In Defence of Imperfect Heroes
I recently moved to a small coastal town in northern California and have been looking for a volunteer opportunity, not only because I find volunteering incredibly rewarding, but also to…
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Romanticising Shamima Begum
We Brits have entered the New Year faced by a barrage of unsolved problems from the past. Among them is the case of ISIS bride Shamima Begum, who left Britain…
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The Disappointments of Liberalism: Luke Savage’s “The Dead Center”
A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel.—Robert Frost Liberals have long prided themselves on their pragmatism and moderation. While radical movements on…
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Demonising Whitey: Anti-Whiteness on the Left
In a recent essay published in this magazine, I wrote about a phenomenon I call “angry activism.” I explained how the desire to be right and “win” against “the other…
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Dall∙E and the Creation of Art
My early years at high school were marked by a protracted disagreement with my art teacher. Given the evidence of several years of atrocious drawings, I had concluded that I…
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Unidentified Fascist Objects: Flying Saucers, Holocaust Deniers and Nazi UFOs
The idea that Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party secretly constructed flying saucers during the Second World War, either with extra-terrestrial aid or via their own innate Teutonic technological genius,…
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The Angry Activist
I used to be what I now describe as an angry activist. Like many young adults, I was thirsty for social change. I used the rage I felt toward current…
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Unusual Bodies: A Conversation with Alice Dreger
In this episode of our Two for Tea podcast, editor-in-chief Iona Italia talks to researcher, journalist, historian of science and novelist Alice Dreger—one of the most fascinating polymaths among the current…
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The More the Merrier: A Christmas Tale
Christmas is my favorite holiday by far. It’s more than a mere holiday or celebration. It’s about life, love, family, generosity, and—yes (I don’t care if it sounds cheesy) peace…
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Nowt as Queer as Folk: A Conversation with Rio Veradonir
In this episode of our Two for Tea podcast, our editor-in-chief Iona Italia talks to Rio Veradonir about the challenges of celebrating sexual diversity and standing up for the rights…
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Thank You for Offending Us: In Praise of Satirists
Yes, I am proud; I must be proud to see Men not afraid of God, afraid of me.—Alexander Pope, 1738 To function in society, we rely on our ability to…
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Labels: The Good, the Bad and the Downright Ugly
Few things are as multifaceted or complex as personal identity. Yet, numerous social media posts and newspaper articles seem to suggest that we can somehow capture our unique individuality in…
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The Identifier Problem
When I sat down to write my first piece for Queer Majority, I knew it would be difficult. I wanted to grow the queer movement by making it more welcoming,…
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Diversity Doubletalk
Almost every academic claims to value racial diversity, but few are willing to openly advocate preferring one colleague or student over another on the basis of race alone. We acknowledge…
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When Fiction Is Truer Than Fact: Hunter S. Thompson’s Gonzo Journalism
Just over fifty years ago, in 1971, Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was published and instantly became a countercultural classic. However, people have always struggled to…
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The Optimistic Nihilists
Life is utterly meaningless, but this is a great opportunity to have fun creating our own meanings—that’s the latest postmodern self-help mantra. The trend known as optimistic nihilism is a…
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Maricón: What’s In a Name?
When I moved to the United States as a teenager, I couldn’t speak much English. I struggled to have basic conversations, even though I had studied the language for years…
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Spamming Us from Space: SETI, Flying Saucers and the Galactic Internet
In August 2022, astrophysicist Avi Loeb—now more famous as an aspiring alien-hunter than as a highly accomplished space scientist—suggested that an interstellar object that exploded above the Pacific Ocean in…
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