Decoding the queer legacy of Pet Shop Boys
Journalist and Pet Shop Boys mega fan, Nick Levine, takes a look back at the queer legacy of one of the biggest bands in the world ahead of their brand-new, 10-track studio album, ‘Nonetheless'.
Queer Art: A boring and lazy categorisation?
In this article culture journalist Laila Ghaffar explores whether art criticism is doing artists a disservice by simply relegating their work into the category of queer art.
Ukraine's queer community finds refuge in the face of war
Journalist, Finbarr Toesland, interviews those LGBTQ community members residing in Ukraine’s capital city, who are carving out havens of community, connection and safety as the war rages on.
Hysterical Exhibition by Bee Illustrates and Eliza Hatch
Maedbh Price interviews photographer Eliza Hatch and artist Bee Illustrates on their exhibition Hysterical which celebrates the women and non-binary people using art as a tool to create lasting change
The Many Faces of Pete Burns
We all know the word "icon" is horribly overused, but it's still the best way to describe Pete Burns. Anything else would feel too small and restricting for the singer and reality star who defied easy categorisation but always made a massive impact. Seven years after his untimely death at the age of 57, clips from Burns' caustic 2006 stint on Celebrity Big Brother continue to circulate on social media. One stinging put-down – "you're insincere to the point of nausea", aimed at Baywatch actress Traci Bingham – has become a camp classic.
This Is Me…Now: A Love Story cements Jennifer Lopez's status as a camp gay icon
In her new film, Lopez plays a hopeless romantic reflecting on her experiences with love (Credit: Amazon Studios)
The complicated history – and ambiguous future – of the word "queer"
What do you think when you hear the word "queer"? For some members of the LGBTQ+ community, it's a term of empowerment with a political edge: "We're here, we're queer, get used to it!" For others, it's a cruel homophobic slur that hasn't lost its sting since it was hurled in the playground several decades earlier.
A decade of sides: Meet some of the gay and bi men doing just fine without anal sex
Anal just isn’t an option for some gay and bisexual men. But that doesn’t mean they are missing out on an incredible sex life.