In the past few years, representations of queer characters in film and TV have undergone some major shifts. But what does it mean to show queer utopias in a world where acceptance is far from universal?

The personal and political interests of Rich have often led readers to interpret her works purely through a lens of queer sexuality.

Amidst an increase in support for far-right parties in Europe, the outlook for LGBTQ+ people in Europe is uncertain.

What exactly is queerbaiting? Where can it be applied?

The instinct to gatekeep queer music is likely to stem from the lack of overtly queer music in existence until recent years.

“RuPaul, as a franchise, has done some incredible things for drag… with that, it has unfortunately narrowed the field with what people expect from drag.”

Queerness within horror has a complicated history – these very same spaces often eventually reinforce the ‘norm’, in turn reinstating the queer ‘other’ as monstrous.

You’ve never felt so amazingly alike yet so incredibly unique at the same time.

These people are your home. 

Pride is your home.

Lipstick on her teeth, a stubbed cigarette in bird’s nest hair and an all-pink ensemble - Chappell Roan’s entrance to mainstream pop has been refreshingly intense.

“Pinkwashing refers to when a state or organisation appeals to LGBTQ+ rights in order to deflect attention from its harmful practices.”
— Decolonizing Palestine, Pinkwashing