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

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

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: 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’
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
In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time
Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’

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’

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?’

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

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

LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn’t just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us
Transphobia and homophobia are terrible for the economy, report finds

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’

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

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

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+ 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

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

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

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’

‘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

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

I should have spent school preparing for the future. Instead I spent it fighting to be included
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
Veterans kicked out of armed forces under ‘gay ban’ to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?

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

‘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
