Community & Culture

Learn how Barbara Hammer made lesbian desire central to avant-garde cinema

a candid revisit of Ricky Martin’s April 2018 interview that explores the warmth he felt after coming out and the difficult choice it represented at the height of his fame

Discover how six designers from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp transformed contemporary fashion and why the MoMu retrospective matters

A compact guide to standout queer graphic novels, from intercultural romances to detective grandmothers and dystopian reflections

A humble IKEA plush has grown into a shared emblem that helps trans people connect and communicate their identity

A concise guide to the season’s can’t-miss fashion exhibitions across Europe, highlighting museums, themes and opening dates

Discover two playful Easter bakes from Aaron Hawton: a rainbow white chocolate hot cross bun and traditional Koulourakia, explained simply for home bakers

An exploration of Barbara Hammer’s bold films and lasting influence on lesbian cinema and feminist film

A former Raw Comedy contestant remembers the early years of being the only out comic and celebrates a shift to inclusive line-ups that let queer artists simply perform

Lezzer Fest returns as a one-day celebration of dyke nightlife, featuring collectives, DJs and performance from across the UK

Celebrate Gal Pals’ growing festival with ten collectives, DJs and a day of queer nightlife

New Census Bureau figures show growth in same-sex households, with female couples now the majority and married households increasing sharply

Organisers have paused the Sydney Leather Festival indefinitely but emphasise that the wider leather, fetish, and kink scene in Sydney remains active

Discover how Martin Parr used bright color, flash and an insider perspective to turn banal scenes into a sustained social and ecological study

Art and media are creating public spaces for queer lives in South Korea, giving visibility that law has yet to secure

Celebrate how Madonna and Beyoncé and other pop icons have used music, fashion and public platforms to champion LGBTQIA+ rights and visibility

Celebrating the artists who have used their stages, voices and influence to back LGBTQIA+ rights and visibility

Learn which former Oxford Street venues are proposed for heritage protection and how to participate in the consultation

Explore the history and influence of pop divas who have supported and amplified LGBTQIA+ communities

A new roster from Trans In The City spotlights the unsung people driving change across business, community groups and grassroots activism

Practical, therapist-backed guidance for sapphic couples dealing with speed, roles, minority stress, small communities and intimacy shifts

A former Eagle Scout who was expelled for being gay challenged the ban in court and, years later, returned to volunteer leadership in Scouting America

Laura Vazquez, author of Les Forces and winner of the 2026 Décembre prize, explains how public response altered her view of literature, the two-stage writing process she follows, and influences from philosophy to zen practice

A concise guide for women who love women on slowing down intensity, naming stress, choosing roles and keeping intimacy alive