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Art & Photography

‘The most stunning people on Earth’: portraits of London’s queer club kids

El Hogg’s Gates of El captures the ‘eccentric hedonists’ and ‘radical fashion’ at queer techno rave night Inferno

Art & Photography

Jan 11, 2024

James Greig

Life & Culture

How does misogyny differ for trans women?

Ahead of the release of her new book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny, we speak to historian Jules Gill-Peterson about how society grew so hostile towards trans women – and how we can challenge this insidious offshoot of transphobia

Life & Culture

Dec 20, 2023

Adele Walton

Life & Culture

Nicola Dinan: Getting to know the Dazed 100 writer

This year, the writer published her blistering debut novel Bellies and began adapting the story for the small screen

Life & Culture

Dec 14, 2023

Serena Smith

Life & Culture

The year in LGBTQ+ politics: is transphobia in its flop era?

After a series of defeats and frustrations for the anti-trans movement, there’s hope that it may finally be running out of steam

Life & Culture

Dec 12, 2023

James Greig

Life & Culture

Young people will now be allowed to socially transition at school

New government guidance will protect the rights of young people to socially transition, which is a defeat for the anti-trans lobby. But it's not all good news

Life & Culture

Nov 23, 2023

James Greig

Life & Culture

Movement for Justice campaigners join Gay Liberation Front

3 LGBTQ+ asylum seekers share their experiences

As the Tory Party ramps up its attacks on queer migrants, we speak to three people about the shocking reality of claiming asylum in Britain

Life & Culture

Nov 20, 2023

James Greig

Art & Photography

Inside the dystopian vampire game making space for Black trans villains

Created by multifarious artist Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, I CAN’T FOLLOW YOU ANYMORE is a video game exploring radicalism, false leaders, revolutionaries and how anyone can, inadvertently, become the aggressor

Art & Photography

Oct 31, 2023

Alim Kheraj

Beauty

Tattoos and testosterone: the beauty routines of three trans men

Tayler, Kenny, and June share the difficulties of their personal beauty rituals after transitioning

Beauty

Oct 02, 2023

Ted Stansfield

Music

Róisín Murphy breaks silence on anti-trans controversy

The electronic artist, often celebrated as a ‘queer icon’, came under fire last week for posting an anti-trans comment on Facebook

Music

Aug 31, 2023

James Greig

Fashion

For Them is the LGBTQ+ label designing inclusive binders for all-day wear

The result of extensive community-based research on what makes the perfect binder, Kylo Freeman’s label provides size-inclusive, safe-to-wear styles for anyone who wants to wear them

Fashion

Aug 15, 2023

Hannah Bertolino

Life & Culture

A running list of all the embarrassing things Kemi Badenoch has done

From railing against gender-neutral toilets to suggesting that schools should out trans kids to their parents, the equalities minister has made some questionable decisions during her time in the cabinet

Life & Culture

Aug 14, 2023

Serena Smith

Film & TV

L’immensita, a coming-of-age drama about a trans teen in 70s Rome

Director Emanuele Crialese discusses his autobiographical new film, starring Penélope Cruz and Luana Giuliani

Film & TV

Aug 11, 2023

Nick Chen

Life & Culture

Ponyboy: a novel from the POV of a trans-masc ‘hot mess express’

Eliot Duncan talks to Sam Moore about trans-masculinity, loneliness and writing one of the most difficult, compelling characters in contemporary literature

Life & Culture

Jul 31, 2023

Sam Moore

Film & TV

Eldorado: this new film shows the fragility of queer freedom

Both riotous and harrowing, Matt Lambert and Benjamin Cantu’s new film explores how the queer culture of Weimar Berlin gave way to violence and oppression

Film & TV

Jul 12, 2023

James Greig

Life & Culture