• Music Lil Nas X: A career of controversy
    Lil Nas X and his unapologetic commitment to who he is has been so important to the music industry.  Nas has challenged the framing of the hip-hop genre and the music business itself, performing proudly as a gay male in the industry. And he has not shied away from stirring up controversy and a legendary […]
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  • Books Book Review: Ace of Spades
     Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé. This book was an unexpected buy, but the premise of the book had me hooked. A Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars-type thriller but with two black leads who are LGBTQ? Sign me up! In fact, the plot is so much more than I could’ve hoped for. I can see […]
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  • Editorials The History of Section 28 – Britain’s Dark Side
    In 1988, the Local Government Act brought in by Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government introduced Section 28 to Britain. It is one of the most controversial and deeply harmful pieces of legislation ever seen in Parliament because of what it meant for the lives of LGBTQ+ people. Section 28 prevented schools from “promoting the teaching of […]
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  • Reviews It’s a Sin: Russel T Davies’ masterpiece
    The story of It’s a Sin follows the lives of Colin, Ritchie and Roscoe who have left their homes for a new start in 1981 London. It was here where they found life to be promising and full of optimism – a world away from their previous lives ‘back home’.  Everything seems to be going […]
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  • Editorials Pride Month 2019
    Pride Month is officially here, and we’re supporting it as always here at b**p. However, as always, there are some who question the relevance and need for a Pride Month. After all, they say, there isn’t any pride for straight people. Regardless of that issue, though, there is a relevance for Pride Month, and there […]
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