Queer

The rebels and misfits of Karlheinz Weinberger
Photography

The rebels and misfits of Karlheinz Weinberger

Teenage riot — The Swiss photographer spent years capturing ‘die Halbstarken’ – a group of outlier teens who embraced the 1950s rebel aesthetic of James Dean and Marlon Brando.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Claude Cahun: Jersey’s queer, anti-Nazi freedom fighter
Activism

Claude Cahun: Jersey’s queer, anti-Nazi freedom fighter

A soldier with no name — When the island was under Nazi control during the Second World War, two avant-garde artists attempted their own cryptic resistance campaign. Now, 75 years after its liberation, their story is finally being shared.

Written by: Jessie Williams

Inside Lagos’s underground queer clubbing scene
Music

Inside Lagos’s underground queer clubbing scene

It’s been six years since homosexuality was effectively criminalised in Nigeria. Despite this, LGBTQ people in the country are still finding ways to meet, hook up and have fun.

Written by: Vincent Desmond

The queer modernists who radicalised New York art
Art

The queer modernists who radicalised New York art

The young and the evil — In the early 20th century, LGBT artists would defy the law by secretly sharing their work with friends and family members.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Carmen Maria Machado on lockdown, utopias and writing
Books

Carmen Maria Machado on lockdown, utopias and writing

‘Survival is its own art form’ — The US author reflects on the success of her genre-bending queer gothic memoir, In The Dreamhouse.

Written by: Kate Wyver

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

Uncovering the truth behind Chechnya‘s homophobic purges
Film

Uncovering the truth behind Chechnya‘s homophobic purges

The real story — In his new documentary, David France went undercover to tell the story of the people helping the LGBTQ+ community escape persecution in the southern Russian state.

Written by: Katie Goh

Juno Roche and the radical redefining of ‘trans’
Books

Juno Roche and the radical redefining of ‘trans’

A new manifesto — In their emboldening new book Trans Power, the LGBTQ activist makes an urgent call for change, while offering a new perspective on ‘trans‘ identity.

Written by: Jake Hall

Bruce LaBruce on art, porn and queer sex work
Art

Bruce LaBruce on art, porn and queer sex work

On our backs — The artist discusses his appearance in new exhibition On Our Backs, which celebrates the revolutionary work of LGBTQ sex workers, activists and allies.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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

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