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Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘We need to stand side-by-side with trans people more than ever’
Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘We need to stand side-by-side with trans people more than ever’
Drag queen, singer, podcaster, host – what’s next for Tia Kofi?
I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal
I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal
The Big Issue spoke to Onye Ezeh, aka OneDa, about her deeply personal debut record – and about what the future holds
Doctor Who star Nicola Coughlan: ‘What a privilege to be part of people’s Christmases’
Doctor Who star Nicola Coughlan: ‘What a privilege to be part of people’s Christmases’
The Bridgerton star speaks to Big Issue about brushing up on her Doctor Who knowledge ahead of guest starring in this year’s Christmas special
Lobster for dinner, anyone? Stars from music, TV and sports share their bizarre Christmas traditions
Lobster for dinner, anyone? Stars from music, TV and sports share their bizarre Christmas traditions
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’
Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’
Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’
Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?
Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?
‘There’s a war against buskers’: Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk
‘There’s a war against buskers’: Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk
From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024
From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024
Drag star Le Gateau Chocolat: ‘As a Black drag queen, I’m political… even when I don’t want to be’
Drag star Le Gateau Chocolat: ‘As a Black drag queen, I’m political… even when I don’t want to be’
Danny Dyer says people looked at him ‘like scum’ while he sold the Big Issue in London
Danny Dyer says people looked at him ‘like scum’ while he sold the Big Issue in London
How can Netflix top sexy snowman caper Hot Frosty?
How can Netflix top sexy snowman caper Hot Frosty?
Ruth Jones and James Corden: ‘Gavin & Stacey finale might not be what you’re expecting…’
Ruth Jones and James Corden: ‘Gavin & Stacey finale might not be what you’re expecting…’
Top 5 weird fiction books, chosen by short story writer Lena Valencia
Top 5 weird fiction books, chosen by short story writer Lena Valencia
Rom-com master Richard Curtis on Christmas, Love Actually and criticism: ‘You change with the times’
Rom-com master Richard Curtis on Christmas, Love Actually and criticism: ‘You change with the times’
James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’
James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’
How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today
How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today
Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game
Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game
Rumours review – an absurdist satire of the G7 summit that should make us all a bit afraid
Rumours review – an absurdist satire of the G7 summit that should make us all a bit afraid
Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
Top 5 new queer books, chosen by author Rachel Dawson
Top 5 new queer books, chosen by author Rachel Dawson
People expect the deep ocean to be filled with monsters. This is what it’s really like
People expect the deep ocean to be filled with monsters. This is what it’s really like
‘Last Christmas is woven in the fabric of Christmas’: Celebrating 40 years of Wham!’s festive classic
‘Last Christmas is woven in the fabric of Christmas’: Celebrating 40 years of Wham!’s festive classic
The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas? review – spine-tingling scenes alongside camp and chaos
