“at 15, i moved to italy, and for the first time, met people who were proud of being queer”

On 16 April 2025, the UK’s Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of a woman is based on their biological sex assigned at birth. Forget the rage-bait headlines and attempts to divide us through fear – this is the reality of that ruling, as told through 13 lives

Alexis (she/her), 32, and Liam Blake (he/him), are based in Doncaster and have been a key voice as a married couple around transgender rights

I went to art school to be a painter. Mick Jones went to art school to put a band together. My friend was invited to try out as drummer for Mick’s band, London SS, and I went to support him. They drag

THE MERCURY PRIZE WINNING SINGER SONGWRITER TALKS DANCING ON THE STREETS OF SÃO PAU LO AND FINDING CREATIVIT Y IN THE COTSWOLDS

THIS WEEK’S COLUMNIST Actor and former Blue Peter presenter Peter Duncan

AUTHOR Emma Becker REFLECTS ON HER TWO YEARS WORKING IN A BERLIN BROTHEL, WHERE THE WOMEN SET THE RULES, CHOSE THEIR CLIENTS AND STAYED FIRMLY ON TOP