LGBTQ
Legal recognition won‘t protect non-binary people
Dismantle the system — A petition to make non-binary a legally recognised gender is gaining thousands of signatures. But instead of seeking acceptance from the state, we should be fighting to abolish a system that perpetuates violence and discrimination, argues Liv Wynter.
Written by: Liv Wynter
The vigilante group tackling LGBTQ+ hate crime in London
Bender Defenders — With hate crimes on the rise and trust in the institutions tasked with dealing with them swiftly declining, a new street defence movement is coming out to protect queer Londoners from violence.
Written by: Rosie Hewitson
Trans creators are reclaiming their image on OnlyFans
‘I feel that sense of control‘ — Transgender people have historically been marginalised and fetishised in porn. But with its direct-to-consumer model, the adult platform is giving trans performers the opportunity for authentic representation, reports Jake Hall.
Written by: Jake Hall
The digital archive unearthing queer Arab history
This is Takweer — Lebanese artist and designer Marwan Kaabour discusses his new Instagram account devoted to documenting LGBTQ+ narratives in Arab history and popular culture, which have all too often been cast aside.
Written by: Iman El Kafrawi
An alternative guide to London’s rich queer legacy
Story of survival — Alim Kheraj discusses his new book celebrating the capital’s vibrant LGBTQ+ scene and the patchwork of bars, clubs, shops, Pride events, saunas and sex shops that have catered to the queer community – both past and present.
Written by: Jack King
Keir Starmer is failing LGBTQ+ people
Broken promises — A week of delays, inertia and incompetence over a contentious video has thrown Starmer’s commitment to LGBTQ+ rights into question. Can the Labour leader ever win back the community’s trust?
Written by: Ben Smoke
George M. Johnson is uplifting young, queer Black readers
All Boys Aren’t Blue — The 35-year-old LGBTQ+ activist and author from New Jersey discusses their latest book, an unflinching memoir-manifesto traversing topics such as gender identity, toxic masculinity and Black joy.
Written by: Jack King
A kaleidoscopic portrait of British life in the ‘80s & ‘90s
The way we were — Photographer Homer Sykes is crowdfunding for a new book consisting of some his most striking magazine commissions, which together form a vibrant patchwork of the many different sides to life across the country during the Thatcher era.
Written by: Huck
An uplifting portrait of gay liberation in ‘70s New York
Loving openly — Activist and photographer Leonard Fink’s newly-digitised archive captures the West Village’s marches, queer bars and cruising grounds, highlighting the passion and creativity LGBTQ+ people exhibited after Stonewall.
Written by: Miss Rosen
It‘s a Sin’s Nathaniel Hall on the reality of living with HIV
Fighting stigma — We sat down on our Instagram channel with actor and activist Nathaniel Hall, who contracted HIV at age 16, to discuss the Channel 4 drama and how, after years of keeping it secret, he came to live openly and boldly with the disease.
Written by: HUCK HQ