lgbtq+ rights

Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘We need to stand side-by-side with trans people more than ever’
Drag

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
Interview

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

Drag star Le Gateau Chocolat: ‘As a Black drag queen, I’m political… even when I don’t want to be’
Drag

Drag star Le Gateau Chocolat: ‘As a Black drag queen, I’m political… even when I don’t want to be’

Dive into joy with Musicals Mayhem! Join Le Gateau Chocolat for an hour of laughs and nostalgia at Soho Theatre. Exhale, laugh, and thrive

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?

Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport  
Kristian Jackson

Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport  

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LGBTQ+ rights have come a long way in the last 35 years – but the work is far from done
Simon Blake

LGBTQ+ rights have come a long way in the last 35 years – but the work is far from done

The UK needed Bronski Beat in 1984. Forty years on, their pop and politics remind us to be strong
Lucy Robinson

The UK needed Bronski Beat in 1984. Forty years on, their pop and politics remind us to be strong

Will Ferrell takes a crash course in trans advocacy in new Netflix doc Will & Harper
Film

Will Ferrell takes a crash course in trans advocacy in new Netflix doc Will & Harper

Dylan Mulvaney on womanhood, identity and why there’s so much on the line in the US election
Comedy

Dylan Mulvaney on womanhood, identity and why there’s so much on the line in the US election

What is the meaning of home? It’s complicated…
Sonia Solicari

What is the meaning of home? It’s complicated…

Marc Almond on being the antidote to Thatcher and why he’s probably a queer icon after all
Music

Marc Almond on being the antidote to Thatcher and why he’s probably a queer icon after all

I found strength, joy, resilience and community on the dance floor of queer clubs
Damian Kerlin

I found strength, joy, resilience and community on the dance floor of queer clubs

LGBTQ+ homelessness is worse than people think. This charity is ‘on a mission’ to create safe spaces
LGBTQ+ rights

LGBTQ+ homelessness is worse than people think. This charity is ‘on a mission’ to create safe spaces

Walt Disco: ‘Politicians would rather talk about trans people than things affecting everyone’
Music

Walt Disco: ‘Politicians would rather talk about trans people than things affecting everyone’

Queer asylum seekers ‘not safe’ in UK due to ‘institutionalised homophobia’ in Home Office, report finds
LGBTQ+ rights

Queer asylum seekers ‘not safe’ in UK due to ‘institutionalised homophobia’ in Home Office, report finds

Spades, moustaches and 3D Tetris: The secrets of Glastonbury’s legendary Block9 revealed
Glastonbury 2024

Spades, moustaches and 3D Tetris: The secrets of Glastonbury’s legendary Block9 revealed

How world’s first drag troupe with Down’s syndrome is breaking boundaries for people with disabilities
Learning Disability Week 2024

How world’s first drag troupe with Down’s syndrome is breaking boundaries for people with disabilities

‘Making trans people into villains’: Tories slammed over pledge to change legal definition of sex
General election 2024

‘Making trans people into villains’: Tories slammed over pledge to change legal definition of sex

From poverty and housing to migrant and LGBTQ+ rights – why 2024 general election has such high stakes
General Election 2024

From poverty and housing to migrant and LGBTQ+ rights – why 2024 general election has such high stakes