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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.

Brandi Carlile’s Musical Homecoming: ‘Returning to Myself’ and the fight for LGBTQ+ equality

Brandi Carlile’s Musical Homecoming: ‘Returning to Myself’ and the fight for LGBTQ+ equality

Brandi Carlile’s latest chapter is a triumphant blend of personal reflection, musical evolution, and unwavering activism. With her new album Returning to Myself and a powerful collaboration with Elton John on Who Believes in Angels?, Carlile continues to use her voice to uplift, inspire, and advocate - especially for

Poland’s first Queer Museum – A bold beacon of memory and resistance

Poland’s first Queer Museum – A bold beacon of memory and resistance

In the heart of Warsaw, nestled between a kebab shop and a second-hand clothes store on Marszałkowska Street, a quiet revolution has taken root. Poland’s first queer museum - the QueerMuzeum - opened its doors in late 2024, marking a historic and defiant milestone not only for the country’

Interview with Dr Sam Hall: Inside Britain’s Trans Health Crisis

Interview with Dr Sam Hall: Inside Britain’s Trans Health Crisis

Over 40,000 people are on NHS waiting lists for gender care. In this Political by Design special, I sit down with Dr. Sam Hall to cut through the noise and talk about the real challenges and hope inside Britain’s trans health crisis.

Let’s talk about the valley of the TERFS

Let’s talk about the valley of the TERFS

Recently, Jordan Jensen went on Stavros Halkias’ Podcast Stavvy’s World to promote her new Netflix special Take Me With You alongside some TERF ideology. Amidst referring to women as “cumgoblins” and stating being a woman was not hard but “stupid” and “our fault” she also said, “If you are

Bisexual Awareness Week: "I am bisexual, I am proud."

Bisexual Awareness Week: "I am bisexual, I am proud."

For years, Manchester-based entrepreneur and mum-of-one Nicky Wake, 53, felt her bisexual identity was being quietly erased. Not because she hid it, but because life placed her in a long-term heterosexual marriage that overlooked a fundamental part of who she was. Now, five years after the tragic death of her

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.

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