Features & Longread OPINION: Amnesty International responds to government’s “dangerous” ban on teaching sex education to children under the age of nine The UK government has announced that Relationships, Sex and Health Education curriculum will not be taught to children until the age of nine, a move which Amnesty International has called “dangerous”. The government’s new guidance proposes that children should not be taught sex education under the a By Contributor • 3 min read
Features & Longread FEATURE: A 63-year struggle for intersex recognition and rights “I have been erased all my life by family, teachers, doctors and co-workers” By Contributor • 10 min read
Opinion OPINION: It is time we take pride in our politics The LGBTQ+ community across the UK was hit with the reveal of the latest cabinet reshuffle on November 13. Whilst we all may have breathed a sigh of relief at the sacking of Suella Braverman as Home Secretary, who has publicly declared anti-trans, anti-migrant, and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, there is zer By Xantippe Steele • 4 min read
Opinion FEATURE: Sex Education goes hand in hand with the LGBTQ+ community “For a large part of my adolescence, queer sex was shrouded in taboo and uncertainty.” By Xantippe Steele • 5 min read
Opinion TALES OF THE SECOND CITY: Eat Out to Help Out Next time you walk by a shop displaying a sign stating ‘BACK IN FIVE MINUTES’, wonder what is happening behind closed doors… and hope they have rinsed their hands before reopening for business. By Contributor • 3 min read
Features & Longread OPINION: The World Cup and Me. Sophie Cook on why you won’t see her at this year’s World Cup in Qatar “FIFA says that the tournament will help to break down barriers, if that’s the case then there needs to be a lot more barrier breaking and a lot less selling the soul of the game off to the highest bidder.” By Contributor • 5 min read
Comment OPINION: What Do Queers Want? by Jason Thomas-Fournillier The gay agenda aims to identify and rescue LGBTQ+ people from oppressive conditions in which they live in. By Contributor • 2 min read
News COLUMN: ’80s fashion? It’s on its way back! This year, one of the hottest trends is predicted to be a revival of the fashions of the era that brought us fishnet stockings, legwarmers, shoulder pads, and high-waisted bikinis: the 1980s By Contributor • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News OPINION: ‘The Uncertainty of the Displaced’ Jason Thomas-Fournillier from RAS Voice, a group of refugees and asylum seekers who are campaigning to change the asylum system in the UK, shares his concerns on the UK government’s Nationality and Borders Bill By Contributor • 2 min read
News COLUMN: Glenn Stevens’ Top Travel ‘Tips’ “… A drag queen walked around the bar after her stint on stage holding aloft a metal ice bucket. It was only after chucking in some change did I realise why she used a metal ice bucket as my coins made a racket. I can still see her withering look as her manicured red nails clawed out my donation, an By Contributor • 3 min read
News COLUMN: Stuff & Things by Jon Taylor So, what’s on my mind as I step blearily out of winter and into spring? Do I have a huge life changing project to put into practice as the year kicks into gear? Am I assessing the dull, grey aspects of my life and looking to inject them with a little va va voom? By Graham Robson • 3 min read
News VLOG: ‘Queer I Am’ by Andrew Flewitt Andrew Flewitt shares his joy as he discovers our brilliant city. In this first episode he catches Melanie C’s gig at Chalk nightclub. By Contributor • 1 min read
