Archer Asks: Janet Anderson and Thea Raveneau, stars of all-trans theatre production ‘Overflow’

Archer Asks: Janet Anderson and Thea Raveneau, stars of all-trans theatre production ‘Overflow’

'Overflow' is a hilarious and devastating tour of women's bathrooms, who is allowed in and who is kept out.
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Archer Asks: Mo’Ju on their latest album Oro, Plata, Mata

Archer Asks: Mo’Ju on their latest album Oro, Plata, Mata

Mo'Ju has amassed critical, commercial and cultural influence. Their latest album Oro, Plata, Mata was released in March 2023.
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‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’ finale & reunion recap: “Surprise, I’m gay, surprise!”

‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’ finale & reunion recap: “Surprise, I’m gay, surprise!”

What a wild ride. Thanks for coming along for the journey with me. They better renew The Ultimatum: Queer Love or I’m rioting. I love gay people.
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‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’ episodes 5-8 recap: “People just offer me unconditional love”

‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’ episodes 5-8 recap: “People just offer me unconditional love”

Welcome to the recap of The Ultimatum: Queer Love episodes 5-8, where we learn that love is a lie, Lexi has a hot mum, the stereotype of lesbians saying "I love you" after 2.5...
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‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’ episodes 1-4 recap: “I fingered you”

‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’ episodes 1-4 recap: “I fingered you”

Four episodes drop at a time. I watched them all three glasses of boxed white wine deep, fresh from a devastating gay breakup and days after Taylor Swift surprise-dropped her saddest breakup song yet....
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Loving Eurovision as a trans woman

Loving Eurovision as a trans woman

Trans identities and trans relationships are very rarely represented anywhere, and that makes it all the more empowering when we are united through something as simple as Eurovision.
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Trans rage, metal and music: What is the trans ‘sound’?

Trans rage, metal and music: What is the trans ‘sound’?

Uboa and Liturgy’s music acknowledges the trans rage of disempowerment, and how unleashing that rage can create a sense of self-affirmation.
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The terror of queer trauma: Horror in the New Queer Cinema Movement

The terror of queer trauma: Horror in the New Queer Cinema Movement

In response to harmful representation, the New Queer Cinema Movement arose; giving a voice to queer identities in a politicised, gritty way.
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‘They/Them’: Queer slasher misses the mark on conversion therapy

‘They/Them’: Queer slasher misses the mark on conversion therapy

The “bury your gays” trope is a real one to combat, but They/Them doesn’t even fully engage with the potential horror of the setting.
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Madonna: An icon and sex-positive assault survivor

Madonna: An icon and sex-positive assault survivor

Just about every live Madonna performance features gendered revenge themes. She overpowers men via kicking, hitting, shooting or fucking.
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The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone: On activism, trans rights and representation

The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone: On activism, trans rights and representation

From the very beginning, The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone offers warmly murmured answers to all the whataboutisms that pepper discourse around trans children.
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Queer horror films: Our traumas deserve to be explored

Queer horror films: Our traumas deserve to be explored

I want horror films where protagonists wrestle with the ugliness of homophobia and transphobia, or films with explorations of queer relationship dynamics.
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Queer representation, Netflix and grief: Seeing myself on screen

Queer representation, Netflix and grief: Seeing myself on screen

Unlike our younger counterparts, this representation isn't reflecting our growth, it’s reminding us of how much growing we had to do alone.
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Women’s sport, authenticity and the power of inclusion

Women’s sport, authenticity and the power of inclusion

It became apparent why the way women’s sport is participated in and played resonates so deeply with me: it is so critically important.
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TERF wars and their impact on the trans community

TERF wars and their impact on the trans community

We know that transgender people, allies, and those with anti-trans views can all play a role in the TERF wars.
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My Chemical Romance: On queer emo friendship

My Chemical Romance: On queer emo friendship

Play a high-G note on a piano and take a look around the room; you’ll see who the former emos are almost immediately. My Chemical Romance defined ‘emo’ as we know it. Prior to...
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Friendzone endzone: Manic pixie dykes under the male gaze

Friendzone endzone: Manic pixie dykes under the male gaze

Imagine this: It’s sometime in the 2010s. I’m a loner in my early twenties. I have no friends, so I start attending game nights – board and video. I become somewhat acquainted in these...
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Celebrate the launch of Archer Magazine – The DISABILITIES issue

Celebrate the launch of Archer Magazine – The DISABILITIES issue

Archer Magazine Issue #16 will curate stories, images and art about sex, gender and identity by people with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses.
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Surrealist nude portraits: Images by Joanne Leah

Surrealist nude portraits: Images by Joanne Leah

Joanne Leah is a German-born artist based in Brooklyn NYC. Her photographic works combine sexually charged images of colourful surrealism rife with Jungian symbology. She draws inspiration from her childhood memories and how they...
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Role models for trans girls: Representation matters

Role models for trans girls: Representation matters

Content warning: This article discusses transmisogyny and eating disorders.    “If you can see it, you can be it.” It’s a beautiful phrase, expressing how strong role models can be vital for the confidence...
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