#WeAreTheBlackCap Protest
18/04/15: Last Sunday night, the 12th April, performers at the Black Cap were told the venue was closing with immediate effect and the doors...
DRAMA QUEENS: PART 13: 1990s Gay Theatre
ACTING UP
Throughout the 1990s, theatre, hit hard by the AIDS epidemic, fought back. Broadway Cares, founded in 1988, raised hundreds of millions of dollars...
Vintage Cocks In Frocks! – Sasha Selavie on the intriguing tale of the birth...
When did drag first begin as public performance art? Arguably, in London 1870, when two very blatant drag queens were arrested in a West...
La Pequena’s European Dream
I remember the day I moved to London. I was scared and excited at the same time.
I was moving to one of the biggest...
In Conversation With: Matthew Stradling
Matthew Stradling is a renowned fine artist, and one of Britain’s most accomplished painters of the male nude. He spoke to QX about his...
Commonwealth leaders of anti-LGBT+ countries shamed
Peter Tatchell was on Monday 14 March threatened with arrest when he tried to stage a one-person silent peaceful protest for LGBT+ rights outside...
Unsung Heroes: Lesser-Known LGBTQ+ Pioneers and Activists.
Are you ready to delve into the vibrant kaleidoscope of the LGBTQ+ movement? We all know figures like Harvey Milk or Marsha P. Johnson,...
In Conversation With: Simon Watney
Simon Watney is one of the foremost HIV/AIDS activists of his generation. He talks to Patrick Cash about why the fight isn't over.
By Patrick Cash
Tell...
Queer In The 1920s – Beyond The Roar Exhibition
The 1920s: Beyond the Roar
The National Archives brings an experience-led exhibition to examine everyday life a century ago
What was it like to be queer...
Solace in Strangers: The Samaritans of the Switchboards
Despite progress, too many in the LGBT community still find themselves struggling to cope with issues relating to their gender identity or sexual orientation;...
