Exhibitions New exhibition, celebrating partnership between Queer Britain and Levi’s®, features clothing from artists, rock legends, movie stars and individuals from the queer community From the Levi’s® Archives: Icons in Denim – A Queer Perspective tells stories of hope, creativity, and resilience through items worn by the community. For a limited time, famous and fabulous denim hand selected from the Levi’s® archive will be displayed at Queer Britain. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Film Peccadillo Pictures offers chance to share intimate moments in the LGBTQ+ community In France, you can reflect on the lasting pangs of first love whilst in Germany military discipline controls darker desires. In Canada, basketball leads to conflicting passions in and out of college, whilst the boxing ring in New Zealand promises a heavyweight bout between parental dreams and person By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Features & Longread FEATURE: If you’re young and queer – Brighton is the place to be! In a world so lacking in genuine human connection, Brighton is filled with it. By Xantippe Steele • 4 min read
Music International LGBTQ+ pop artist BARAK releases new single MOOD Since releasing his debut single two years ago, gay pop artist BARAK has proudly flown the LGBTQ+ flag across Israel with his unique brand of electro-pop winning over fans and critics alike. Hailing from Tel Aviv, BARAK has released a string of infectious anthems perfectly fit to soundtrack the late By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Music Queer Swedish popstar SYLVE releases emotionally charged new single ‘Shadow Of You’ The rising queer star of the Swedish pop scene, SYLVE, is back with the single Shadow Of You – a grand melancholic song that deals with the emptiness following the loss of a relationship, which is the first track from the upcoming EP of the same title set to be released later this year. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Theatre Homo Promos, Britain’s oldest LGBTQ+ theatre company, to premiere its latest production, 1944: Home Fires, in London in September This 50-minute chamber opera is based on a possibly-true story of when Welsh icon Ivor Novello, the darling of the West End, was imprisoned in 1944 for fiddling his wartime petrol coupons. By Graham Robson • 2 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
LGBTQ+ News Elska magazine celebrates eight years of sharing global gay stories and diverse beauty During this time the project has published 43 beautiful print ‘bookazines’, each made in a different city and focused on sharing the bodies and voices of diverse men from LGBTQ+ communities around the world – every single continent except Antarctica! By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Features & Longread OPINION: Far-right faith leaders want to exclude LGBTQ+ people. That’s not the Muslim way A queer Muslim community leader from Princeton says she cannot begin to imagine the harm that is inflicted on young people who are growing up in households and communities where they are told that their very existence is a sin. By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: A Strange Loop @ Barbican Theatre Loop lives up to the hype and effortlessly surpasses the publicity and cant, using originality wit and tenderness to offer up an almost unique theatrical experience wrapped in a comforting familiar style. By Eric Page • 7 min read
Books Longlists announced for the UK and Ireland’s only dedicated prize for LGBTQ+ literature Celebrating a wealth of genres and forms, including memoir, poetry, historical fiction and gripping thrillers, the UK and Ireland’s only dedicated prize for LGBTQ+ literature has announced its 2023 longlists for the Polari Prize and Polari First Book Prize. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Exhibitions Birmingham Museums photo project captures history of queer women in Birmingham Snap Project: Birmingham Queer Women 1977-99 – curated by artist, writer and educator, Sarah Dolman – captures the stories and histories of queer women in Birmingham through a collection of photographs. The images featured were predominately donated from archives and individuals who were out and pro By Catherine Muxworthy • 3 min read
