4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (788+ words) Public records and private papers reveal compassion and tacit acceptance before ‘moral panic’ took hold in the 1950s and 1960s Northern Ireland carved a grim reputation for homophobia for over half a century, a record of intolerance and bigotry so baroque it…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago   (260+ words) Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days Men’s faces are under scrutiny as never before, with more men opting for cosmetic procedures than ever. What is behind this…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1156+ words) Solidarity between LGBTQ+ people and unions has saved an event denied ‘a single penny’ of council money As the annual Pride parade weaved its way through Durham, the rainbow flags, trans rights placards and sequined cowboy hats filled the medieval…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (192+ words) Madeleine Gray has followed her hit debut with a sharp take on complicated parenting. She discusses love, sex and famous fans Were those celebrity endorsements exciting, I ask her. “I’m gay,” she replies, her enthusiasm leaping through the screen; “are…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (190+ words) Mondegreen mishearings | Wills and probate | Nigel Farage | Politics And not only mondegreen subtitles (Letters, 2 October). In the spirit of Emma Chisit, I approached my newsagent with my Guardian vouchers to pay what I owed. In a broad Australian accent, he…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (980+ words) Guardian analysis of 20 major companies in UK and US shows mentions of Pride on social media have fallen substantially in past two years The UK’s biggest businesses are rolling back their public support for Pride celebrations, Guardian analysis suggests, prompting…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (504+ words) Bans on the dangerous practice, condemned by national mental health organizations, could soon be struck down Homosexuality is an illness that therapists can and should cure: that’s the rationale for “conversion therapy”, a practice promoted as a way to change…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1015+ words) The Guardian The Black Ball review – the complicated secrets of gay sexuality in Spain are brilliantly told Cannes film festival: Threading together three stories from distinct eras of Spanish life, this narrative triptych is superlatively acted and beautifully shot The…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (173+ words) Various venues, LeedsRoderick Williams could breathe life into a telephone directory, but found much better material in his recital with Iain Burnside. A later concert featured atmospheric soundscapes from local composer Martin Iddon Leeds’s top-tier celebration of the vocal arts…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago   (961+ words) City Builders pastor’s daughter tells Victorian parliamentary inquiry into cults of ‘grave concerns’ about church The sister of Victorian Liberal MP Renee Heath has described their father’s church as a “cult” and told an inquiry that so-called “gay conversion” practices…...