Gay

Somewhere to go: the fight for London’s queer spaces
Reportage

Somewhere to go: the fight for London’s queer spaces

The disappearing city — The capital has lost 58 per cent of its LGBTQ+ venues in the past decade. These spaces are vital, as a recent rise in hate crime makes painfully clear – but how much longer can they survive?

Written by: Jessica Furseth

How austerity targeted… the LGBTQ community
Opinion

How austerity targeted… the LGBTQ community

Cut out: a decade of destruction — From HIV prevention to domestic abuse: in the latest instalment of Cut Out, writer Louis Staples explores how Tory cuts have gutted LGBTQ support networks.

Written by: Louis Staples

Documenting LGBTQ hedonism in ’80s Czechoslovakia
Photography

Documenting LGBTQ hedonism in ’80s Czechoslovakia

Illicit nights — Photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková spent years capturing Prague’s underground party scene in the early 1980s, exposing a new perspective on life behind the iron curtain.

Written by: Geralda Cela

The sinister story behind Russia’s LGBTQ ‘kill list’
Activism

The sinister story behind Russia’s LGBTQ ‘kill list’

A dangerous message — Last month, activist Elena Grigorieva was murdered after her details were doxxed on a mysterious, Saw-inspired website. But who is behind it, and why doesn’t anyone seem to be taking it seriously?

Written by: Jake Hall

I went to a LGBTQ self-defence class. Here’s what I learned
Opinion

I went to a LGBTQ self-defence class. Here’s what I learned

Fighting back — With both homophobic and transphobic attacks on the rise, the UK is becoming a dangerous place to be queer – should we be learning how to protect ourselves? Writer James Greig investigates.

Written by: James Greig

Those complicit with oppression have no place at Pride
Opinion

Those complicit with oppression have no place at Pride

Anyone associated with the denigration, torture and deaths of LGBTQ+ people should not be welcome at Pride – regardless of how they identify.

Written by: Ben Smoke

Collier Schorr’s portraits of LGBTQ activists and artists
Photography

Collier Schorr’s portraits of LGBTQ activists and artists

‘You can’t be discouraged’ — The American photographer captures 15 intergenerational trailblazers for Stonewall’s 50th anniversary.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Why we need to pay attention to India’s election result
Reportage

Why we need to pay attention to India’s election result

LGBTQ lives are at risk — As in Trump’s America and Bolsonaro’s Brazil, the country is now under strict conservative rule – which puts the LGBTQ community in particular danger.

Written by: Peter Yeung

Top or bottom? The play exploring the politics of gay sex
Culture

Top or bottom? The play exploring the politics of gay sex

‘We need to dissolve labels’ — Parties, porn and sexual politics: we talk to writer Willy Hudson about his play Bottom – a raucous journey through contemporary queer life in London.

Written by: Ben Smoke

The radical history of LGBTQ protest art
Art

The radical history of LGBTQ protest art

How to make a difference — Born out of repression and adversity, queer art has always been about stepping outside the comfort zone and searching out other ways of being. Now, its politically charged legacy is being celebrated in a new book.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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