Munroe Bergdorf’s Q&A: “I would love a government that cares about its people”
The model and activist on Rishi Sunak, fighting for LGBT rights and her desire to have lived during the Eighties.
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“I can’t support it”: the Harry Potter fans boycotting Hogwarts Legacy
The video game is already a best-seller, but many are refusing to buy it to make a statement against JK…
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A queer kind of poetry
This bittersweet, beautiful programme highlights odes to relationships between two men or two women.
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Sam Smith’s video is not “pornographic” – this is bigotry dressed up as debate
Sexy pop videos are nothing new, so why the outrage? The response to “I’m Not Here to Make Friends” has…
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What is Pope Francis trying to say?
The pontiff has been called a Marxist and a reactionary, but his leadership is more enigmatic.
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The church’s gay marriage ban is politics, not Christianity
How long will LGBTQ+ people have to suffer before the Church of England changes it mind on same-sex marriage?
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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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