Pride and Allyship: The Legacy of LGBT+ History on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
“I grew up in Northern Ireland. I know all about what happens when people don’t talk to each other. That’s what I’ve…
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Queerness and the Literary Canon
Author: Dr Ellen Nicholls Is being queer and studying the straight white canon an inherently political act? To begin reflecting on this…
‘We love gay’: Yassification and Appropriation in Mainstream Culture
Author: Michael Bukur The sheer number of queer media and cultural references generated in the past year feels historic in proportion. In…
Putting the I in Bi
Author: Matt Youngs I find myself entering my seventh academic year at Loughborough, but my first as a staff member. My previous…
Did I need the law to be my non-binary self at work?
To mark International Non-binary Day 2021, David Wilson reflects on their own experiences and where non-binary people find themselves in the UK…
What Eddie Izzard means to me
Author: Stevie Ashurst These days you'll be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn't know who Eddie Izzard is. Even if you…
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
On the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, Dr Chris McLeod, University Teacher in Psychology in the School of Sport, Exercise…
Trans Visibility as an Act of Resistance
Author: David Wilson Every year the 31st of March marks Transgender Day of Visibility. Here we consider what it means to be…
LGBT+ civil rights since 1967
Author: Catherine Armstrong The previous three blog entries have explored the hidden histories of LGBT+ people in the past and argued that…
Drag on your Primetime TV
Author: Sam Chambers Paul O'Grady first started performing as Lily Savage in the late 1970s. O'Grady had moved to London and was…
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