Arts BOOK REVIEW: Please Miss: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Penis by Grace Lavery Please Miss: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Penis Grace Lavery Grace Lavery is in their own words ‘a reformed druggie, an unreformed omnisexual chaos Muppet, and 100 percent, all-natural, synthetic female hormone monster’. In this meta surreal book she solves her “penis problem,” begins receivin By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Queer Beyond London by Matt Cook & Alison Oram Part history, part dream, part political, part romance, part research but wholly celebratory. A book that tells Our story, by those that built and continue to build the spaces we choose to live in. The range of voices written in its pages reflects the diversity of our community back to us, but time By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts IN PICTURES: Pride Cymru 2022 Pride Cymru 2022 Eric Page returns home and enjoys the wonderful atmosphere of Queer love in the Welsh Capital, Cardiff. After the pandemic pause Pride Cymru returned with a massive turn out, blazing sunshine and a huge cheer in Cardiff on Saturday, August 27 as thousands of people marched through t By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor Filthy Animals Brandon Taylor This collection of eleven LGBTQ+ stories, interwoven and interconnected by character, theme and narrative tension is superb. Taylor takes the familiar Queer tropes and upends them, shakes them out, twists them round, some get a spit and rub, others placed back in strang By Eric Page • 3 min read
Community News Turning The Tables: Scene chats to Andrew Flewitt Andrew is here to tell us about his new Podcast series, Queer I Am, which is launching on July 2. By Chris Gull • 4 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Satyrs Kiss: Queer Men, Sex Magic & Modern Witchcraft’ by Storm Faerywolf This practical guide empowers everyone who identifies as male to take his rightful place at the centre of his own universe, honouring the unique qualities that set him apart from the mainstream. Emphasizing the importance of sexuality in Witchcraft, this book features a variety of methods for celebr By Eric Page • 3 min read
Features & Longread Rare Rainbow Dolphins spotted off Brighton coast Rare Rainbow Dolphin spotted off Brighton coast By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts Festive Feature – Queer author of carols & lesbian poetry: Christina Rossetti Festive Feature – Queer author of carols and lesbian poetry: Christina Rossetti By Contributor • 5 min read
Community News Festive Feature: Gay King Wenceslas & his beloved page Podiven Festive Feature: Gay King Wenceslas & his beloved page Podiven By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Season’s Greetings from Scene If, like us you are alone this Xmas, then we raise a glass to your good health and send you extra warm LGBTQ+ Yuletide Blessings By Scene Editorial Team • 2 min read
General News Chile elects pro-LGBTQ+ president Left-wing LGBTQ+ ally Gabriel Boric has been elected as the president of Chile in a victory over far-right rival José Antonio Kast. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News UK Supreme Court rejects bid for gender-neutral passports The UK has rejected the prospect of gender-neutral passports, following a campaign by non-gendered activist Christie Elan-Cane. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read