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In turbulent times for the LGBTQ+ community, we must be courageous 
LGBTQ+

In turbulent times for the LGBTQ+ community, we must be courageous 

The LGBTQ+ community can no longer assume our rights are safe, and progress is inevitable, writes Stonewall CEO Simon Blake.

A moment in a maths class, aged 14, gave me the courage to tell people I was trans
Alice Jayde Wood

A moment in a maths class, aged 14, gave me the courage to tell people I was trans

The UK Supreme Court’s gender ruling felt like a punch in the gut for Alice, but she hopes its a small setback

Letters: We abandoned our kids when we allowed youth clubs to close
Letters

Letters: We abandoned our kids when we allowed youth clubs to close

Closing down youth clubs and other safe meeting places for teens has left them to fend for themselves, says a reader

Activist Munroe Bergdorf: ‘We need to bring the transgender conversation back to a human level’
Trans rights

Activist Munroe Bergdorf: ‘We need to bring the transgender conversation back to a human level’

In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time
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In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time

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Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’
Letter To My Younger Self

Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’

Swimmer Michael Gunning: ‘Sport can be toxic – but everybody deserves to feel safe taking part’
Sport

Swimmer Michael Gunning: ‘Sport can be toxic – but everybody deserves to feel safe taking part’

Drag Race UK winner Ginger Johnson: ‘The world is burning down… why not tap dance on the table?’
LGBTQ+

Drag Race UK winner Ginger Johnson: ‘The world is burning down… why not tap dance on the table?’

Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli review – a welcome return to the queer canon
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Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli review – a welcome return to the queer canon

LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn’t just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us
Dominic Arnall

LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn’t just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us

Transphobia and homophobia are terrible for the economy, report finds
LGBTQ+ rights

Transphobia and homophobia are terrible for the economy, report finds

Brandi Carlile: ‘Getting married felt radical. Now my wife and I are very afraid about our future’
Music

Brandi Carlile: ‘Getting married felt radical. Now my wife and I are very afraid about our future’

Young LGBTQ+ people are made homeless because of who they are – but official stats don’t show it
Melissa Gilpin

Young LGBTQ+ people are made homeless because of who they are – but official stats don’t show it

As progress marches on, young LGBT+ people need help to avoid being left behind
Laura Mackay

As progress marches on, young LGBT+ people need help to avoid being left behind

LGBTQ+ kids worry their straight parents won’t accept them. Here’s one way to fix that
LGBTQ+ rights

LGBTQ+ kids worry their straight parents won’t accept them. Here’s one way to fix that

I’m gay and a West Ham fan – this is how football has changed for people like me
Jo Bailey

I’m gay and a West Ham fan – this is how football has changed for people like me

Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football
Books

Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football

My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page
Books

My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page

‘I didn’t see a future’: Trans veteran forced to hide true self for decades under armed forces ‘gay ban’
LGBTQ+ veterans

‘I didn’t see a future’: Trans veteran forced to hide true self for decades under armed forces ‘gay ban’

I was put into care after coming out as trans. But my loving foster family saw me for who I really was
Foster care

I was put into care after coming out as trans. But my loving foster family saw me for who I really was

I should have spent school preparing for the future. Instead I spent it fighting to be included
Olive Watt

I should have spent school preparing for the future. Instead I spent it fighting to be included

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I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal
Interview

I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal

Veterans kicked out of armed forces under ‘gay ban’ to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?
Craig Jones

Veterans kicked out of armed forces under ‘gay ban’ to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?

‘Shameful’ Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It’s a ‘moment of great danger’ for human rights
Sportswashing

‘Shameful’ Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It’s a ‘moment of great danger’ for human rights

Top 5 new queer books, chosen by author Rachel Dawson
Books

Top 5 new queer books, chosen by author Rachel Dawson