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Features & Longread

Deep dives, untold stories, and bold perspectives. In this section, you’ll find longform journalism, personal essays, and reported features that explore the richness and complexity of queer life — from culture and politics to identity, history, and community. Take your time, dig in, and discover stories that stay with you.

INTERVIEW: West End Queen Portia De Fosse on stage life, Charlie Hides' wisdom and her wish to “go back and give Nigel Farage’s dad a condom.”

INTERVIEW: West End Queen Portia De Fosse on stage life, Charlie Hides' wisdom and her wish to “go back and give Nigel Farage’s dad a condom.”

Ladies and gentleman, theys and thems, welcome to the Brighton & Hove residents' community corner series celebrating our city’s bold drag artists, boundary breaking performers and a new category unlocked for 2026: Brighton & Hove based queer/LGBTQ+ owned businesses. In 2025 I decided that I wanted to

The Green Moment

The Green Moment

What does it feel like to inherit the most famous Green seat in Britain? Siân Berry, MP for Brighton Pavilion and successor to Caroline Lucas, sits down with Leslie Clarke to talk about the rise of the Green Party and what it means to be at the heart of it.

INTERVIEW: The Manchester student behind Hot Politics aims to make politics more accessible

INTERVIEW: The Manchester student behind Hot Politics aims to make politics more accessible

Grace Jackson built a Green Party campaign following during the Gorton and Denton by-election. Now, she is turning a side project into a movement.

How a single poll became a Reform propaganda win — and why you shouldn't fall for it

How a single poll became a Reform propaganda win — and why you shouldn't fall for it

But look closely at the numbers, and a very different story emerges; one about statistical illiteracy, convenient framing, and the way data can be weaponised without a single figure being wrong.

INTERVIEW: Dan Fulham on queer legacy, inclusivity, and why the future of Musical Theatre must welcome everyone

INTERVIEW: Dan Fulham on queer legacy, inclusivity, and why the future of Musical Theatre must welcome everyone

Lights, learning, action! 🎬✨

“We’ve always been here”: How a lost 1960s queer novel found its way back

“We’ve always been here”: How a lost 1960s queer novel found its way back

On the latest episode of Still Here, Leslie Clarke speaks with Dr D-M Withers of Lurid Editions and Dr Christopher A. Adams about the republication of Mariana Villa-Gilbert’s A Jingle Jangle Song: a rediscovered queer novel from 1968 and a friendship formed through snail mail.

INTERVIEW: Natasha Hamilton unveils new single Fantasy, opens up about creative freedom, the music industry and her vision for Morpho Records

INTERVIEW: Natasha Hamilton unveils new single Fantasy, opens up about creative freedom, the music industry and her vision for Morpho Records

"Being an independent artist now means I get to explore things on a deeper level creatively, which I absolutely love."

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