Issy Murray breaks down the ballroom scene of the 1970s.
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What Elliot Page’s coming out means for trans visibility
Page’s announcement nonetheless offers a glimmer of hope, particularly for the many trans people who feel invisible in mainstream culture
LGBT+ History Month: Undoing Homophobia in Sport
LGBT+ History Month: Undoing Homophobia in Sport Online Sport Editor, Elise Hamersley, takes a look at the role sport plays in LGBT+ History Month, and the work still needed to undo a culture of homophobia This February is LGBT+ history month, an annual observance of queer history and civil/gay rights movements. In the UK, this […]
Guild “work to widen debate” amidst second transphobia controversy
Guild “work to widen debate” amidst second transphobia controversy The Debating Society’s inviting of controversial speakers Dr Joanna Williams and Baroness Claire Fox to a motion on the “Snowflake Generation” has attracted condemnation from students, whilst the Guild says they “work to widen debate and challenge, never to narrow it.” It comes just four months […]
Success for Northern Ireland’s Gay Marriage Reforms
Lucy Aylmer gives us a run-down of the history of gay rights in Northern Ireland after landmark same-sex marriage takes place in Belfast.
“I got it wrong”: An interview with Professor Tim Quine, DVC
Exeposé speaks to Professor Tim Quine, Deputy Vice Chancellor Education, about racist vandalism and whether his recent comments disrespected Exeter’s transgender community. When speaking to Professor Tim Quine, the University of Exeter’s Deputy Vice Chancellor for Education and perhaps one of the most powerful figures in the institution, you appreciate his unfiltered honesty. Our interview […]
From Ones and Zeroes to War Hero
Callum Dinnett talks about Alan Turing, a World War II hero who was abandoned by his country, and is now receiving the credit he deserves.
LGBTQ liberation, not rainbow capitalism
Kamila Bell exposes the issues surrounding the commercialisation of Pride month.
LGBTQ Anthems
Tom Routledge looks at the changing expectations of queer anthems.
Live Review: dodie @ O2, Bristol
On Wednesday 13 March, dodie kicked off the UK leg of the North American and European tour for ‘Human’, her most recent EP. The singer-songwriter started her YouTube channel at the age of 16 and now, at just 23, has achieved global recognition with over 250 million views on her main channel, as well as […]