Music: 7 of the Best Songs – 13 June 2022
John Preston selects his favourite seven tracks of the week, featuring 070 Shake, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Halsey, Grace Ives, Sky Ferreira, HAAi and Superorganism.
Queer East 2022 short films on BFI
The Queer East Film Festival ran throughout May, which showcased rarely seen queer shorts from East and Southeast Asia. The British Film Institute (BFI) has made available a number of these short films available to watch for free, which we outline here.
Edinburgh Fringe 2022 – queer acts we’re looking forward to
With Edinburgh Fringe 2022 not too far away, there will be many wild, wacky, and wit-fuelled comedy sets to look forward to. We round up six queer acts who we at Vada Magazine are particularly interested in seeing.
Media amplifying minority with anti-trans views, report shows
‘Transphobia is a strong predictor of lesbophobia, biphobia and homophobia,’ say researchers at Opinium.
How Justin Myers was inspired by Adele’s divorce for his latest book
Author Justin Myers returns with his third novel, and sits down with Vada Magazine to talk about being in the closet, class, and working with Adam Kay.
Fossil launches Pride watches in support of LGBTQ+ charity
As Fossil’s largest Pride collection to date, the fashion label launches watches, straps, jewellery and wallets in limited edition styles to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.
Best LGBT bars in the UK, ranked by The Bottle Club
Wine and spirit merchant, The Bottle Club has recently compiled a list of the top 12 LGBT bars and clubs across the UK, taking into account Instagram followers, google rating and proximity to public transport. Here’s what they found in the UK’s major cities.
Music: 7 of the Best Songs – 23 May 2022
John Preston’s best of the week includes Rina Sawayama, Santigold, Flume feat. Virgen Maria, Sudan Archives, Oliver Sim, Diana Ross and Tame Impala and Mr Tophat feat. Robyn and Simson.
Music: 7 of the Best Songs – 16 May 2022
John Preston shares his seven best new tracks of the week – with Rose Gray, Desire, Ethel Cain, Leikeli47, The Smile, Mallrat and Shygirl.
Laura Kay tells us everything about a queer therapist from Brighton
Laura Kay sits down with Vada Magazine to discuss the importance of queer representation in fiction, her writing process, and the impact of shame, ahead of the publication of her second novel, Tell Me Everything.