LGBTQ+

In almost a quarter of the world’s countries, it is illegal to be a lesbian. The fact that it’s 2024 yet people are still being discriminated against for something that… Read more.

Stephen Fry, a British writer and broadcaster, argues that the paedophile priest scandal can be explained by the Church’s repressive attitude towards sex. Because sex is a primary impulse, it… Read more.

Glam rock, a musical movement that began in Britain in the early ‘70s in celebration of all things camp*, was inspired, at least in part, by the gay liberation movement… Read more.

I wondered how it would feel to be touched,finally giving way to trustand not be afraid. – melt the stone– “Yearning,” I repeated  softly. What a beautiful word to hear a butch… Read more.

Feminist separatism, sometimes referred to as lesbian separatism/’political lesbianism’, is a branch of feminism, originating in the latter half of the 20th century, that poses the theory that feminist opposition… Read more.

In a world of polarities, where all we’re taught is black and white, Stone Butch Blues adds to what we know is really a rainbow. How we choose to live… Read more.

I want you to take a moment out of your day to ask yourself the following: Why do I feel the need to label myself? Am I doing it to… Read more.

Some people claim that being gay is a mental illness, a sad excuse of homophobia.  ‘You need help’, they tell us, as though their bigotry is them ‘looking out for… Read more.

Encouraging freedom of expression, the Eurovision Song Contest has frequently been dubbed the ‘Gay Olympics’ (see also: ‘Gay Christmas’, and ‘the Gay World Cup.)’ A big hit amongst the queer… Read more.

Because some of us are born with the cross hairs of a rifle scope printed on our backs. Some of us aren’t. See a running theme here? It’s about telling people that… Read more.