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Queer cafés and gay mylk

Holly Regan explores queer London spaces where the alternative – oat milk – is the norm for the communities gathering there.

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In celebration of LGBTQ+ comedy

At school, homophobic jokes made Ella Braidwood feel uncomfortable and ashamed. Fast-forward to today’s inclusive comedy scene, and her very different feelings of hope and happiness.

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The indelible harm caused by conversion therapy

With first-hand evidence from two powerful testimonies, neurologist Jules Montague explores the destructive history of conversion therapy, a punitive treatment designed to ‘cure’ people of homosexuality.

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Rediscovering a love of the game

Sexism and homophobia in football prompted Lara Goodwin to stop playing the sport at 19. Today, while discrimination in the game is still rife, Lara has found hope – and like-minded players – in an inclusive east London club.

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  • The message in Swedish 'Don't forget. Men'; one of a series of AIDS prevention advertisements by the RFSL, the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.
  • Four scenes involving a gay man: in discussion with a seated woman at a desk; in a queue for oranges; in a swimming pool; chatting with another man at a bar with a message in the centre about how gay men have fewer rights; an advertisement by the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe. Colour lithograph by Ingo Taubhorn and Wolfgang Mudra.
  • A group of gay men in a protest march about AIDS prevention with quotes about AIDS and a declaration of 10 points about the rights of those with HIV; an advertisement by the Movimiento Homosexual de Lima. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • A man sitting at a table with a cup and saucer, another holding a skateboard, and another sitting on a sofa representing a gay family; advertisement for International Year of the Family by the Human Rights Commission in 1994. Colour lithograph by Matthew McKee.
  • Four scenes involving a gay man: seated with his mother, lying on a bed having a scan, sitting in consultation with a member of public behind a desk, in a chemist looking at an aerosol of shaving foam [?]; includes a message in the centre about how gay men have fewer rights; an advertisement for safe sex and AIDS prevention by the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe. Colour lithograph by Ingo Taubhorn and Wolfgang Mudra.
  • A man in a dark t-shirt sits smiling on the shoulders of his bare-chested companion with the message in Swedish, 'Trust. Never hurt'; one of a series of AIDS prevention advertisements by the RFSL, The Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.
  • Two plus signs [for HIV positive] separated by a line with two arrows pointing right [for the male symbol] representing an advertisement for HanseGay, 1995, a cultural event by Rat + Tat e.V. for gays and lesbians. Colour lithograph by Langenhan, 1995.
  • The repeated words 'the right move' against a hazy image of a couple in bed representing an advertisement for safe sex by the Gay Men's Outreach Crew. Colour lithograph by Bradley Brechin.
  • Two men lie with their heads together lit from the right representing an advertisement for AIDS prevention by AJCS (Association des Jeunes contre le SIDA) and the S.N.E.G. [Syndicat National des Entreprise Gay]. Lithograph.
  • Two men kissing with the message HIV-positive people have the right to have sex; a safe-sex and AIDS prevention advertisement by the Helseutvalget For Homofile, the Norwegian Gay and Health Committte. Lithograph by Fin-Serck-Hanssen, ca. 1995.
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