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.
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The Queerness responds to the US elections
The Queerness responds to Donald Trump’s election win and Brexit, and discuss what it means for LGBTQ+ rights and where we go from here.
Queer people of color & criminal (in)justice, Part 1: classification and incarceration
In this multi-part series, Michael Paramo explores some of the intersections between queer people of color and the criminal justice system. Part one focuses on the classification and incarceration of queer people of color.
Pride in London’s RAF fly-past is excessive and short-sighted
Pride in London’s decision to allow the RAF to stage a fly-past at this year’s event has caused consternation in some quarters. Lee Williscroft-Ferris gives his view on the need for less drama and more insight.
Diversity schmiversity!
Diversity: a word so often banded about in LGBTQ+ circles. But what does it mean in reality for less ‘visible’ members of our community? Juno Roche discusses.
Last orders at the Eurovision party?
Can the LGBTQ+ pride flag ever be non-political, and should Eurovision even try to insist that it is? In her latest blog Karen Pollock discusses the issue of asking for ‘non-political flags only’ at this year’s Eurovision.
An everyday story of queer country folk
For many LGBTQ+ people life outside the cities is anything but a rural idyll.
Queeroes: Lesbians and Gays Support The Miners
As part of our Queeroes series to mark LGBT History Month, Lee Williscroft-Ferris explains why the members of Lesbians & Gays Support The Miners are an personal inspiration to him.
Pride of Place: England’s LGBTQ Heritage
A pioneering project seeks to bring LGBTQ+ heritage in England to light in a way never seen before – Jonathan Boniface takes a look at ‘Pride of Place’ in the run-up to the project’s upcoming digital seminar.
Bisexuality, the LGBTQ+ community and class: we need a resolution
In a guest article for The Queerness, Steve Topple gives a deeply personal account of coming out as bi and looks at the issues of bisexuality and class within the LGBTQ+ community.
