Music videos have become an increasingly popular medium for expressing queerness and non-heteronormativity. From Beyoncé's "Lemonade" to Lady Gaga's "Poker Face," artists are using visual media to...
How do visibility strategies for LGBTQ individuals differ across cultural, urban-rural, and political contexts, and what implications do these differences have for safety and social...
The negotiation between the three concepts - visibility, safety, and transformative social change - is an essential part of queer political movements around the world. Queer communities have been...
In the past few decades, there have been many social changes regarding LGBTQ+ rights that are positively impacting how people express their sexuality and experience intimacy.
Same-sex marriage has...
Activism is an important means for promoting the interests and rights of marginalized groups, including those who identify as LGBTQ+. Activism can bring attention to these communities' struggles and...
Censorship is defined as the act of suppressing speech, writing, or publication that is considered objectionable due to its controversial nature or perceived obscenity. In schools, this can take many...
Censorship of LGBTQ+ Media in Authoritarian Countries
Censorship is defined as the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information that may be considered objectionable, harmful,...
Sexuality is a fundamental part of human nature, and individuals from different sexual orientations have found various ways to express it throughout history. One such method that has gained...
Erotic Magazines and Their Contribution to LGBTQ+ Visibility
Since their inception, magazines have played an essential role in shaping popular culture. They are used for entertainment, education,...
Erotic magazines have played an important role in the history of queer activism since their introduction in the early 20th century. Before the Stonewall riots that ignited the gay liberation movement...