Even in African countries with slightly more favourable LGBTQI+ legislation, queer people are still subject to prejudice and violence.

Anna Hu speaks to five queer artists at the final instalment of Rhode Island’s Queer/Trans Zine Fest.

For this month’s Queer Fashion Files, we’re featuring fashion lecturer and content creator Joely Malcolm.

“I really leaned into that vibe when writing this record – gritty, grungy and grimy.” total tommy chats to Archer Magazine.

I became my own primary partner. I took the time and care to understand myself more, in the way that I would have taken time and care for a partner in the past.

As we’ve gained more mainstream visibility, being gay has become more about ‘identity’, with the ‘fucking’ being increasingly sanitised from the queer experience.

“It’s okay to not always feel like you have the reins when you’re making decisions in your life.” mxmtoon chats to Archer Magazine.

Let me say this for the record: people who hold and express fatphobic convictions may identify as queer, but they certainly are not embodying queerness.

“From chanting in the streets to a whispered song, this is how we carry our stories from one person to the next, from one generation to the next.” Jazz Money chats to Archer Magazine.

Before the COVID pandemic, I’d join a dating app and worry about whether I’d get any matches, or whether the picture of me in my wheelchair would scare people off.