How the UK’s only feminist party came out in favour of gender self-ID
After years of internal divisions over the trans rights debate, the Women’s Equality Party has taken a clear position.
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The radical bookshops shaping Britain’s literary culture
Today’s indie bookshops are as influential in stirring up political and cultural life as those of the 1960s.
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Eddie Izzard: “Other people have to join the 21st century”
The stand-up comedian and actor on Labour’s trans conflict, immigration and why she’s standing in Sheffield Central.
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Russia strengthens its anti-LGBT legislation in its fight against “Satanism”
Vladimir Putin’s struggle against the West has taken the form of a renewed assault on sexual minorities in defence of…
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A magistrate’s figures
31 October 1953: EM Forster pleas for the decriminalisation of homosexuality.
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There’s no such thing as being straight
Young people are increasingly identifying as bisexual, which can only be a good thing.
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The left understands the family better than Giorgia Meloni ever will
We don’t exclude gay parents, single dads or trans kids.
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When will the Church of England get the picture on same-sex marriage?
Desmond Tutu’s daughter was banned from leading a funeral because she is married to a woman.
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The Policy Ask with Nick Bowes: “It is high time we reversed the over-centralisation of our country”
Sadiq Khan's former director of policy on devolution, productivity and LGBTQ+ rights.
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Harry Styles and the paradox of male sexuality
Men’s lust is simpler if the man in question doesn’t seem completely straight.
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The awkward reality of the far-right becoming diverse
It’s not so easy to paint conservatives as bigoted any more.
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What my toddler and I learned at Drag Queen Story Hour
Despite culture-war outrage, children’s events hosted by performers in drag are safe titillation for middle-class parents.
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Ron DeSantis’ rise is proof Trumpism will survive without Trump
Florida voters are already giving their state’s governor a 14-point lead over the former president for the 2024 Republican primaries.
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Bizarre denialism about the monkeypox virus has spread among queer men
We have been failed and ignored by the official response, but twisting the facts isn’t helping.
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Judith Butler on Roe vs Wade, trans rights and the war on education
The philosopher and gender theorist says the restriction of abortion rights is part of a project to restore patriarchy.
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By coming out as gay, Daria Kasatkina has shown Russia what true bravery looks like
The tennis player knows she could be ostracised by her country.
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The Tories are right to debate the trans issue – it’s not a distraction
Labour is dodging an essential discussion.
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London Pride 50 years on – where did it all go wrong?
Who’d have thought the UK was once one of the most LGBTQ-friendly countries in Europe.
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Disney proves woke capitalism isn’t as easy as it used to be
You know things are bad when even Disney isn’t a refuge from the culture wars.
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Why Grace Jones matters more than ever
At the 74-year-old’s Southbank Centre gig, it’s clear that the political and aesthetic reverberations of her art are still being…
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