10 LGBTQ+ Classical Composers You Should Listen To
Historically, both the LGBTQ+ community and 'the composer' have been painted as ‘the outsider’ by many. But LGBTQ+ composers have been present throughout musical...
‘Umbrella Academy’ Star Elliot Page Comes Out As Transgender
Thirty-three-year-old Oscar-nominated Elliot Page publicly came out as transgender on their Twitter this morning.This comes six years after Elliot, formerly Ellen, came out as...
An Excellent Ensemble In ‘The Boys In The Band’: Review
There are worse ways to spend an evening than watching the gorgeous cast of Netflix’s new LGBTQ+ film The Boys In The Band. Based...
Celebrating Bi Visibility Day
Also known as (Celebrate Bisexuality Day, Bisexual Pride Day, CBD, and Bisexual Pride), Bi Visibility Day is all about celebrating and raising awareness of...
Polari: Not A Want, But A Need
Morse code? But make it gay, sis.No shade hunty but here’s the piping hot tea. Long before slaying, kiking and okuring, British gays communicated...
The NHS Rainbow: Why Its Usage Has Angered The LGBTQ+ Community
Rainbows are synonymous with gay pride, but are now being used to support the NHS. Has the casual dusting off of a century's worth of history completely missed the point?
What Does the Future Hold for LGBTQ+ Spaces?
It is easy to feel bleak about the future of queer spaces. According to UCL research, 58% of LGBTQ+ bars in London closed their...
Super Happy Fun America: The Myth of Straight Pride
This week, a Boston-based group, Super Happy Fun America, applied for a permit with the City of Boston to host a ‘Straight Pride Parade’,...
The Sociology of Hand-Holding
Being gay is still one of the most contentious issues that stands in the forefront of the debate of our country’s changing moral standpoint....
Hey, straight people. Stop going to gay bars.
My sexuality is not a joke. Don’t you dare use my sexuality to fuel your ‘quirky night out’. Gay bars are not the same as normal bars. They are effectively the only spaces in society that are specifically dedicated to the LGBTQ community.
The battle is won but the war for equality is far...
It’s official: after a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling on the 26th June, gay marriage has now been legalised in all 50 American states. In...
Bisexuality is real and valid, so let’s stop erasing it
With the much anticipated return of Orange is the New Black back on our TV (or rather, laptop) screens, it's time to touch on a subject...
