Gender
Lissa Rivera on a love that defies all classification
Story behind the still — Through a series of intimate portraits, photographer Lissa Rivera and her partner BJ Lillis have constructed their own fantasy world. Here, Lissa explains what went into making one of their boldest images – a testament to the bond between artist and muse.
It's time women take control of their own sexual desires
From Where I Stand — While the #MeToo campaign has started important conversations about consent, Frankie Mace believes it's time we take it further. Women can initiate sex and embrace their desires, being told we can simply say 'yes' or 'no' to an offer of sex doesn't give women power.
Written by: Frankie Mace
Exploring gender, cults and spirituality in Southeast Asia
Transcendents — In her new book, award-winning photographer and activist Mariette Pathy Allen captures the gender non-conforming mediums of Thailand and Burma.
Written by: HUCK HQ
How Celebrity Big Brother became the wokest show on TV
No, really — Scoff away as much as you wish, but the conversations about gender and sexuality being shown on our #CBB screens are more nuanced and mature than in the pages of our national papers.
Written by: Justin Myers
The bigoted British media is actively endangering trans people
From Where I Stand — In todays Times Janice Turner penned a transphobic column, painting transgender people as predators and a threat to our children. Some journalists are obsessed with attacking the trans community, placing vulnerable people in danger while turning our media toxic, writes Dawn Foster.
Written by: Dawn Foster
Radical art show exploring sex and gender opens in New York
Beyond the binary — From September 27 to January 21, the New Museum will play host to Trigger – a new multimedia exhibition exploring gender’s place in contemporary culture.
Written by: HUCK HQ
In the UK, gender non-conforming people are in danger
Beyond the binary — From physical harassment to violent verbal abuse, the struggles faced daily by people outside the gender binary are rarely discussed – and our indifference is becoming a serious problem.
Written by: Travis Alabanza
The all-women collectives revolutionising the music industry
Girls Rock — With music festivals still dominated by man-heavy lineups, a group of homegrown, DIY collectives are fighting for change.
Written by: Cady Siregar
Should only trans actors take up trans parts?
Summer in London — We asked the cast of Summer In London – a play that's made history with its entirely transgender cast.
Written by: Michael Segalov
The gender-fluid model queering the academic world
From Cambridge to the catwalk... — As a '21st century polymath', Jacob Mallinson Bird is using queer agency to disrupt the heteronormative – opening minds in unexpected places.
Written by: Michael Segalov