LGBTQ+
How chicken factory musical Chuck Chuck Baby became a love letter to working-class women![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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How chicken factory musical Chuck Chuck Baby became a love letter to working-class women
Louise Brealey and Janis Pugh, star and writer-director of this summer’s best British indie film, Chuck Chuck Baby, on class, women and representation
LGBTQ+ homelessness is worse than people think. This charity is ‘on a mission’ to create safe spaces![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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LGBTQ+ homelessness is worse than people think. This charity is ‘on a mission’ to create safe spaces
With rising homelessness and increasing hostility towards LGBTQ+ communities, secure housing is needed more than ever
Yes, LGBTQ+ Pride still matters. A lot. Here’s the many, many reasons why![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Yes, LGBTQ+ Pride still matters. A lot. Here’s the many, many reasons why
Rainbow flags are a common sight nowadays. But make no mistake, advocates and queer campaigners urge: Pride still matters – a lot.
Bradley Riches on Heartstopper, new musical Babies and how coming out helped him embrace his autism
Bradley Riches on Heartstopper, new musical Babies and how coming out helped him embrace his autism
‘We are here and we exist’: Inside the neighbourhood offering sanctuary to queer Russians and Ukrainians
‘We are here and we exist’: Inside the neighbourhood offering sanctuary to queer Russians and Ukrainians
The UK used to be the most LGBTQ-friendly place in Europe. Now, it’s not even close![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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The UK used to be the most LGBTQ-friendly place in Europe. Now, it’s not even close
Dannii Minogue on I Kissed a Girl, family and ‘busting the door open’ for other queer allies![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Dannii Minogue on I Kissed a Girl, family and ‘busting the door open’ for other queer allies
Top 5 queer love stories, chosen by Justin Myers aka The Guyliner![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 queer love stories, chosen by Justin Myers aka The Guyliner
These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere review – love in the face of hate![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere review – love in the face of hate
Heaven by Emerson Whitney review – a memoir with fearsome grace![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Heaven by Emerson Whitney review – a memoir with fearsome grace
Lesbian Visibility Week: There’s ‘enormous power’ in being a lesbian – but stigma and shame persist![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Lesbian Visibility Week: There’s ‘enormous power’ in being a lesbian – but stigma and shame persist
I had no idea what chemsex was until my son’s death. I want to help other parents avoid heartbreak![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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I had no idea what chemsex was until my son’s death. I want to help other parents avoid heartbreak
Rugby legend Gareth Thomas: ‘The fear of coming out was far worse than the reality’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Rugby legend Gareth Thomas: ‘The fear of coming out was far worse than the reality’
Trans kids just want to live and be happy. The government has no reason to make their lives harder![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Trans kids just want to live and be happy. The government has no reason to make their lives harder
9 LGBTQ+ trailblazers who defined and redefined modern Britain ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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9 LGBTQ+ trailblazers who defined and redefined modern Britain
The Lost Boys director explains why his prison romance is a ‘metaphor’ for life as a queer person![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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The Lost Boys director explains why his prison romance is a ‘metaphor’ for life as a queer person
Trans Secret Santa: How a little bit of happiness over Christmas could save a trans person’s life![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Trans Secret Santa: How a little bit of happiness over Christmas could save a trans person’s life
Urgent campaign to save London music venue Matchstick Piehouse after landlord sends in bailiffs![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Urgent campaign to save London music venue Matchstick Piehouse after landlord sends in bailiffs
‘Activism and organising is kinda sexy!’: Colman Domingo on Rustin, Oscar buzz and the Obamas![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘Activism and organising is kinda sexy!’: Colman Domingo on Rustin, Oscar buzz and the Obamas
‘I was spat on in a gay bar’: How the South Asian diaspora is fighting racism in queer spaces![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘I was spat on in a gay bar’: How the South Asian diaspora is fighting racism in queer spaces
Cowbois: This ‘big queer Western’ is subverting macho tropes and celebrating gender outlaws![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Cowbois: This ‘big queer Western’ is subverting macho tropes and celebrating gender outlaws
Are you gay enough for Suella Braverman? How Home Office expects LGBTQ+ migrants to ‘prove’ themselves![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Are you gay enough for Suella Braverman? How Home Office expects LGBTQ+ migrants to ‘prove’ themselves
From Queer as Folk to Doctor Who: How Russell T Davies gave voice to a generation of queer people![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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From Queer as Folk to Doctor Who: How Russell T Davies gave voice to a generation of queer people
Interview with the Vampire star Jacob Anderson on Game of Thrones, racism and living forever![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Interview with the Vampire star Jacob Anderson on Game of Thrones, racism and living forever
It’s a Sin star Nathaniel Hall on abuse, finding humour in dark places and powerful new show Toxic![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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