There’s nothing teenage boys love more than calling each other gay on the school playground. It’s their go-to insult. And yes, it does show that homophobia is alive and well, but they could at least get a bit more imaginative with it. Marmite miner, sausage jockey, shit stabber. All excellent. Surely everyone knows that the …
The European Court of Justice decided earlier today that the term ‘spouse’ within the meaning of the free movement directive includes spouses of the same sex. The decision has been long awaited after Romanian national Adrian Coman’s Claibourn was denied residence in Romania, since the country did not recognise their marriage as the Romanian civil code explicitly …
The agony on his face was palpable as he reached for the next pull-up. At that point he was struggling for air, his body was getting numb and heavy, his arms were aching, and his muscles were throbbing and quivering. He was fixed on his goal, but it seemed so out of reach. Though the …
More than 10 years ago, Denis Nzioka stepped up to represent the LGBT+I community, whose voice was still non-existent in Kenya. He was the first gay man to be interviewed on TV without the benefit of anonymity. He had to face threats, intimidations as well as an assassination attempt, all coming from within a Kenyan …
The first time I stepped inside ‘Syd and Mallory’s’ bright green Emporium, I was engulfed in a whole other psychedelic world. Left was right and up was down. Literally. A pair of crossed legs sat sassily on a chair near the ceiling and artificial grass grew in the shop window. Colourful t-shirts and sweatshirts hung …
From a distance, fanfiction can seem a little strange. Thousands of people flock to the internet to read these strange publications, to share theories and ideas and fleeting thoughts. They write and rewrite over and over, taking their ideas from the canon material or from one another. What if he hadn’t frowned as he said …
Conor Arnot, 21, started identifying as bisexual two years ago and yet most people assume that his relationship with Kate, his girlfriend, now makes him straight. That is absolutely not the case. Bisexuality does not boil down to being sometimes straight or gay. It’s not a role-play game. “If you happen to be dating a …
