As part of our Pride month series Karen Pollock looks at why pride, both as an event and an emotion, is important to LGBTQ+ people.
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Being queer isn’t a moral question – how you vote is
Is coming out as a Tory comparable to coming out as queer? Short answer: no. Louise McCudden explores why.
What do you believe in, Tim Farron?
Guest writer and Biblical scholar, Jo Henderson-Merrygold, takes a look at the stated reasons behind Tim Farron's resignation as Liberal Democrat leader.
Moving the consent conversation forward: TQ speaks to Kitty Stryker
Karen Pollock interviews Kitty Stryker - queer sex educator, writer and activist - about her latest book, and what consent should look like from a queer, kink and sex worker-positive perspective.
Who are the DUP and why should we worry?
On the back of the announcement of the hung parliament Dónal Murray-Ferris profiles just who exactly the DUP are, and why this doesn't promise a good future for the LGBTQ+ community
Queeroes: Vito Genovese and the Mafia
Angel Rojas looks at some unexpected roots of pride and LGBTQ+ history
Leo Varadkar’s ascendency and the need for an intersectional lens
An openly gay Prime Minister in Ireland should be a cause for celebration. Lee Williscroft-Ferris looks at Leo Varadkar's dubious record and suggests otherwise.
Book Review: CN Lester – Trans Like Me
CN Lester's first book has been published by Virago Press, and Karen Pollock reviews it for The Queerness.
What’s going on? Netflix chooses the first day of Pride month to cancel Sense8
Our curator, Karen Pollock, questions the decision to cancel Sense8 on the first day of Pride month.
A letter to the Democrats from an LGBTQ+ American
Angel Rojas takes on the Democratic Party and their patronization of LGBTQ+ people.
The Queerness 