May Lust List: Drag Race
I’ve lost count of the number of friends with whom I talk about RuPaul’s Drag Race. It’s the ultimate reality show for anyone with even a passing interest in glamour.
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Review: Museum of Transology
When the Museum of Transology launched, it was announced as the largest and boldest collection of trans artefacts and photographic portraiture ever displayed in the UK. A highly intimate exhibition which
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A performance made in 72 hours?
Every wanted to start the year with a new challenge? Ever fancied getting on stage to perform, but don’t have much time to commit to rehearsals beforehand? Well, I know a
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Awesome Ideas: Visit an exhibition in 2017
Visiting exhibitions is one of my favourite things to do so, although this year has barely begun, I already have a list of must-see exhibitions for 2017. Going with a friend
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London Rollergirls battle for the Hydra
This week, I received an email from Brat Worst of the London Rollergirls with some rather exciting news that I might want to write about. This got me wondering why
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Orlando
In the early hours of the morning of Sunday 12th June 2016, a gunman opened fire at the gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida, killing at least 49 people and
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FEMME: A Story of Empowerment and Erasure
1999. I am going to a job interview at a lesbian bar. The manager, a butch, opens the door: ‘What are you doing here? Are you in the right place?’ ‘I
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Lust List: April
This month’s underwear Lust List is inspired by my visits to The Body Studio at Selfridges and the Undressed exhibition at the V&A, plus my many lunch time window shopping
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A new salon for Open Barbers
Have you ever felt unwelcome in mainstream hair salons or barbers? Have you feared getting a haircut because of how you will be judged, and all the incorrect assumptions the
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Clothing and queer identities
I recently attended a lecture by Professor Amy de la Haye on interpreting gender in the context of the museum, specifically when exhibiting fashion/clothing. The pre-reading was a chapter on
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