ISSUE 8
BODIES
Rain Dove Takes Us On a Journey Through Modelling and Body Ecstasy
FEATURED ARTICLES

Being Body Neutral, Toxic Masculinity and How to Take Good D*ck Pics
From drag, to naked and everything in between. We talked about all things bodies with photographer Fox Al Rajim.

‘Queerjabi’ Activist Hafsa Qureshi on All Things Identity
We sit down with “Bi and Muslim as heck” Hafsa to chat activism

Body Shame? No Thank You… Let’s Talk to Some Burlesque Performers
We chat to some incredibly body powerful burlesque performers

Queer Sex & HIV: Let’s Bust Some Bi Myths
For World AIDs Day, we dig into some discussion about bi folks and HIV

How Vulnerability Can Be Every Queer Person’s Superpower
Following her smash hit TedX talk, Sanisha Wynter talks about Borderline Personality Disorder and intersecting identities for World Mental Health Day

5 Ways To Stand Bi Our Sex Workers
Maddie looks at the ways we can support our queer sex workers

We Need to Talk About Suicide Prevention in The Queer Community
Beck discusses the power of conversation, as part of World Suicide Prevention Day

Fading History: Why We Should Pay More Attention To Our Queer Elders
For World Senior Citizens Day, Nithila writes about why we need to be kinder to the oldest members of the queer community.

Reclaiming the Gym from the Jocks and Bros: We Chat to a Queer Personal Trainer
Personal Trainer Matt Boyles tells us why kindness is essential to fitness and that toxic gym culture shouldn’t keep you from a more confident body.

Editors letter – Issue 8
Bodies. We’ve all got them. They’re our homes for life, in all their glorious shapes, sizes and colours.

Queering the Lens: Photographers Fighting For Representation
Queer photographers from the UK & US discuss their work in society

Stomping the Binary, Top surgery and all Things Bodies
We chat with Paddy Paddison on everyday activism and the state of the NHS

Tito Bone Finds Strength Being a Blind, Non-Binary, Drag King
We learn to smell the world through our nose with Tito

‘Top to bottom’ and Falling in Love With Our Bodies
Musings with trans writer Finlay Games

Women Writing Women: How Queer Poetry Validated My Body Struggles
Nithila writes about how free verse for the female gaze helped her body image

How I Learnt to Love My Boobs by Exploring Other People’s
Maddie talks all things wibbly and wonderful about her body (and all of yours)

A Case For Furries: A Queer Furspective
Are we ready to introduce the queer-inclusive Fandom to the mainstream?

Knockouts and Coming Out with Bodybuilder Amazin LêThi
Amazin LêThi chats to Unicorn about being an Asian bodybuilder in the LGBTQ+ community