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.

“I wouldn’t be half the artist I am today if I hadn’t lost everything before it.” Magnets, aka Siobhan McGinnity, chats to Alex Creece.

When we have spaces to be our authentic selves, neurodivergent queer people can find a genuine sense of community and belonging.

I also think that autistic pleasure is queer, in and of itself. It’s queer in its non-normativity, in its subversiveness, and in its consequent proximity to shame and otherness.

Disabled pleasure knows no bounds, bringing an intimacy that goes beyond romantic love, genitals or penetrative sex.

I’m repeatedly coming out as disabled so those around me know why I’m behaving a little differently, or why I’m not helping with the chairs.

When I read queer literature, I can connect to a community that, until now, has felt inaccessible.

My disability and my queerness are both invisible to the naked eye, too murky to be easily defined – so I remain in the grey areas.

From Jessica Rabbit to trans music to trash television, here are Archer Magazine’s most read online pieces of 2023.

In lieu of governing bodies taking the cries of the most vulnerable in our society seriously, I believe it forces our hand.

At every point, my gender, disabilities and material circumstances put me into situations where I was at constant risk of violence and abuse.

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.

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

Joe is a conversion therapist hired by my parents to make their child less gay. Preferably straight, otherwise committed to celibacy.

As a Deaf person, movement is such a huge part of my life. I guess I’ve needed to explore more about how dance is connected to Deafness, and how dance is connected to body language.

I can see now, looking back, that much of this was the result of me internalising the cultural, default setting of ableism.

As we celebrate our newly launched DISABILITIES issue, we’re also taking the opportunity to look back on all of the brilliant pieces we’ve published this year. This was my first year as Archer Magazine’s Deputy Online Editor. As a long-time Archer volunteer and hanger-arounder of founder Amy Middleton, I was absolutely thrilled to come aboard. …

We are excited to announce the next print issue of Archer Magazine – the DISABILITIES issue.

My hairdresser says there’s a different kind of freedom from living out of home, and I finally understand what he means. Since moving out, I’ve recognised a part of my identity that’s come as a surprise for me. Even though I’ve been attending queer book events at the library, and have two copies of Guidebook …

Instead of being asked what my favourite colour is or what kind of music I like, the most common question I’m asked on dating apps is, “Can you have sex?” The world of dating is difficult to navigate with a disability. I became a wheelchair user at nineteen. This was also the age at which …

Being diagnosed as an autistic person was the best thing that has ever happened to me. It just didn’t feel like it at the time.

When I wore pink for the first time since transitioning, nothing changed. Years of testosterone didn’t leach out of my bloodstream, like rivulets of sweat running in reverse. My chest stayed a glorious flat expanse, pectorals underscored by my top surgery scars as if in emphasis. The pink cotton shirt was soft, and I liked …