In this deeply personal article, a guest writer and survivor of sexual violence objects to the appropriation of sexual assault to deny trans people their basic human rights.
Category: Essays & Fiction
A Guide to Surviving Non-Monogamy
In this guest post for The Queerness, a reader contributes their experience of being a non-monogamous bisexual person and navigating what that means for them.
Bad science
LGBTQ+ people have long had to fight against scientific theories which medicalise and pathologize. Karen Pollock argues it's time to leave the bad science behind.
Thatcher, AIDS and hopelessness: growing up gay in the 1980s and 90s
In a very personal piece, Lee Williscroft-Ferris discusses growing up gay in the 80s and 90s.
Reality is what you make of it
Karen Pollock explores the idea that online identities are somehow less real, or less valid than meatspace ones
Bisexual and Bridal
February 29th is the day that women can traditionally propose to men. Danni Glover proposes that her marriage to a man could still be a queer one.
Why I won’t be at Newcastle’s anti-Roosh V protest
No platforming is a hot topic, but what do we do when someone opposing one form of hate speech themselves uses hate speech against marginalised issues? Karen Pollock explores the thorny issues of free speech and a right to be heard. Is it true your enemies enemy is not your friend?
Austerity is bleeding the LGBTQ+ community dry
In the wake of yet another LGBTQ+ charity closing as a result of cuts, Stephanie Farnsworth examines the cost of austerity for the community.
Civil partnerships for everyone?
Ciera Littleford explores the option of civil partnerships being made available to opposite-sex couples.
Can #BlackTwitter unite black LGBTQ+ people across the diaspora?
#BlackTwitter is never far from the media spotlight, as black people campaign, debate and discuss black culture. Marcus Stow investigates how black LGBTQ+ people are uniting via the power of the tweet.
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