LGBTQ
The queer Russian couples refusing to apologise for their love
We are together — Photographer Anna Milokumova meets queer couples in Russia who exist and resist in a political landscape keen to see them fail.
Written by: Biju Belinky
Understanding David Hoyle, Britain's finest avant-garde anti-drag queen
Parallel Universe — David Hoyle has spent his life fighting power through honesty and openness, not pointless kindness. Now he's set to be immortalised in print.
Written by: Biju Belinky
In Trump's America, there is nowhere for LGBT people to hide
My Month With Trump — Each month until Trump leaves office we'll be hearing how he's impacted individual lives in our column My Month With Trump. As the Bigot-in-Chief looks poised to sign an anti-LGBT executive order, LA-based Jeff Leavell hits out at his fellow white gay men just like him sitting silently by in his community as the flames of prejudice spread. There is no safe space to hide in.
Written by: Jeff Leavell
Why Christmas is the loneliest part of my year
A Queer Grinch — For Amrou Al-Kadhi, a gay Iraqi-drag queen, Christmas was all about isolation and survival, until he found a supportive community with Rainbow Pilgrims.
Written by: Amrou Al-Kadhi
The alternative parties keeping old working class venues alive
Partying to survive — London’s declining traditional venues are surviving by providing a home for threatened alternative nightlife, from live music to LGBTQ parties.
Written by: Alex King
More than a pretty face: Talking race and gender with Donnika Anderson
Finding liberation in the world’s harshest industry — Fashion is, as we all know, a pretty shallow industry. But that doesn’t mean it has to be that way. Model Donnika Anderson explains how she found liberation in modelling and how fashion is slowly untangling its deep-rooted issues.
Written by: Saoirse O'Leary