Winds of Change

UK: op-ed, Is the saccharine message of #Loveislove really what Pride is about?

I’d prefer the old Queer Nation chant – “We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it” – to a statement that says ‘picture LGBT people falling in love and you’ll hate us less’

Being queer in the jungle: The unique challenges of LGBTQ scientists working in the field

For many queer people that passion is science.  Queer scientists such as Alan Turing who was crucial in ending World War II, and Sara Josephine Baker who made unprecedented breakthroughs in child hygiene and preventative medicine.

UK: op-ed, This Is What’s at Stake for the LGBTQ Community in the U.K. Right Now

Sacrificing women and marginalized groups for political clout is no longer the exception, it’s becoming accepted governmental policy. To put it simply: We are bargaining chips, and it’s horrifying. 

Ireland: Ireland’s new Taoiseach Leo Varadkar blasted in new film on Pride Sunday

Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s new Prime Minister (Taoiseach) mesmerized half the world, who were stunned to see the son of an Indian immigrant who came out in 2015 become the leader of the country’s main governing party Fine Gael.