Hedwig and the Angry Inch: Divina de Campo shines in a riotously camp revival
It’s been 15 years since the last professional UK production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. With the media scrutiny...
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Hebden Bridge Burlesque Festival set for a fabulous return
The hotly anticipated Hebden Bridge Burlesque Festival (HBBF), an annual event established in 2013, returns to the stage this Spring...
World Bipolar Day: Living Between Waves and Episodes
The first moment of healing was found when wandering in the outside world. Wondering what life was for, I was lost and emotionless. The rules and regulations were no more, the...
Exploring queer history through The Gryphon archive
Archives aren’t all dusty books and crumbling manuscripts -research into past issues of the Gryphon(including in its former life as...
“Leeds Students Welcome Refugees” – Student Societies Show Solidarity with Ukraine
The LUU societies STAR (Student Action for Refugees) and Amnesty International have been organising displays of solidarity with Ukraine around...
What the Treatment of Child Q Says About the Safety of Black Children in the UK
In December 2020, a 15-year-old Black schoolgirl in Hackney, referred to as Child Q, was removed from her mock exam...
Adultification Bias: the effect of racial prejudice on policing and beyond
A fifteen-year-old black schoolgirl, known only as Child Q, was strip-searched by police officers in 2020. The police were called...
“We’ve all started to realise just how important being creative is…”
Left Bank is no ordinary church. Walk in through its heavy wooden doors and you won’t find any sermons being...
Koko Popperz on the Commercialisation of Drag
In the last few years, interest in the world of drag has skyrocketed. Today, more Queens than ever before are...
Raw Meat, Redrum and Rosary Beads
The lovechild of satire, drama and raw immorality. A beast wearing six-inch red acrylics, shoddily glued-in extensions and cheap lip...