In celebration of Mass Effect

Ahead of the release of Mass Effect: Andromeda, Stephanie Farnsworth looks back at the franchise's original trilogy.

Review: The Fire Eater’s Lover by Sophia Blackwell

For this month's theme of Book Club, Lois Shearing reviews second anthology The Fire Eater's Lover, which celebrates all things related to performance. Whether its getting up on stage, dressing up for a night out, or seducing a lover, The Fire Eater's Lover heaves with the beauty of all the rituals and tribulations of everyday life.

Fragile masculinity: Hammond’s homophobic fear of ice cream

Stephanie Farnsworth takes Richard Hammond's comments to task that straight men don't eat ice cream.

The problem with The Guardian’s take on racism in LGBTQ+ spaces

There's nothing wrong per se with the content of Owen Jones' piece in The Guardian on racism in LGBTQ+ spaces, but it says a lot about the voices mainstream media chooses to publish.

The Queerness responds to the US elections

The Queerness responds to Donald Trump’s election win and Brexit, and discuss what it means for LGBTQ+ rights and where we go from here.

Film Review: Beautiful Something

There is something that has always bothered me about gay cinema from the US and that is its lack of nuance and depth that European gay cinema seems to get. Since gay cinema hit the mainstream in the 80s and 90s with films like My Beautiful Laundrette and Philadelphia and TV like Angels in America … Continue reading Film Review: Beautiful Something

Hypermasculinity and LGBTQ+ identity erasure in communities of color

Michael Paramo focuses on the complex issue of hypermasculinity and its role in contributing to LGBTQ+ identity erasure within communities of color.

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.

Orlando: Love doesn’t always win

In light of the events in Orlando, Karen Pollock personally responds to the ideas of blame, responsibility and how we should respond.

The LGBTQ+ news round-up: 4 June 2016

From the Greek isles to the streets of New York City, Tom Ana brings you the most important headlines and stories you might have missed from the last 7 days.