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In this guest blog, writer Parker Thorn speaks about their experiences of coming out as ace, and a lack of ace acceptance within the LGBTQIA+ community.
Content warning: emotional and sexual abuse
Sometimes I think the queerest thing is to be asexual in Western society. Capitalism’s biggest tool is the promise of bumping
In this guest blog Tobias Hunter, co-president of the University of Liverpool’s LGBT+ Society (at time of writing), speaks about their experiences of being trans and ace, and the media representation of ace people.
Going through puberty can be a struggle for anyone, but for a particular population within our society
Nessakem Vanessa Nwosu, Assistant Social Media Coordinator at African Rainbow Family, speaks up about the issue of the UK Government’s intention to outsource asylum interviews and what we can do about it. African Rainbow Family supports African LGBTIQ people seeking asylum including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people.
Last month
There’s a lot of discussion in the media and online recently about the use of gender pronouns.
Gender pronouns aren’t new though. We use them all the time to identify and refer to someone. Describing people as ‘he’ or ‘she’, groups of people as ‘they’ or ‘them’, as well as inanimate
In this guest blog Bex Shorunke, Senior Media Officer at akt, details what needs to change in order for the third sector to become a truly inclusive place for Black people and people of colour.
How can the charity sector be more pro-black?
The third sector is having a reckoning about its
The Black LGBT community have done so many incredible things this year, from raising money for amazing projects and organisations, to individuals going above and beyond to raise awareness and support the community.
This Black History Month, we wanted to spotlight five incredible individuals and organisations who are doing ground-breaking work
This year the acute discrimination Black people face has been brought to the forefront.
Black LGBT people have been severely affected by the global pandemic, as well as the trauma of systemic racism, homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia experienced by the entire community. Now more than ever, we need allies to step up and
In June, Botswana overturned colonial-era laws which criminalised homosexuality, with the judge, Michael Leburu, declaring that “the anti-sodomy laws are a British import” and were developed “without the consultation of local peoples”.
It was viewed as a massive success and a historic moment across the continent. Despite this the more than
Every child and young person deserves an education that sets them up for life, reflects the diversity of our world, and affirms that they are valid and deserving of respect.
From this school year, statutory Relationships and Sex Education will become a reality in all of England’s schools – a huge
Only one in five bi people (20 per cent) are out to all their family compared to three in five gay men and lesbians (63 per cent)
Two in five bi people (42 per cent) hide or disguise their sexual orientation at work for fear of discrimination
Research gives insight into the unique experience of