As a new documentary about lyricist Howard Ashman heads to Disney+, the voices of Ariel and Belle, as well as Ashman’s life partner, recount his own magical, tragic love story.
Growing up in 80s Soweto, Ditsie was immersed in the struggle against apartheid. But she knew racial oppression was only part of the fight – and organised the first Pride march in Africa
More than 70 signatories including Poland’s Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk, Margaret Atwood and Mike Leigh accuse president Duda’s government of using LGBTQ+ people as ‘a scapegoat’
The multiplicity of stories that our interviewees told about their lives felt a world away from the single story of trauma and pain found in so many past depictions of LGBTQI+ life in Africa.
Zero as You Are filmmaker Miyuki Tokoi reflects on the decade-long journey of her subject, Sky Kobayashi, and the import of championing gender minorities in Japanese society
The Harry Potter author’s focus on denying trans rights may seem to have come out of nowhere, but there’s a clear lineage of transphobic thought in her native country.
Sukhdeep’s understanding of his religion and his life as an openly queer creator drove him to seek out others like him, to share their stories and talk about their struggles that they have faced and the fights they have won.
