Queer

Since 2006, nearly 60 per cent of London’s LGBTQ+ venues have closed down. As Alim Kheraj writes, it’s a situation London’s queer community has faced – and overcome – before.

Two years ago, Arthur McNair took to the photo booth to document his transition. Now, he’s presenting the public with 50+ headshots, from starting hormones to the present day.

Jeremy Atherton Lin is a writer from California whose new book, Gay Bar, asks: does gay still have a place? With queer venues closing around the world, Gay Bar is a hilarious, arousing and challenging reminder, not just of where we went out – but why.

Bad Gays is the hilarious new podcast by Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller dedicated to spotlighting the “evil and complicated queers in history” – the ones we’d rather forget. Or perhaps not...

Last August, photographer Jesse Glazzard headed down to the Big Dyke Energy club night in South London for some socially-distanced queer fun. What unfolded will leave you yearning for hedonistic summer months.

New Queer Photography, Benjamin Wolbergs’ upcoming book, traces the disparate experiences of being queer in the 21st century, from Brooklyn to Berlin. Here, 10 of its global contributors answer the question: what does queer mean in 2021?