LGBTQ+

Style

Lay me down: skin to skin with Ilya Lipkin

Smooching never looked so good as it does in this sensual collection of love stories captured by the Russian-American photographer and French stylist Laëtitia Gimenez. Taken from the new print issue of THE FACE – get your copy here.

Culture

Magdalena Eriksson and Pernille Harder: the footballing couple that wins together

The Chelsea couple’s 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup kiss was a powerful symbol of where football, and its culture, should be heading. Now the pair are looking to the future.

Life

Reclaiming the mikveh: how Jews are adapting the traditional ritual

The ancient water ritual, used for cleansing purification and transformation, has become more inclusive and welcoming to trans, non-binary and Jews of Colour.

Culture

The Normal Heart: an enduring, complex tale of the AIDS epidemic

Playwright and LGBT+ activist Larry Kramer’s 1980s play has been rebooted for the modern stage. Its ambiguity remains, as does its existential point: time wasted is death. Here, THE FACE meets director Dominic Cooke and various cast members.

Society

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Culture

Why it’s time to view James Bond through a queer lens

As the 25th film, No Time to Die, is released in cinemas, we attempt to uncover the queer appeal of “warm-blooded heterosexual” James Bond. An LGBTQ+ 007? Never say never (again).