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Society

13 trans women on life in the UK right now

Two months ago, the Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of womanhood was biological sex rather than gender identity. In light of increasingly reactionary rhetoric in the UK, THE FACE spoke to trans women from around the country about what life looks like in 2025.

Culture

This is the gayest love story ever told

In his new book, Deep House, Jeremy Atherton Lin chronicles the beauty and difficulty of his own long-term relationship against a backdrop of extensive, profound research about the gay men who came before them.

Society

The story behind THE FACE’s Ukraine cover

As the work prepares to be shown at Photo London, writer Serhiy Morgunov, photographer Jesse Glazzard, and creative producer Eugenia Skvarska reflect on what it was like to document the lives of queer soldiers during Ukraine's fight against Russia.

Society

Diamond coating on a blade

In a country fully mobilised against an existential threat to its existence, Ukraine’s queer soldiers are on the frontline of a fight for acceptance. Until recently, their presence and struggles remained largely invisible.

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