August: The Swimsuit Edition

This August the Queerness is looking at bodies, and the queer communities often difficult relationship with them

PrEP: No Holy Grail but no cause for sexual moralisation either

Surely, the ruling that the NHS can fund the distribution of PrEP can only be seen as a positive development? Apparently not. Lee Williscroft-Ferris is troubled by some of the reactions to this historic decision.

Hooked to the silver screen: David Bowie on film

David Bowie's queerness is most closely associated with his music, but how does it manifest in his film career? James Gent offers a whirlwind retrospective.

Other lands

The great unexplored realm of the trans vagina, in this piece Juno lays bare.

X-Men: Bad Queer Civil Rights Crusaders, Not Hetero Heroes

The X-Men characters are presented in more palatable heterosexual bodies but they are very much a coded narrative on two branches of queer protest and resistance. Sean O’Toole writes about why X-Men stories resonate with queer trauma, safe spaces, and survival.

Shoving it in their faces: the story of same-sex PDAs on film

Can we have meaningful LGBTQ+ representation without showing same-sex PDAs? Danni Glover investigates.

Labour crushing LGBTQ+ people again

Stephanie Farnsworth examines the situation within Labour and what it means for LGBTQ+ people

July: Dont look back in anger

As part of our July theme "Talkin 'bout my generation", Karen Pollock explores why so many of the big names of LGBTQ+ activism seem resistant to change and new ideas.

Chapter two – It’s different now?

It's different now though isn't it, the stigma, it's not as bad as it was in the early days of inscribed tombstones and crashing rocks? Juno Roche continues looking back over her story.

Film Review: The Duke of Burgundy

Karen Pollock explores the themes behind The Duke of Burgundy, a story of love, betrayal and how far we will go to please a love