LGBTQ Archives - The F-Word

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019: part 10

Various Authors26 August 2019

The F-Word’s tenth and final set of reviews from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe covering comedy, theatre, and dance, physical theatre and circus...

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019: part nine

Various Authors23 August 2019

The F-Word's ninth set of reviews from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe covering comedy and theatre...

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019: part eight

Various Authors22 August 2019

The F-Word's eighth set of reviews from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe covering comedy and theatre...

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The F-Word stage blog: November 2018

Lissy Lovett17 November 2018

The F-Word’s round-up of what’s happening in the world of comedy and theatre this month...

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Fun Home: reading it first v watching it first

Various Authors27 August 2018

Ellie Wilson and Emily Zinkin review the graphic novel and musical of Fun Home, Alison Bechdel’s widely acclaimed autobiography...

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When the jokes aren’t funny any more

Molly Greeves27 July 2018

Molly Greeves is glad Hannah Gadsby has raised her voice for the “non-normals”...

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Echoes of Section 28

D H Kelly29 May 2018

30 years after the Local Government Act 1988 was passed, D H Kelly describes what it was like to grow up under Section 28 and notices uncanny echoes in modern day transphobia...

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Transgender visibility in television: are we making progress?

Abby Robson21 March 2018

Abby Robson explores the representation of transgender people in television drama, what progress has been made and what needs to happen next...

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The F-Word stage blog: January 2018

Lissy Lovett29 January 2018

The F-Word's round-up of what's happening in the world of comedy and theatre in January...

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How do you measure the distance of reasonable fear?

Ania Ostrowska18 September 2017

Ania Ostrowska talks to American documentarian Yance Ford about his powerful debut Strong Island, available on Netflix...

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe: part four

Various Authors22 August 2017

Here are The F-Word’s fourth set of reviews of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe covering theatre, spoken word, comedy, cabaret and variety...

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The F-Word stage blog: May 2017

Lissy Lovett10 May 2017

The F-Word's round-up of what's happening in the world of comedy and theatre in May...

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Ms Hoyle transcends gender

Mary Paterson3 October 2016

Mary Paterson is thrilled by the opposition to the patriarchy evident in the anti-drag show The Prime of Ms David Hoyle...

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Desiree Akhavan: it matters which stories we tell

Sophie Mayer28 February 2015

Desiree Akhavan talks to Sophie Mayer about studying with Ira Sachs, getting real about onscreen sex and why we need more selfish female protagonists ...

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Don’t be afraid of Vagina Wolf

Agata Ostrowska12 January 2015

Agata Ostrowska is impressed with Anna Margarita Albelo's debut feature about creative adventures of "Bridget Jones' older lesbian sister" ...

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Polarised: An upcoming documentary on LGBTQ+ mental health in London

Guest Blogger19 June 2014

This is a guest post by Charlie Smoke. Charlie is a 23-year-old writer based in North London; he is currently writing his first novel. There is a silent epidem...

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LGBTQ asylum seekers facing life threatening prejudice in UK

Laura10 February 2013

Laura shares some shocking examples of asylum judges' attitudes to LGBTQ asylum seekers ...

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