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.
How Overwatch changed gaming
For gaming month, Stephanie Farnsworth looks at what made Overwatch so successful.
The reality of women
After a weekend when yet again the validity of trans identities has been called into question Karen Pollock explores the ideas of realness and authenticity
In celebration of Mass Effect
Ahead of the release of Mass Effect: Andromeda, Stephanie Farnsworth looks back at the franchise's original trilogy.
Game On!
The theme for March is gaming, introduced by Karen Pollock
LGBT History is for life, not just for February – TQ meets founder of LGBT History Project North East
February was LGBT history month. It has been celebrated across the country with talks, flag raising and events. Karen Pollock talks to the founder of the LGBT History project North East about why our history matters for more than 1 month of the year.
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 upped sticks from my quiet hometown to the bright lights of Luton town to begin my studies at University. Initially, … Continue reading Growing up gay in Northern Ireland
This is the next century: my old school just launched a gender identity policy and this is how it feels
As part of our February theme of 'faith', guest writer, Catherine Baker, describes her experiences at St Paul's Girls' School and comments on their introduction of a gender identity policy.
Nero burns whilst the world plays on; Milo and child abuse apologists
As a therapist who works with survivors of childhood sexual abuse, Karen Pollock takes issue with the idea being an abuse victim gives you license to abuse others.
The Church of England needs to learn sorry is not the hardest word
As part of our spirituality month Karen Pollock one of our curators explores what actual repentance for past injustices towards lgbtq+ might look like
