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'I hope young activists will take heart': Sir Nick Partridge on Aids: The Unheard Tapes
TV

'I hope young activists will take heart': Sir Nick Partridge on Aids: The Unheard Tapes

LGBTQ+ icons including Munroe Bergdorf and Bimini Bon Boulash tackle queer homelessness through new portrait series
Bimini Bom Boulash, Munroe Bergdorf and Josh Quinton
LGBTQ+ Homelessness

LGBTQ+ icons including Munroe Bergdorf and Bimini Bon Boulash tackle queer homelessness through new portrait series

50 years of Pride: Why this year's milestone is bittersweet for LGBTQ+ people
Marcus Wratten

50 years of Pride: Why this year's milestone is bittersweet for LGBTQ+ people

Petition signed by 145,000 people forces MPs to debate including trans conversion therapy in ban
Trans conversion therapy
LGBTQ+ rights

Petition signed by 145,000 people forces MPs to debate including trans conversion therapy in ban

Jake Daniels’ coming out is a ‘huge step forward’ but abuse remains an issue, say LGBTQ+ fans
Homophobia

Jake Daniels’ coming out is a ‘huge step forward’ but abuse remains an issue, say LGBTQ+ fans

Meet the woman leading the fight to ban trans conversion therapy
Trans protesters in Manchester
LGBTQ+

Meet the woman leading the fight to ban trans conversion therapy

Kit Connor: 'Heartstopper is a love story above all else'
Image of Kit Connor who plays Nick Nelson.
Heartstopper

Kit Connor: 'Heartstopper is a love story above all else'

Petition to ban trans conversion therapy gets over 115,000 signatures
Trans conversion therapy
Activism

Petition to ban trans conversion therapy gets over 115,000 signatures

This man has knitted 2,000 hats for LGBTQ+ people experiencing homelessness
Homelessness
LGBTQ+

This man has knitted 2,000 hats for LGBTQ+ people experiencing homelessness

These 125 LGBTQ+ groups are boycotting a government event over its conversion therapy U-turn
LGBTQ+

These 125 LGBTQ+ groups are boycotting a government event over its conversion therapy U-turn

Limbic by Peter Scalpello review: the dark side of queer writing
Book review

Limbic by Peter Scalpello review: the dark side of queer writing

The UK's first LGBTQ+ shelter needs a new home
LGBTQ+

The UK's first LGBTQ+ shelter needs a new home

Singer-songwriter Wrabel on his music being used as a tool for queer activism
Music

Singer-songwriter Wrabel on his music being used as a tool for queer activism

Author Okechukwu Nzelu: 'I’m interested in love stories that go far beyond boy meets girl'
Books

Author Okechukwu Nzelu: 'I’m interested in love stories that go far beyond boy meets girl'

Homophobic attack couldn't stop Yungbud fan being true to himself
Yungblud interviewed Michael Hall about the homophobic attack he suffered, and why he still has hope. Image: The Big Issue
Culture

Homophobic attack couldn't stop Yungbud fan being true to himself

Trans rights charities call for 'concrete action' after MPs debate Gender Recognition Act reform
LGBTQ+

Trans rights charities call for 'concrete action' after MPs debate Gender Recognition Act reform

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Top 5 books about trans lives, chosen by Matt Bates
LGBTQI+

Top 5 books about trans lives, chosen by Matt Bates

UK trans mutual aid funds to donate to or get support from
LGBTQ+

UK trans mutual aid funds to donate to or get support from

What is conversion therapy?
conversion therapy
Social Justice

What is conversion therapy?

'My parents tried to pray for me': How prejudice is driving LGBTQ+ homelessness
LGBTQ+ homelessness
Social Justice

'My parents tried to pray for me': How prejudice is driving LGBTQ+ homelessness

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