“Bisexual women are used to feeling invisible – instead, let’s create queer spaces that are genuinely inclusive” BY RUTH DAVIES The tension between feeling “too gay” when you’re around straight people and “not gay enough” when you’re in queer spaces can be uncomfortable, frustrating and erasing. Thankfully, more bi people are speaking up about bi-erasure [….]
It’s time to get adorable BY ROXY BOURDILLON Struggling to find the perfect V-Day card for that special someone? Stress no more, because we’ve rounded up the best queertastic love notelets for you to choose from. Let the romancing commence! 1. The Lady, The Tramp And The Superhero Power Couple. £3.25, ProyectoAlegria SPONSORED CONTENT Transfer your debt to a card with [….]
Emily Bashforth handpicks her favourite tracks for girls who like girls BY EMILY BASHFORTH Music is a wonderful form of emotional expression and is somewhere members of the LGBTQ+ community can find comfort. Members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies produce relatable songs about the struggles an LGBTQ+ individual may face or simply switch up the gender pronouns in your [….]
“The years passed. You found yourself a boyfriend and I was no closer to telling you how I really felt” BY REEM It was the summer of 2000 when I met you. We were both kids, trying to find a place to fit in amongst the chaos of school life. A time when everything is [….]
These queer lovebirds will give you all the feels BY ELEANOR NOYCE Published: 2018.08.30 09:12 AM The queer community has come a long way in the past 20 years. When Ellen DeGeneres came out in 1997, she was hounded by the media and her self-titled show was cancelled soon after. Things still aren’t perfect, but they’re [….]
Because sometimes life can throw you some unexpected surprises. BY FRAN HAYDEN Sometimes life can throw you some unexpected surprises. One minute you’re settled in a committed, wonderful, long term relationship and the next, boom, everything you thought you knew is thrown into the air (metaphorically or literally, depending on how angry you get). This [….]
The former L Word star speaks to Rachel Shelley about identity politics and her creative career change BY RACHEL SHELLEY FROM THE VAULTS The sirens are wailing on the streets below Laurel Holloman’s downtown LA studio, and she’s struggling to make herself heard. But she really wants to set the record straight. “I think maybe [….]
