As the LGBTQ+ community heads into Pride month, Lee Williscroft-Ferris considers why exactly we are ‘still protesting this shit’.
Category: Community
The Bi flag turned 19 this week & you told us what it means to you
For the week of the bi flags 19th birthday (because lets be real, everyone loves a birthday week) Lois Shearing explores what the bi flags means to the community it represents.
The problem comparing trans people with blackface
The problem of comparing self-promoting white people doing blackface with the millions of trans people worldwide is explored by Sam Hope.
How to celebrate Bi Visibility Day if you aren’t bi
For Bisexual Visibility Day, Lois Shearing explores that ways that non-bisexual people can celebrate and be better allies to the bi+ community. Today is Bisexual Visibility Day, a day dedicated to highlighting the issues faced […]
The LGBTQ+ community only cares about one kind of love
Steph Farnsworth argues that the community needs to be more accepting of different kinds of queer love
Straight Pride Matters?
As the Pride season ends, Karen Pollock asks why some people keep demanding they be allowed to have a “Straight pride”
Dear cisgender feminists, trans women are not your enemy
Guest writer Chay Brown, an activist from the National Union of Teachers, responds to the assertions that the reforms to the gender recognition act are in contradiction to the rights of others.
Trump is attacking trans people and healthcare with one stone
Trans writer, campaigner, and mental health worker Sam Hope explores why there will always be trans people in the military, and why Trump’s tweets banning trans soldiers could signal a risk to everyone’s health.
Selfish cis gay men: The stubborn stain on our community
Transport for London’s decision to introduce more inclusive language has provoked outrage – and not just from those you might expect. Lee Williscroft-Ferris takes issue with selfish cis gay men.
LGBTQ+ domestic abuse needs more than rainbows and hand-wringing
In light of the report into the demise of Broken Rainbow, an LGBTQ+ domestic violence charity Karen Pollock explores what is needed to support LGBTQ+ survivors.
