The interior of Paperxclips, Belfast's queer barbers and bookshop. It shows a room with wooden chairs around a table, and a Pride flag on the wall. There are also shelves full of books.

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Split screen of three of Fourteen Days' authors. Left is Douglas Preston, middle is Emma Donoghue, right is Margaret Atwood.

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A photograph for Elska Tbilisi. A naked man is photographed lying on his stomach. The length of his body from his backside to his head is shown, and he looks directly down the camera.

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A look inside Paperxclips, Belfast’s unique queer barbershop and bookshop

A look inside LGBTQ+ friendly Dublin comic shop Little Deer Comics

36 writers join forces to fight book bans with unique collaborative novel Fourteen Days

Renowned children’s writer Enid Blyton rumoured to have had lesbian affair with her illustrator

9 asexual and aromantic celebrities paving the way for better representation in media

A look back at some of the amazing queer pop culture highlights from 2023

17 amazing queer books to check out in 2024

Meet The Old Gays, the TikTok stars churning out viral content in their 70s and 80s

The history of Drag Story Hour and how it persists amid far-right intimidation

A look inside Thought Bubble, a comic convention showcasing LGBTQ+ creators

Queer men of Tbilisi intimately photographed for gorgeous new Elska magazine

Where are all the LGBTQ+ fairy tales?

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A look inside Paperxclips, Belfast’s unique queer barbershop and bookshop

A look inside LGBTQ+ friendly Dublin comic shop Little Deer Comics

36 writers join forces to fight book bans with unique collaborative novel Fourteen Days

Renowned children’s writer Enid Blyton rumoured to have had lesbian affair with her illustrator

9 asexual and aromantic celebrities paving the way for better representation in media

A look back at some of the amazing queer pop culture highlights from 2023

17 amazing queer books to check out in 2024

Meet The Old Gays, the TikTok stars churning out viral content in their 70s and 80s

The history of Drag Story Hour and how it persists amid far-right intimidation

A look inside Thought Bubble, a comic convention showcasing LGBTQ+ creators

Queer men of Tbilisi intimately photographed for gorgeous new Elska magazine

Where are all the LGBTQ+ fairy tales?

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