“my biggest dream is that there will be pride in the streets of tehran”

From an early age, I’ve had two constants in my life: a passion for aviation and the internal knowledge that I was gay. Growing up in a small, isolated bubble in northern Cyprus, these truths became m

This is my final piece as a columnist for Attitude. To everyone who has read my pieces, thank you. It’s been really fulfilling sharing my experiences with you, and I’ve been very appreciative to Attit

The Iranian Revolution retold

Over the years, my best friend, who lives in Egypt, had invited me to stay with him more than once, always with the promise of extraordinary hospitality, but I always found reasons to decline. Sometim

My Berlin probably peaked on 9th November 2014. In a spacious borrowed flat in Mitte, not far from trendy Arkonaplatz, I had countersigned a passport application for a baby just born to friends: Briti

Some would have you believe that queer histories can only really be written about from the late 19th century onwards, when words like ‘homosexual’ first appear. But spend a little time in dusty old ar