Whether you’re one of the 27% of people who check social media first thing or (like me) you frequently find yourself at functions you have no business being at because you simply can’t resist the invitation, the fear of missing out is a feeling that most of us are familiar with. In fact, it’s one […]
It is a Wednesday evening and the second week of Glasgow’s COP26 Summit. At this point, I am becoming increasingly numb to certain phrases like climate action, green energy, and sustainability. The climate change ‘debate’ feels a bit removed from me, I do my bit, I do not drive, recycle, turn off the lights and […]
In June 2021, model and actor Michelle Morrone – most known as the protagonist of the infamous movie 365 Days, posted a picture on Instagram that garnered the internet’s attention and sent straight women into a tailspin. The image in question: A selfie of Morrone and his co-star Simone Susinna doing something that most of […]
The 2021 TransActual Trans Lives Survey is aptly titled Enduring the UK’s Hostile Environment. As one of this year’s largest direct surveys of the trans experience in the country, the data uncovers the abhorrent levels of discrimination faced by trans and non-binary Brits on a daily basis, as represented by nearly 700 respondents. It’s no […]
It’s Friday night. I’m invited to a rave by an edgy gay woman who’s obsessed with houseplants and astrology, this seems perfect, except… the function is predominantly white… I should make more of an effort to be immersed in Queer nightlife, I think. But as expected, it doesn’t end up being the communal or spiritual […]
Pier Kids is a documentary film by Elegance Bratton. The film interrogates the meaning of community within at-risk LGBTQ+ youth of colour and also the larger gay community. It’s not uncommon for those within the arts to immerse themselves into the environment they wish to film – but for Elegance, Pier Kids was an extremely […]
I am an individual that labels myself as Black, British, queer and a woman, a multifaceted individual living in a Heteronormative society. Growing up in North London and socialised into a traditional West African household, I can confidently say that there was a strong presence of being African and understanding what it means to be […]
As children, the importance of friendship is hammered into us, almost all children-centric media relies on the “power of friendship”. We are taught how to make friends and the social importance of friendship, but for all the lessons on friendships we are taught as children, we are not taught how to effectively deal with the […]
‘1% is a state of mind,’ Jaz says breezily as she re-enacts her South London Bestie, Mon, leading her through a field towards a queer rave in Croydon on precarious battery percentage. ‘Remember when I made 1% last like 3 hours? / That was a Nokia still.’ As the audience and I burst into laughter […]
Back in the nineties, noughties, and even the 2010s, I talked about my hair like it was a burden. “It’s frizzy; coarse; hard to control; takes ages to straighten.” I was achingly jealous of friends with straight (or straightenable) hair who didn’t spend half a day washing theirs. This pain was exacerbated further by language […]
