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Bender likes Beckham: can I unlearn my football trauma and embrace my gay masculinity?

JJ Croucher braves the football pitch to confront his (and many gay men’s) complicated relationship with masculinity, sexuality and the so-called beautiful game.

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Bender likes Beckham: can I unlearn my football trauma and embrace my gay masculinity?

JJ Croucher braves the football pitch to confront his (and many gay men’s) complicated relationship with masculinity, sexuality and the so-called beautiful game.

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“I returned to India as my true self – the people I called family made me fear for my life”

Returning to India with a new name and a sense of freedom, queer activist Rain faced transphobia, threats and rejection. As trans rights come under attack, they share their fight to live authentically and refuse to be erased

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A night out in wartime Kyiv with Ukraine’s fierce drag queens

Inside Kyiv’s queer nightlife scene, where the party goes on despite the horrors of war – and every performance is an act of defiance.

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Insomniac City: Jonathan Bailey and Bill Nighy to play lovers in new gay romance

A new gay romance film starring Jonathan Bailey and Bill Nighy is on the way.

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Dawson's Creek: Kerr Smith says backlash over gay storyline made him feel "isolated"

"Through my entire run on Dawson's Creek, I never felt more like the fifth wheel."

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Overcompensating season 2 release date confirmed alongside new images

"In this one we’re having more fun. [Benny] has some joy, so we can loosen up a little bit.”

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Bender likes Beckham: can I unlearn my football trauma and embrace my gay masculinity?

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