On National Coming Out Day, Louise McCudden takes a critical look at “coming out” culture, and how it fuels heterosexism.
Category: Essays
Are we OK? The performance of emotional labour in queer spaces
Karen Pollock explores who emotional labour is demanded of, and why this should be challenged.
The Australian marriage equality debate underlines the need to stay vigilant
Guest writer, Michal Astley, examines and deconstructs some of the main arguments in the debate on marriage equality in Australia.
We support the self-identification of gender
A selection of the curators at The Queerness discuss why they support self-identification of gender
The General Synod and a curate’s egg of protection for LGBTQ+ people
Whilst welcoming the agreement cis LGB people should be protected from the harms of conversion therapy, Karen Pollock questions why the Church of England does not extend the same protections to trans people
A Speech to the LGBTQ+ Community
In the last few days of pride month. Angel Rojas presents a written speech to his fellow members of the LGBTQ+ Community.
A letter to the Democrats from an LGBTQ+ American
Angel Rojas takes on the Democratic Party and their patronization of LGBTQ+ people.
Reflections on representation
Karen Pollock explores what LGBTQ+ representation means
When employers are transphobic: the enemy within
Due to the content of this post, the writer has request anonymity to be able to safely reveal the struggle of working for an organisation that aids transphobia.
Et tu, Chimamanda?
Guest writer Sam Hope reflects on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi’s recent pronouncement on trans women and challenges the notion of ‘real women’.
