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.

Specialist in neuroscience challenges actor Carlos Vereza after he declared “there are no trans children.”
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Specialist in neuroscience challenges actor Carlos Vereza after he declared “there are no trans children.”

Elska magazine shines a light on Bangkok – perhaps Asia’s queerest city – for its latest issue
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Elska magazine shines a light on Bangkok – perhaps Asia’s queerest city – for its latest issue

Openly gay RNLI volunteer shares his experience of being part of the crew
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Openly gay RNLI volunteer shares his experience of being part of the crew

Friend of Dorothy – supplements to improve gay sex
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Friend of Dorothy – supplements to improve gay sex

Elska takes an intimate trip to the world’s most legendary queer city, San Francisco
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Elska takes an intimate trip to the world’s most legendary queer city, San Francisco

Ian Green OBE looks back on his past seven years leading Terrence Higgins Trust
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Ian Green OBE looks back on his past seven years leading Terrence Higgins Trust

Greater Fort Lauderdale: Welcome Nature Lovers
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Greater Fort Lauderdale: Welcome Nature Lovers

“I was subjected to over 100 violent assaults”: Peter Tatchell remembers the Bermondsey by-election of 1983
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“I was subjected to over 100 violent assaults”: Peter Tatchell remembers the Bermondsey by-election of 1983

Tales of the Second City: The Etiquette of Naked Dining
Birmingham

Tales of the Second City: The Etiquette of Naked Dining

FEATURE: A Taste of the Good Life for Everyone Under the Sun
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FEATURE: A Taste of the Good Life for Everyone Under the Sun

The Safari Bar: a gay bar, in a zoo, in Bognor Regis, in 1983…
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The Safari Bar: a gay bar, in a zoo, in Bognor Regis, in 1983…

I used to be terrified of HIV – now I can have sex with confidence
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I used to be terrified of HIV – now I can have sex with confidence