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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.

What Charlie Kirk’s death tells us about rhetoric, extremism and risks for LGBTQ+ people

What Charlie Kirk’s death tells us about rhetoric, extremism and risks for LGBTQ+ people

Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a tragic reminder of spiralling political violence. His anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric was deeply harmful, yet celebrating his death is wrong. We must turn down the heat before words breed more violence.

It's Still Legal: The fight to ban Conversion Practices in the UK

It's Still Legal: The fight to ban Conversion Practices in the UK

Despite years of promises and mounting public pressure, conversion practices - often misleadingly called “conversion therapy” - remain legal in the UK. These practices aim to suppress or change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, and are widely condemned by medical and psychological professionals as unethical and harmful.

7/7 - 20 years on: a personal memory

7/7 - 20 years on: a personal memory

On 7 July 2005 I was not in my office at the British Medical Association’s HQ in Tavistock Square, London. Instead, as Director of Communications I was attending a meeting at the British Medical Journal’s offices in the same building but further up Upper Woburn Place towards Euston.

Independence Day: Why LGBTQ+ America has no cause to celebrate

Independence Day: Why LGBTQ+ America has no cause to celebrate

For many LGBTQ+ people across America, this Fourth of July is not a celebration but a moment of reflection. As freedoms are questioned, communities across the country are quietly showing courage, care, and hope.

Gay footballer and influencer Kevin Penrose helps raise funds for Irish LGBTQ+ charity

Gay footballer and influencer Kevin Penrose helps raise funds for Irish LGBTQ+ charity

Gay footballer and travel influencer Kevin Penrose has spoken candidly about the nerves he felt returning to the pitch after launching his podcast, The GAA Social. The Tyrone Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) player, 31, described the experience as feeling like he was “coming out all over again” when the podcast

Beats in the Underground: How Berlin is using techno and art to reclaim its U-Bahn stations

Beats in the Underground: How Berlin is using techno and art to reclaim its U-Bahn stations

Berlin is turning to techno and art to make its U-Bahn stations safer — not with more police, but with beats, art and light. It’s a bold, very Berlin move, rooted in the city’s queer spirit and belief that culture can build community where fear once lingered.

Outside the EHRC, protest is still a right

Outside the EHRC, protest is still a right

The High Court has rejected an attempt to stop trans rights protests outside the EHRC. Leslie Clarke explores what the ruling means for free speech, the right to protest, and the growing tension between LGBTQ+ communities and the body meant to protect them.

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