Sexuality
Why Not You review – a hollow depiction of homophobic violence
An aspiring dancer is devastated by survivor’s guilt after a shooting in a gay bar, in a topical film that takes on too many big issues
Phuong Le
17, May, 2021 @10:00 AM
‘My energy comes from optimism’: the hopeful music of spring 2021
In part two of our series on the musicians foregrounding hope in their songs, Esperanza Spalding, Rostam and more discuss the importance of positivity
Christine Ochefu, Dave Simpson and Laura Snapes
28, Apr, 2021 @9:00 AM
How the Spice Girls taught me boys could like girls' things
They behaved like children and were rampantly consumerist – but the Spice Girls were DayGlo ambassadors for writing your own rules in life
Joe Stone
26, Apr, 2021 @2:00 PM
There is no legal defence of LGBT+ conversions | Ahmed Shaheed
Outlawing the often shocking methods of trying to change people’s sexuality does not alter others’ rights to belief, says UN special rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed
Ahmed Shaheed
23, Apr, 2021 @12:00 PM
Wilhelm Reich: the strange, prescient sexologist who sought to set us free
He believed orgasms could be a healing force and coined the term ‘sexual revolution’. Reich’s understanding of the body is vital in our age of protests and patriarchy, writes Olivia Laing
Olivia Laing
17, Apr, 2021 @8:00 AM
Steelers review – doc tackles queer rugby’s small moments and big struggles
This moving documentary attempts to modernise a musty film narrative about LGBTQ people and sport with plenty of verve but not quite enough context
Benjamin Lee
15, Apr, 2021 @10:00 AM
Tell us: how have UK LGBTQ+ venues been affected by the pandemic?
We would like to hear from people about LGBTQ+ venues and social spaces and their experiences during Covid
Guardian community team
13, Apr, 2021 @12:48 PM
'Howling anger': How Angels in America and The Normal Heart confronted the Aids crisis
The pandemic inspired many works of art but two furious, turbulent plays written at its onset still tower over the rest. As both return, we explore their enduring power
Ryan Gilbey
05, Apr, 2021 @5:00 AM
Gay, communist, female: why MI5 blacklisted the poet Valentine Ackland
A biography of the Dorset poet, who was a lover of the novelist Sylvia Townsend Warner, traces her struggle ‘to live as herself’
Vanessa Thorpe
04, Apr, 2021 @8:00 AM
Are single-sex schools the safe option after abuse scandal?
Harrowing testimonies may lead parents to opt for girls-only schools for their daughters
Andrew Anthony
04, Apr, 2021 @5:45 AM
Hell Bent for Metal: the podcast for LGBTQ rock fans – with 'horny German werewolves'
Tom Dare’s hilarious podcast celebrates what he calls a ‘really gay’ scene – and has tackled its homophobia
Nick Ruskell
30, Mar, 2021 @7:12 AM
Carmen Maria Machado wins Rathbones Folio prize for queer abuse memoir
The US author says In the Dream House, which has won the £30,000 prize, opens up the rarely broached subject of abuse within the LGBTQ+ community
Alison Flood
24, Mar, 2021 @7:20 PM
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