LGBTQ+ people don’t exist in a vacuum: TQ speaks to Shakhawat Hossain Rajeeb

Shakhawat Hossain Rajeeb is a leading Bangladeshi LGBTQ+ rights activist. After a series of death threats and the loss of close friends, he left the country and is now living in exile abroad. He was kind enough to respond to questions sent by Ibtisam Ahmed about the struggles of the movement and the celebrations of its successes.

Transphobia: An increasingly liberal affair?

In this article, Jon B rejects the notion put forward by Rebecca Reid in her recent Metro article that it’s time for trans people to be more receptive to cis people’s concerns about trans issues.

Mainstream visibility is so important for the bisexual community

Bisexual visibility was on full display during Joy 949 Sydney Mardi Gras coverage. Andrew Macdougall tells us why it's so important.

LGBTQ+ visibility in fashion: Are times changing?

Hadley considers the role of gay designers in increasing LGBTQ+ visibility in the fashion industry.

Cis is not a slur

Karen Pollock explores why in order to challenge the process of othering we have to accept we all have labels and identities.

Jerry Cornelius, a queer hero?

Guest Writer, Gareth Davies asks who are your queer heroes when you grew up with in a world where the very word was unspeakable except as a slur

Transgender Trend follow in the footsteps of other anti LGBTQ+ organisations

Two of our curators, teacher Annette Pryce and psychotherapist Karen Pollock discuss the publication of advice for schools by the anti-trans lobby group Transgender Trend

Core Issues Trust – therapists or just common or garden bigots?

Edit 07/02/2018: Vue cinemas have confirmed that the film is not being shown, however Core Issues Trust continue to promte conversion therapy. Karen Pollock looks at just what Core believe.

February: Looking forward, looking back

Our curator Karen Pollock looks forward to whats happening at TQ this month

The fight to decriminalise same-sex intimacy in the Commonwealth

As part of our monthly theme of politics, Ibtisam Ahmed looks at the campaign to decriminalise same-sex intimacy at the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.