Jake Hall
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Dua Saleh highlights the erasure of queer black artists with their debut EP
The Minneapolis-based musician is pushing their gay, non-binary agenda to aid closeted kids in their native Sudan. → Read More
Brazilian drag superstar Pabllo Vittar is the antidote to 2020
The pop icon on the importance of fun, her love of anime, and the political drive behind her career. → Read More
Fighting for plus-size representation in fashion schools
If the fashion industry is to become truly inclusive, the revolution must begin in the classrooms of our creative institutions → Read More
Investigating the insidious rise of the gay incel
We speak to those who self-identify as gaycels about dating apps, gay stereotypes, and body shaming → Read More
Is the gaming world becoming more trans-inclusive?
With upcoming release 'Tell Me Why' marking the first video game from a major developer to feature a playable transgender character, it seems the industry is beginning to modernise. → Read More
this trans performance artist wants to fuck with you
A saviour of East London's queer nightlife scene, musician and artist Lewis G Burton is fighting back against oppression in grimy and glittery new ways. → Read More
What would happen if we cancelled fashion week?
As Extinction Rebellion calls for the event's cancellation, we asked a series of fashion insiders, sustainability experts, and forward-thinking designers what the alternative could be → Read More
What is straight culture?
If queer people have drag and disco, do straight people have Maroon 5 and Live, Laugh, Love mugs? → Read More
Sex Workers Are Having Their Earnings Confiscated in Trafficking Stings
Raids – or "welfare visits" – carried out by police are supposedly conducted for safety, but they're harming sex workers and failing to identify genuine victims. → Read More
we’re getting closer to declaration of a climate emergency – what next?
Following Extinction Rebellion's climate action, and Greta Thunberg's London visit, where are we headed? → Read More
Five Adult Film Performers Share Their ‘Coming Out’ Stories
"Telling my mother I work in the porn industry is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done." → Read More
ContraPoints Is the Opposite of the Internet
By combining humor, drag, and philosophy, YouTuber Natalie Wynn is cutting through today's culture wars with clarity and logic. → Read More
the complicated politics of boycotting brunei
After the Sultan of Brunei announced the introduction of Sharia Law this week, the international community has reacted by calling for boycotting his hotels. But is that the most useful way to call for change? → Read More
How Billie Eilish uses humour and horror to talk about mental health
On her first full-length album Billie skillfully discusses mental health and self-loathing. But behind the melodrama there’s an extremely relatable, endearingly goofy 17-year-old. → Read More
How Billie Eilish uses humour and horror to talk about mental health
On her first full-length album Billie skilfully discusses mental health and self-loathing. But behind the melodrama there’s an extremely relatable, endearingly goofy 17-year-old. → Read More
Fashion is having a fetish moment
From Gucci and Givenchy, to Christopher Kane and Y/Project, the runawys feel kinkier than ever → Read More
tracing robyn’s most iconic music video looks, in her own words
From ‘Show Me Love’ to ‘Honey’, we asked Robyn to discuss her evolving style via her best music videos. → Read More
tracing robyn’s most iconic music video looks, in her own words
From ‘Show Me Love’ to ‘Honey’, we asked Robyn to discuss her evolving style via her best music videos. → Read More
The trans-inclusive collective shaking up fashion – one party at a time
Transmissions are the London activists calling for representation on the world’s runways → Read More
why do we still not trust influencers?
The new guidelines might not help anything. → Read More