An openly gay Prime Minister in Ireland should be a cause for celebration. Lee Williscroft-Ferris looks at Leo Varadkar’s dubious record and suggests otherwise.
Read more "Leo Varadkar’s ascendency and the need for an intersectional lens"Lee Williscroft-Ferris reviews ‘Come Home’, the new album by leading trans activist and artist, CN Lester.
Read more "Album Review: CN Lester – Come Home"Lee Williscroft-Ferris catches up with Edward Payne about his new book, Mr Impossible.
Read more "‘The perverts, pariahs and politics in all their fabulous glory’: TQ speaks to author, Edward Payne"Some would have LGBTQ+ people believe that Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’ is good for their safety. Lee Williscroft-Ferris takes issue.
Read more "LGBTQ+ people are not pawns in your Islamophobic crusade"Last weekend’s public displays of resistance against the rise of right-wing populism were heartening but Lee Williscroft-Ferris argues that more sustained action is necessary.
Read more "Sustained intersectional resistance can defeat the forces of right-wing populism"As the LGBTQ+ community absorbs the news that George Michael has died, Lee Williscroft-Ferris considers his vital legacy.
Read more "Thank you, George Michael: an LGBTQ+ tribute"Following Karen Pollock’s controversial piece on ‘straight queerness’, Lee Williscroft-Ferris evaluates the queer credentials of his music idol, Björk.
Read more "Björk: A queer icon"Lee Williscroft-Ferris wonders whether he is the only person left feeling cold by GT’s footage of ‘straight men’ kissing other men.
Read more "Dear Gay Times, please leave the straight guy fantasy to GayTube"Surely, the ruling that the NHS can fund the distribution of PrEP can only be seen as a positive development? Apparently not. Lee Williscroft-Ferris is troubled by some of the reactions to this historic decision.
Read more "PrEP: No Holy Grail but no cause for sexual moralisation either"As part of our ‘All roads lead to…’ theme this month, Lee Williscroft-Ferris explains why he’s perfectly happy with life as a ‘rural gay’.
Read more "Not all roads lead to London. Why I’m happy being a ‘rural gay’"