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, […]
3 Things That The LGBT+ Community Needs During Pride Month (and Every Month)
In the United States, the month of June has been recognised as Pride Month for decades. Its establishment is a direct response to the Stonewall Riots that happened in 1969. Stonewall is a well-known landmark moment in the fight for LGBT+ rights and voices. The riots led to the foundation of LGBT+ organisations, many of […]
AZ Hub – May 2019
AZ Hub The Albany Sunday 26 May 2019 1:30 – 5:00pm Hosted by Tee Ali The AZ Hub is a social space for QTIPOC by QTIPOC in London’s Albany Theatre. This is a space for workshops, screenings, art display, discussion, performance, information sharing and general chilling! This space is a direct response to the lack […]
AZ Hub – March 2019
AZ Hub The Albany Sunday 24 March 2019 2:00 – 5:00pm The AZ Hub is a social space for QTIPOC by QTIPOC in London’s Albany Theatre. This is a space for workshops, screenings, art display, discussion, performance, information sharing and general chilling! This space is a direct response to the lack of alcohol free, daytime […]
Why a #Kindr World Isn’t Possible
Earlier this year, the well-known gay social messaging/hook up app Grindr announced their anti-racism, HIV, fatphobia and anti-ignorance campaign named #Kindr. This has come after many Grindr users have lamented having very negative experiences while using the app from other users. These experiences are all linked to immutable identifying characteristics that form the identities of […]
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 […]
AZ Hub – 30th Sept
We had another successful AZ Hub last month – our social space for QTIPOC by QTIPOC in London’s Albany Theatre and we’re back again this Sunday 30th September for an afternoon of discussions, performances, information sharing and general chilling in an alcohol-free space. Click here for this month’s AZ Hub programme You don’t need to […]
How I Dealt with and Accepted the Issues I had with my Mother
Growing up, my mother and I were not very close, even though she was the person I spent most of my time with. She did all the necessary tasks any good mother would do for their child, but as I got older the interest and care began to deteriorate. Since we were a small family […]