LGBTQ+
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
To mark 10 years of West Ham United’s Pride of Irons LGBTQ+ supporters’ group, chair Jo Bailey shares how football has become more inclusive of gay fans, and why groups like hers shouldn’t need to exist
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
As revolutionary as it shouldn’t be, the fact that this is a novel about two professional footballers who engage in an openly gay sexual relationship is significant
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
Set in Santiago in 1986, the novel is a love story between a poor ‘travesti’ and a leftist guerrilla who participates in the attempted assassination of Pinochet
‘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 faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future

I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future
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

Top 5 new queer books, chosen by author Rachel Dawson
‘I don’t know if I can get away with this’: Inside the making of feel-good queer comedy Smoggie Queens

‘I don’t know if I can get away with this’: Inside the making of feel-good queer comedy Smoggie Queens
Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport 

Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport
This Remembrance Day, let us remember the LGBTQ+ veterans dismissed and imprisoned

This Remembrance Day, let us remember the LGBTQ+ veterans dismissed and imprisoned
LGBTQ+ rights have come a long way in the last 35 years – but the work is far from done

LGBTQ+ rights have come a long way in the last 35 years – but the work is far from done
Trans Brits feel like a ‘constant target’ in wake of Brianna Ghey’s murder: ‘Trans kids deserve better’

Trans Brits feel like a ‘constant target’ in wake of Brianna Ghey’s murder: ‘Trans kids deserve better’
Mr Loverman star Ariyon Bakare: ‘The struggle for LGBTQ+ acceptance continues in the Caribbean community’

Mr Loverman star Ariyon Bakare: ‘The struggle for LGBTQ+ acceptance continues in the Caribbean community’
Romeo & Seahorse by Nikolaj Tange Lange review – gayness throbs through vein and artery

Romeo & Seahorse by Nikolaj Tange Lange review – gayness throbs through vein and artery
The Chase’s Paul Sinha: ‘My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage’

The Chase’s Paul Sinha: ‘My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage’
LGBTQ+ homelessness is a topic that’s deeply personal for me – it’s heartbreaking

LGBTQ+ homelessness is a topic that’s deeply personal for me – it’s heartbreaking
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we’re in

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we’re in
‘We have the right to live with dignity’: More than 55,000 people march for London Trans+ Pride

‘We have the right to live with dignity’: More than 55,000 people march for London Trans+ Pride
How chicken factory musical Chuck Chuck Baby became a love letter to working-class women

How chicken factory musical Chuck Chuck Baby became a love letter to working-class women
LGBTQ+ homelessness is worse than people think. This charity is ‘on a mission’ to create safe spaces

LGBTQ+ homelessness is worse than people think. This charity is ‘on a mission’ to create safe spaces
Yes, LGBTQ+ Pride still matters. A lot. Here’s the many, many reasons why
