In this painful moment, I saw the beauty of my own culture like never before. This was the best way to celebrate my grandmother’s life, as she was the strongest and bravest woman I had ever known.

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.

In a world where the imagery of Pride has been dominated by white, gym-fit, able-bodied and muscular cis men, Progress Shark is a symbol for us all.

Welcome to Archer’s Queer Fashion Files! This month, we’re featuring Chi Montmorency and their debut collection, ‘Made in Heaven’.

Uboa and Liturgy’s music acknowledges the trans rage of disempowerment, and how unleashing that rage can create a sense of self-affirmation.

When you are so used to seeing male bisexuality portrayed as an unnamed and nefarious feature of a character, or as being gay-in-disguise, it’s too easy not to see bisexuality as an actual real-life orientation.

In response to harmful representation, the New Queer Cinema Movement arose; giving a voice to queer identities in a politicised, gritty way.

The heart of this story is a karaoke booth in LA’s Koreatown where four queer Arabs are belting Queen at the top of our lungs.

Welcome to Archer Magazine #18: the INCARCERATION issue, out now.

Coming out here was tough, but that only tells half the struggles I’d faced as a queer woman in the American West.

Half the fun of being queer is disparaging the rigid traditions that manacle society to its cishet melancholy. And yet, as a throuple, we may still like to get married someday.

Aegosexuality is akin to being aroused by the idea of sex without wanting to engage in sexual acts oneself – like a spectator who enjoys sports, but has no desire to participate in the game itself.

For so long, I perceived my femininity as something that made me visible or vulnerable, but in the pages of Dress Rehearsals, I was inspired to create a place where those feelings could coexist beside joy and euphoria.

Finding people who honor your full self is not easy, but when you do, you have begun relearning love, you have found chosen family.

Film and theatre still have a long way to go to pull back the curtain on HIV and AIDS, even today.

How can the mind transcend madness when it’s confined and magnified within these walls?

When the email arrived to tell me my artificial intelligence images were ready, I wasn’t expecting to feel like I’d been punched in the guts as I clicked through.

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.

By stepping into the performing arts industry, another challenge became apparent: where are the goddamn trans materials by trans people?!

So many older LGBTIQ+ people have experienced trauma and discrimination, so it’s essential we create welcoming spaces to stay connected.

The expectation to be anonymous in addiction recovery seems counterintuitive for LGBTQ+ people who have spent a lifetime fighting to be visible.

Archer partnered with Aesop to promote The Aesop Queer Library Australia, launching on 5 Feb 2024. To celebrate this event, we interviewed three of the writers included in this year’s queer library list.   Bebe Oliver is a descendant of the Bardi Jawi people of the Kimberley region of Western Australia, and an award-winning writer …