Durham Pride has apologised for booking a white performer impersonating Beyonce with blackface make-up. Marcus Stow asks: Do we really need to remind people that blackface is offensive in 2017?
Category: Opinion
What is Pride in London for?
In light of yesterdays revelation that there is no separate Bi representation at Pride in London Karen takes the role of critical friend and asks what is Pride for?
Knowing who the real monsters are
Looking at both an alt-right attack on trans woman Sophie Labelle, and an attack by another trans woman, India Willoughby, on non-binary people, guest writer Sam Hope uses these unconnected incidents to examine some important questions.
You are queer enough
Steph Farnsworth pulls apart the myth that certain identities are “less queer” than others.
Would you like a side helping of biphobia with that? The Gay UK and stigmatising bisexuality
Guest writer, Rachel Charlton-Dailey examines how The Gay UK’s Twitter polls were biphobic.
The price of spending a penny
Everyone seems to want to talk about toilets. Karen Pollock tries to look past the myths, and into the facts of public toilet provision.
We need to stop hating on ace members of the community
Stephanie Farnsworth takes apart the acephobia in the LGBTQ+ community
It’s 2017 and nobody knows what ‘aro’ means
Stephanie Farnsworth tackles the myths being pushed about aromantic identities.
Queer and Wicca: a contradiction?
Can a religion that places heavy focus on balancing male and female energies and uses wombs and fertility as symbols of feminine power ever be truly inclusive and welcoming to queer and gender variant people? Lois Shearing explores what it means to be queer and Pagan.
Growing up gay in Northern Ireland
Dónal Murray-Ferris presents his story about growing up in a country where he felt unable to truly celebrate and be proud of his sexuality. I have lived in merry old England since 2004 when I […]
