Why are so many Goths queer?
Why are so many Goths queer?
Kitty Osman explores the dark, fluid, and defiantly queer subculture of Goth
The lonely I in LGBTQIA
Daniel Scheffler unpacks the fight for intersex rights and visibility
Going back to (queer) High school
As Netflix continues to cancel LGBTQ+ shows, Emily Garside reflects on the importance of representation on screen and how queer teen TV, such as Heartstopper, has helped heal part of her younger self
Our revolution has always been queer and homeless
George F visits a trans-anarchist refuge in North London and explores the crowbar-toting, mascara-clad history of trans and queer housing autonomy.
A messy history of LGBTQ+ dating shows
In the first of our series, Queerly Beloved: Tales of Identity and Belonging, David Opie, explores the history of LGBTQ+ dating shows From There's Something About Miriam to I Kissed A Boy (or Girl)
Pop punk princess GIRLI reflects on her latest release, Matriarchy, and how she declared, “fuck this industry,” before forging her own path
Pop punk princess GIRLI reflects on her latest release, Matriarchy, and how she declared, “fuck this industry,” before forging her own path.
Decoding the queer legacy of Pet Shop Boys
Journalist and Pet Shop Boys mega fan, Nick Levine, takes a look back at the queer legacy of one of the biggest bands in the world ahead of their brand-new, 10-track studio album, ‘Nonetheless'.
Queer Art: A boring and lazy categorisation?
In this article culture journalist Laila Ghaffar explores whether art criticism is doing artists a disservice by simply relegating their work into the category of queer art.
Ukraine's queer community finds refuge in the face of war
Journalist, Finbarr Toesland, interviews those LGBTQ community members residing in Ukraine’s capital city, who are carving out havens of community, connection and safety as the war rages on.
Hysterical Exhibition by Bee Illustrates and Eliza Hatch
Maedbh Price interviews photographer Eliza Hatch and artist Bee Illustrates on their exhibition Hysterical which celebrates the women and non-binary people using art as a tool to create lasting change
I’m a lesbian who watched The L Word for the first time 20 years after its release and I have THOUGHTS
I'm a lesbian who watched The L Word for the first time and I have THOUGHTS!
Imy Brighty-Potts writes about her experience of watching the glossy 00s drama with a cult following 20 years after its original release.
Monster Review
Ahead of its UK release this Friday 15th March, David Opie reviews Monster, a queer narrative which examines and unspools modern society’s complicated relationship with the truth.
Carmen Maria Machado on Writing Porn
Carmen Maria Machado has teamed up with queer ethical porn company Aorta to make a spooky ghost-hunting porn film and we find out why.
The Many Faces of Pete Burns
We all know the word "icon" is horribly overused, but it's still the best way to describe Pete Burns. Anything else would feel too small and restricting for the singer and reality star who defied easy categorisation but always made a massive impact. Seven years after his untimely death at the age of 57, clips from Burns' caustic 2006 stint on Celebrity Big Brother continue to circulate on social media. One stinging put-down – "you're insincere to the point of nausea", aimed at Baywatch actress Traci Bingham – has become a camp classic.
This Is Me…Now: A Love Story cements Jennifer Lopez's status as a camp gay icon
In her new film, Lopez plays a hopeless romantic reflecting on her experiences with love (Credit: Amazon Studios)
The complicated history – and ambiguous future – of the word "queer"
What do you think when you hear the word "queer"? For some members of the LGBTQ+ community, it's a term of empowerment with a political edge: "We're here, we're queer, get used to it!" For others, it's a cruel homophobic slur that hasn't lost its sting since it was hurled in the playground several decades earlier.
All of Us Strangers Review
All of Us Strangers review – Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott tremendous in a beautiful fantasy-romance
Paradise Lost
Across all three of these novels - Dancer From the Dance, Nights in Aruba, and The Beauty of Men - Holleran’s characters have a complex, and sometimes even combative relationship with New York; as life pulls them away from it and yet they continue to find, or force, their way back.