AZ Mag links up with UK Black Pride to give you the official pre-party to kick start your Pride Weekend. After two sold-out events, AZ Mag Live returns with an evening of live performances from: the soulful songstress; Shaé Universe, the unorthodox lyricist; Tinyman, spiritual singer-songwriter-producer; Atlantis Gandhi, Pxssy Palace’s Arun and more. Hosted by […]
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To Bey Or Not To Bey: How A Freakum Dress Got Black Queer & Trans* Folk Into Formation
There are very few recording artists who can capture the public’s attention to become a global household name. There are even fewer artists who achieve icon status and maintain their solo success for 16 years, growing ever stronger with each passing year. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter has done just this in a wide variety of ways, […]
Meet Mia Johnson The Poet Exploring Female Masculinity Through Her Work
Mia Johnson is a 27 year old London based black queer poet from Nottingham. I first came across Mia via social media the day after she had performed her first show Pink Lemonade at Camden’s People’s Theatre late last year. Pink Lemonade explored female masculinity, lesbianism and gender identity. It’s focus was on how society […]
Coming Out With My Mother
My mother has never believed in rules as an adult. “Nobody can tell you what to do with your life. And if they do, they can fuck off” she told me once, sitting at our kitchen table in Stockholm, Sweden. My mother and I came out around the same time. I say ‘came out’ but […]
Why I Made A Film About Being Intersex
Coming from an Asian background I always lived with a fear that I could never be accepted and would be banished from my community if anyone ever found out. I could barely accept myself – I never would have imagined that there were millions of people out there who were in a similar situation to […]
7 People To Watch
The QTIPOC Scene is ablaze with talent, from fashionistas, poets to witty podcast hosts and inspirational athletes. Here is a list of people who are making great strides and set to make huge waves over the next coming year. Rosh Payne If you need some style tips, Rosh is definitely one to watch! Rosh has […]
As A Black Womxn, I Don’t Want To Write About Race. I Am Tired And Here’s Why…
Illustration by Hanna Barczyk *DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A RANT* “Here’s How Sex & The City Inspired Me To Start Wearing Yoga Pants”. I kid you not, this was literally the title of a feature I read in a magazine last week. A whole feature in a very popular magazine was dedicated to the white woman […]
We Have A Spotify Playlist!
Nothing brings people together like music and we decided to make a Spotify playlist with a collection of our favourite songs from our favorite LGBT+ PoC artists! Featuring hits from Syd, Frank Ocean, Janelle Monae, Mykki Blano and many more! If there are any songs you would like to see added to the playlist from […]
HIV Testing: Everything You Need To Know
Many people still have a very outdated and inaccurate understanding of HIV and how it’s transmitted. Terrence Higgins Trust, Britain’s leading HIV and sexual health charity recently did a poll with YouGov which revealed that: 3 in 10 LGBT people would ‘swipe left’ on a dating app to reject someone who has HIV and is […]
Being Gay In A Black Barbershop
Many of my friends would say I was lying if I told them how quiet I get inside the barbershop. I stare at my phone or at a picture on the wall so people won’t catch me looking at the attractive guys sitting next to me. I’m scared to talk or move in case my […]