As a bisexual Black woman I felt unprepared for the emotional intensity of my first queer relationship. The many causal relationships – or situationships – I had with women in the past, left me feeling unprepared to pursue a long-term relationship with a woman, until I met my current partner. Growing up I rarely saw […]
Black History Month is here and I believe we all have a duty to take an individual responsibility to commemorate and celebrate this month. I believe celebrating black history throughout October is vital as it allows us to remember where we came from, the inventions and philosophies that were bestowed upon us and gives direction […]
I was born into addiction meaning that I was raised in an environment that harnessed selfish, dishonest and self-centred energies that contributed towards my disease. I remember living in crippling fear and anxiety due to my father’s alcoholism which resulted in me striving to imitate my mother’s portrayal of “feminine perfection”. I never knew balance or […]
AZ Magazine are excited to announce their first event entitled AZ Mag Live. The event will be hosted in the Lyric Hammersmith studio on Friday 30 June with doors opening at 7pm. AZ Mag Live is a live showcase of some of the talent from within the LGBT+ BME community. Furthermore, it’s an opportunity to […]
I recently stumbled upon an article on this here internet about a woman’s experience of dating black women. The author wrote about her experiences of having negative interactions with black women and never dating an African-American woman. She talks about how negative black women are, that they are hard to find, often masculine of center […]
January is nearly over (finally) and February is LGBT History Month. It is a month-long annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. There are an abundance of events happening across the country, we have listed a few that are definitely worth checking […]
Can you believe that 2016 is coming to a close?! It has been an absolute rollercoaster of a year and I am sure many of us are glad that it is nearly over. The A.Z team has worked extremely hard over the past few months and I couldn’t be more proud of us. Everyone has […]
Cary Sawhney is a well respected filmmaker, writer and producer. He moved to the UK from India at the tender age of three years old with his Indian father and English mother. Sawhney recalls his childhood, growing up as mixed race and gay in North London: “Having an Indian dad was not particularly glamorous in […]
