Shon Faye
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Past articles by Shon:
The future of heterosexuality
To launch our new Future of Sex series, author Shon Faye examines the current state of heterosexuality – how it’s been ravaged by the internet, feminism and the media, and where it can go in the years ahead → Read More
Trans people aren’t a ‘toxic debate’ or ‘difficult topic’ – we’re just individuals living our lives
Simply by being a majority, cisgender people create the world that trans people live in → Read More
Coronavirus-hit Drag Race UK stirs unglamorous but vital industry questions
Episode five saw a COVID-positive queen forced to bow out, a Ruruvision banger with the United Kingdolls’ ‘UK Hun?’, and an irate outburst from Ru that felt unsympathetic to the dire straits of drag amid pandemic → Read More
Jamie Hood's Debut 'How to Be a Good Girl' Is Essential Pandemic Reading
Shon Faye interviews essayist and poet Jamie Hood about her debut book, written entirely during lockdown. → Read More
Drag Race UK’s unhinged Rats: The Rusical sees underdogs rise up
A visual representation of my frazzled mental state, the second episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK gave us the best of British musical theatre camp, riotous runway commentary, and a kind of iconic Macarena → Read More
If you need me, I’ll be on Planet Chromatica
Lady Gaga’s new album is a joyous return to the dancefloor, even if we can’t be in the club ourselves → Read More
I cannot hold appropriate space for these bizarre self-care templates
Scripted responses – for everything from avoiding friends in crisis, to venting and sexting – are going viral on Twitter → Read More
Drag Race UK gave me everything I wanted, except my favourite as winner
So my favourite queen was robbed of the crown, but Drag Race UK exceeded my expectations of a British spin-off → Read More
This week’s Drag Race UK reveals a spectrum of attitudes towards women
As RuPaul’s British iteration approaches the final, a runway chat with Baga Chipz highlights how critical reflections must be made in the art form that claims reverence for women → Read More
Drag Race UK’s girl group episode was the best in years, including America
As the Frock Destroyers reign supreme, this week’s episode brought another level of comedy, queer vulnerability, and campiness to the RuPaul franchise → Read More
Drag Race UK: Thatcher, Ginger Spice, and not enough camp
The anticipated Snatch Game episode saw the series continue to reflect the changes in drag performance since its commercial explosion → Read More
In a fractured Britain, Drag Race UK highlights drag’s own messy politics
Queens of colour Sum Ting Wong and Vinegar Strokes opened up new narratives for the show on race and the difficulties of queer life → Read More
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is a surreal, campy culture clash
The British iteration, with its niche references, regional accents, and panto humour, is a breath of fresh air for a bloated franchise → Read More
Who is Taylor Swift’s London Boy?
Perhaps he’s an account executive at a digital marketing firm who makes her watch rugby in the pub with all his mates he calls by their surnames → Read More
ContraPoints is the hilarious YouTuber delivering hardcore politics in drag
We talk to the video star about trolls, newfound fame, and what’s going to happen to the people that hate trans women → Read More
Travis Alabanza is the unfiltered artist proving theatre isn’t boring
The multi-hyphenate performance artist speaks to Shon Faye, Dazed’s LGBTQ editor-at-large, about their new show BURGERZ → Read More
Love Island’s Megan’s plastic surgery makes us uncomfortable because it shows beauty can be bought
The message of patriarchy is clear: look good, or be criticised. But if you’re seen trying to look good or – god forbid - enjoying it, you’ll get savaged for that, too.Megan Barton Hanson forgot the last part, and has been picked apart online as punishment. → Read More
A review of Cher, and only Cher, in the new Mamma Mia
When the 72-year-old icon appears onscreen, my skin is cleared, my eyebrows wax themselves, and my asthma is cured → Read More
A review of Cher, and only Cher, in the new Mamma Mia
When the 72-year-old icon appears onscreen, my skin is cleared, my eyebrows wax themselves, and my asthma is cured → Read More
Sex And The City is embarrassing now, but it was everything then
As the show turns 20, Shon Faye reflects on what we can leave behind from the original series, and what is worth celebrating → Read More