LGBT

LGBT

• Trump loses Congress, but the Democrats are not the winners

  

  Last night's results show increasing polarisation in US politics, with establishment politics the loser, argues Shabbir Lakha

• On the Australian equal marriage plebiscite: beyond defeatism, moralism and the politics of scarcity

  

  Progressives have lessons to learn from the campaign, not least that when opportunities arise, the public debate ground must be seized

• Islamophobic placards have no place at Pride

  

  With Islamophobic attacks at unprecedented levels, we need unity not division

• Blue with a hint of pink: the Tories and the Turing Bill

  

  The shameful filibustering of the Turing Bill denies justice to thousands of gay men and exposes the homophobia at the heart of the Tory Party, writes Steph Pike

• Orlando: solidarity with the victims, no to Islamophobia

  

  We must not let this attack on the LGBT community divide us, write Clare Solomon and Steph Pike

• Reclaiming the spirit of Pride

  

  Nick O'Brien argues that the success of the Pride movie gives us a unique opportunity to reclaim the spirit of Pride this summer

• The fire last time: when ghetto riots rocked America

  

  Alastair Stephens looks at how riots changed American history and represented a historic challenge to the ruling order

• Film review: Behind the Candelabra

  The acting is great, the sets and the costumes are beautiful, but the film lacks conviction says Lucy Clements

• The SNP’s gay marriage crisis

  Adam Frew analyses why the SNP have got themselves into a mess over same-sex marriage.