Founded in 2022, The Name Game is committed to helping female, non-binary and trans people navigate the industry.

Written by: Djené Kaba

Photography

The legendary trans artist & illustrator behind Drag magazine

A new book brings together pioneer Vicky West’s luminous illustrations of fantasy, femininity and fashion.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Activism

London Trans+ Pride is breaking records

With 60,000 people on the streets, the fifth iteration of the event made history as the largest ever trans pride.

Written by: Ben Smoke

Election 2024

Experts weigh in on key policies from the 2024 General Election Manifestos

Stuck on who to vote for? Want to get more informed but feel overwhelmed by how much information there is? Or simply want to hear what experts think? Don’t worry! We got you!

Written by: Ben Smoke

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

Photography

Revisiting Casa Susanna, the legendary Trans refuge in pre-Stonewall America

A new book explores the story of the private oasis for self-identified heterosexual men and their wives seeking space to explore gender variance at a time when homosexuality and crossdressing were treated as crimes and mental illnesses.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Election 2024

What it's really like to access gender affirming healthcare as a young trans woman

In explaining her often difficult, frustrating and long journey through the healthcare system, Johanna Kirkpatrick dispels many of the myths surrounding gender identity clinics.

Written by: Johanna Kirkpatrick

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

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