Our curator Karen Pollock explores the sudden media fascination with trans kids, and trans masculine identities, and asks what it tells us about societies attitudes to gender diversity.
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Why anti trans feminists are setting back women’s civil rights
Queerness Curator Sam Hope demonstrates why the feminist anti-trans lobby are doing Patriarchy's work for it, and makes some radical suggestions for ways forward.
You are queer enough
Our curator Karen Pollock puts out a heartfelt plea for LGBTQ+ people to stop excluding those who don't meet arbitary standards from the community.
Why Kevin Spacey’s abuse brought back painful memories of the closet
Ibtisam Ahmed looks at how the closet can play a toxic role in situations relating to sexual abuse.
Navigating age and ageism within trans communities
Sam Hope explores the complexity of a type of oppression that time is constantly changing
How Twitter’s #bisexual ban perpetuates bi-erasure
Holly explores why the Twitter bisexual ban is about more than easy to use social media search tools
What it’s like to be out but not out-out as a bisexual
Lois Shearing explores what it means to be out, but not out-out as a bisexual and why it's important to respect our identity, even if we sometimes let ourselves 'pass'.
Suffer little children
Karen Pollock takes issue with the latest gutter press article about trans young people.
Bisexuality and stigma shift to acceptance
Stigma is one of the major issues facing the bisexual community, creating mental and physical health issues, while keeping people closeted in fear of rejection. Andrew Macdougall takes a look.
“Me Too”: LGBTQ+ people and sexual assault
When all LGBT+ people including men are at elevated risks of sexual violence, how can we speak about this without erasing men's violence against women? Sam Hope shares some intersectional insight on the issue
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