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Sapphic breakup etiquette 101: what should you do with the communal sex toy box?

For some corners of the queer community, getting dumped leads to one particularly divisive dilemma: deciding what to do with the strap-ons and vibrators you’ve used as a couple. WORDS BY KATIE BASKERVILLE HEADER DESIGN BY ANISA CLEAVER Throwing myself onto my bed and sobbing like Scarlett O’Hara has always been my post-break-up routine. I genuinely believe that this level of theatrics is a measured and proportionate response when your heart has been dashed against the rocks. I’m a romantic and a Scorpio – what can I say? I also…

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It’s not queerness that is alien to Ugandan culture – it’s queerphobia

A year on from the passing of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, Kuchu Times’ Ruth Muganzi reflects on the origins of the queerphobia which led to its creation. WORDS BY RUTH MUGANZI HEADER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN After lobbying from the US evangelical Christian movement, the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) was enacted in Uganda in May 2023. Although same-sex activity was already illegal, from then on LGBTQIA+ life in Uganda has been subject to even harsher restrictions. These include punitive prison sentences – twenty years for the ‘promotion’ of homosexuality and life imprisonment…

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Gender-affirming healthcare is just one small part of trans history

Five trans and non-binary folk unpack the community’s complex relationship with the medical field and the lessons we can learn from LGBTQIA+ history.  TW: trauma, transphobia, graphic medical descriptions  WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH HEADER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN February marked LGBTQIA+ History Month; a designated period to mark the progress made by our community. Each year the themes serve as an introspective reminder of what we can learn from the past and take forward in the present. This year, the theme was to recognise the queer contributions made in the…

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Finances and polyamory: how to talk to your partners about money

Dating more people doesn’t have to be more expensive, but it does involve more communicating and could lead to unexpected hurdles WORDS BY NICOLE GARCÍA MÉRIDA HEADER DESIGN BY ANISA CLEAVER One of my longest, most stable relationships came to an end largely because we didn’t know how to talk about money. For months I bit my tongue, refusing to comment on what felt like a deeply unfair arrangement simply because I didn’t know how to communicate my discomfort and was concerned it would descend into an argument.  My worries…

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Dream Nails are flipping the script of what punk looks like

The DIY band’s lead singer Ishmael Kirby discusses Dream Nail’s full-throttle political punk album Doom Loop and swapping cabaret gigs for playing concerts.   WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH Dream Nails are making music exactly the way they want to. It’s loud, raw and ready to pick a fight. First founded in 2015, the London-based band looked (and sounded) quite different. Known for their witchy punk attitude, the group released their debut EP DIY in 2016 and snagged a slot on Glastonbury’s first women-only stage, Sisterhood. Soon after, the band’s self-titled album…

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