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2 Oct 2023

The Color Purple: A Book Review

The Color Purple: A Book Review

The Color Purple is a personal favourite of my mum and she has been trying to get me to read it for years now. As often with recommendations from parents, I didn’t initially listen but eventually I caved and picked it up. I did not regret it.

2 Oct 2023

DeSantis on LGBTQ+ right: Opaque in definition, clear in intent

DeSantis on LGBTQ+ right: Opaque in definition, clear in intent

Presidential hopeful and governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, aspires to escalate his war on “woke” to the national level

2 Oct 2023

Matty Healy: Effective protest or misguided allyship?

Matty Healy: Effective protest or misguided allyship?

Matty Healy and his band, The 1975, began playing a gig in Malaysia on 21 July 2023, a country where homosexuality is still illegal.

2 Oct 2023

Heartstopper: Season 2

Heartstopper: Season 2

Amy Adshead (they/she) praises Heartstopper’s portrayal of coming out and the more serious tone the TV phenomenon explores in its most recent season.

2 Oct 2023

But I'm a Cheerleader: an LGBT cult classic

But I'm a Cheerleader: an LGBT cult classic

There may be a subsection of filmmakers who do not think lesbians existed after 1900.

2 Oct 2023

Queen's Heath: Joe Lycett’s LGBTQ+ Pride event

Queen's Heath: Joe Lycett’s LGBTQ+ Pride event

Joe Lycett, a King’s Heath resident and comedian, hosted his third Pride event within his local Birmingham community in June 2023.​

16 Jul 2023

Pride in London 2023: an eventful show of solidarity

Pride in London 2023: an eventful show of solidarity

With a turnout of over a million onlookers and more than 30,000 taking part in the parade itself, Pride in London 2023 was more eventful than ever.

22 Jun 2023

Guns don't kill people, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation does

Guns don't kill people, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation does

Every time I get a notification about an act of terrorism in the United States, there’s a jolt of anxiety in my chest.

22 Jun 2023

Guns don't kill people, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation does

Guns don't kill people, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation does

I still vividly remember the Orlando shooting in 2016, when 49 people were killed by a single gunman at Pulse (a gay night club).

1 Jun 2023

Italy’s LGBTQ+ workers say careers have been hit by discrimination

Italy’s LGBTQ+ workers say careers have been hit by discrimination

Over 40% of LGBTQ+ people in Italy believe discrimination has damaged them at work, says survey released by Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) on 15 May 2023.

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