The politics of LGBTQ+ nightlife: a little London history.
London is littered with iconic LGBTQ+ nightlife and, in the 20th century, was the emerald city at the end of the Yellow Brick Road.
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London Friend is 50! Let’s meet the boss.
Formed in the aftermath of the legislation which partially decriminalised sex between men, London Friend has been serving us for 50 years.
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Vinegar Strokes talks Drag Race UK, camp women and the Big Smoke.
To much delight, one of the first drag performers to walk the runway of Drag Race UK was Vinegar Strokes, a queen with an established career in theatre.
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How “Never Have I Ever” highlights the pressure to “look gay”.
Season 2 of the popular teen drama Never Have I Ever premiered on 15th July and has since been praised for its positive representations queer issues.
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I’m bisexual but have never really found my “community”.
I came out as bisexual at eighteen, and I’ve never found my place in the LGBTQ+ community. I experienced nothing but love but I couldn’t help feel lonely.
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Opinion. Make women safer by decriminalising sex work.
Holbeck has been a hub for sex work for decades. In an effort to protect the women working there, a “Managed Approach” area was introduced in 2014.
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Let’s vogue! Meet the TikTok voguers teaching Gen Zs its legacy.
Vogue tutorials have long existed on YouTube, but the viral trend aspect of TikTok has given vogue the space within which to flourish.
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How RuPaul’s Drag Race redefines the concept of fandom.
Youth subculture is dictated by which show is being obsessed over, and at the centre of much of this discourse sits RuPaul’s Drag Race.
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Have “gay” and “queer” now become umbrella terms?
Historically, the terms “gay’ and “queer” have been fairly one-dimensional in their meaning, but they are increasingly being used as umbrella terms.
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The new TikTok trend Gen Zs are using to signal their pronouns.
Having begun as an app commonly used by teenagers to learn viral dances, TikTok has become a haven of LGBTQ+ solidarity.
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