homophobia

Should We Separate the Art From the Artist?

It’s amazing to see survivors finally being able to come forward and name their abusers. It’s even more incredible to see fellow survivors being believed and action being taken against their assailants. However, each new #MeToo story that emerges where the accused is a prominent actor, musician or writer brings with it an …

Why Stonewall’s Come Out for LGBT Campaign is So Important

“But gay marriage is legal here!” “Stop exaggerating the issue for attention!” “I mean, it’s 2017. We are cool with things like that, now.” If you are part of the LGBT+ community, you’ve likely heard these remarks dozens of times. During my time working for Stonewall as a Young Campaigner, …

Pride and Prejudice and Cishet Intruders

This summer I went to Pride in London for the first time, and, as their ill thought out poster campaign promised, I met more than a few glittery cisgender heterosexuals looking for an excuse to party. When I am entering a queer space that is born out of the marginalisation …

Pride in London’s ‘Misjudged’ Poster Campaign

Pride in London’s promotional campaign for the 2017 pride parade claims that #LoveHappensHere. As it turns out, something else happens here as well; completely pandering to a straight audience, framing LGBTQ+ people as fun novelties and completely undermining the community’s efforts to combat casual homophobia. ‘Being homophobic is sooo gay.’ …

The Other L Word

The first time I ever kissed another girl in a bar I saw a bright light. Unfortunately it wasn’t a visual representation of my own lesbianism dawning upon me; they were camera flashes. Men had decided that my expression of my sexuality needed to be documented for their own future …
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