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‘Nothing was done’: Labour members call out Starmer’s inaction on racism

‘Nothing was done’: Labour members call out Starmer’s inaction on racism

Kimi Chaddah

Today

How a Trinidadian Chutney Soca musician became a global TikTok sensation

How a Trinidadian Chutney Soca musician became a global TikTok sensation

Charis McGowan

Today

I don’t mind the Commonwealth Games. It’s the Commonwealth that’s the problem

I don’t mind the Commonwealth Games. It’s the Commonwealth that’s the problem

Zahra Spencer

06 Aug

Five On It: Meet the unbridled personality of Doechii on she / her / black bitch

Five On It: Meet the unbridled personality of Doechii on she / her / black bitch

Kayleigh Watson

05 Aug

How Ugandan Asians are keeping their history alive, 50 years after expulsion from their homeland

How Ugandan Asians are keeping their history alive, 50 years after expulsion from their homeland

Mansi Vithlani

04 Aug

Swipe Left: How I found love after facing racist transmisogyny on dating apps

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Swipe Left: How I found love after facing racist transmisogyny on dating apps

Lorelai Patnaik

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04 Aug

‘This ain’t a thing we do round here’: Travis Alabanza on lipstick, shame and growing up

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‘This ain’t a thing we do round here’: Travis Alabanza on lipstick, shame and growing up

Travis Alabanza

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04 Aug

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Open Secrets

Open Secrets is a series from gal-dem and VICE that explores abusive behaviour in the music industry – and how it has been left unchecked for too long.

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‘Nothing was done’: Labour members call out Starmer’s inaction on racism

‘Nothing was done’: Labour members call out Starmer’s inaction on racism

Kimi Chaddah

Today

How Ugandan Asians are keeping their history alive, 50 years after expulsion from their homeland

How Ugandan Asians are keeping their history alive, 50 years after expulsion from their homeland

Mansi Vithlani

04 Aug

‘The colonisers never really left’: how the UK is enabling India’s violence against Muslims

‘The colonisers never really left’: how the UK is enabling India’s violence against Muslims

Bhavani Kunjulakshmi

01 Aug

How the state is forcing the most vulnerable into the hands of loan sharks

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How the state is forcing the most vulnerable into the hands of loan sharks

Shahed Ezaydi

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27 Jul

For too long, both climate activism and climate coverage have overlooked the voices and experiences of communities of colour. Our new series looks to change that.

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When Zozibini Tunzi harnessed the power of Black Sisterhood for Mandela Day

When Zozibini Tunzi harnessed the power of Black Sisterhood for Mandela Day

Evie Muir

Today

How Ugandan Asians are keeping their history alive, 50 years after expulsion from their homeland

How Ugandan Asians are keeping their history alive, 50 years after expulsion from their homeland

Mansi Vithlani

04 Aug

Queeries: can I be in a monogamous relationship and have group sex?

Can I be in a monogamous relationship and have group sex?

Aisha Mirza

29 Jul

Wanderthirst: my first time in Nairobi felt like stepping through a looking glass

Wanderthirst: my first time in Nairobi felt like stepping through a looking glass

Rachel Chin

29 Jul

gal-dem horoscopes: Follow routes to freedom this Leo season

“To be genuinely loved and understood, we have to be our genuine selves. Trust that the right people will see your light”

Marissa Malik

How Ugandan Asians are keeping their history alive, 50 years after expulsion from their homeland

How Ugandan Asians are keeping their history alive, 50 years after expulsion from their homeland

Mansi Vithlani

04 Aug

Where to find queer South Asian parties in the UK this summer

Where to find queer South Asian parties in the UK this summer

Safiya Bashir

22 Jul

Revisiting The Harder They Come, Jamaica’s first feature film

Revisiting The Harder They Come, Jamaica’s first feature film

Nadine Drummond

21 Jul

Photos from Afro Nation illustrate the black British summer of release

Photos from Afro Nation illustrate the black British summer of release

Georgina Lawton

20 Jul

How a Trinidadian Chutney Soca musician became a global TikTok sensation

How a Trinidadian Chutney Soca musician became a global TikTok sensation

Charis McGowan

Today

Five On It: Meet the unbridled personality of Doechii on she / her / black bitch

Five On It: Meet the unbridled personality of Doechii on she / her / black bitch

Kayleigh Watson

05 Aug

Five influences, legends and collaborators on Beyoncé’s Renaissance

Five influences, legends and collaborators on Beyoncé’s Renaissance

Jumi Akinfenwa

29 Jul

Here are some of the organisations advocating for marginalised genders’ safety in music spaces

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Here are some of the organisations advocating for marginalised genders’ safety in music spaces

Rahel Aklilu

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28 Jul

I don’t mind the Commonwealth Games. It’s the Commonwealth that’s the problem

I don’t mind the Commonwealth Games. It’s the Commonwealth that’s the problem

Zahra Spencer

06 Aug

‘This ain’t a thing we do round here’: Travis Alabanza on lipstick, shame and growing up

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‘This ain’t a thing we do round here’: Travis Alabanza on lipstick, shame and growing up

Travis Alabanza

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04 Aug

Swipe Left: How I found love after facing racist transmisogyny on dating apps

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Swipe Left: How I found love after facing racist transmisogyny on dating apps

Lorelai Patnaik

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04 Aug

Why I founded an abortion support network for Muslims

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Why I founded an abortion support network for Muslims

Ammaarah

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03 Aug

Queeries: can I be in a monogamous relationship and have group sex?

"When a relationship is so good, when there’s mutual love and respect and futurity, the bits that don’t quite fit can be even more jarring"

Aisha Mirza

Forgotten Diasporas

gal-dem’s series exploring histories of movement, survival and diasporic identity

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Accusations of exploitation mount against an ‘ethical’ housing enterprise

Accusations of exploitation mount against an ‘ethical’ housing enterprise

Diyora Shadijanova

22 Jun

An Oxford University president is fighting to roll back LGBTQ+ rights in the Caribbean. Why?

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An Oxford University president is fighting to roll back LGBTQ+ rights in the Caribbean. Why?

Christina Ivey

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28 Oct

Transgender healthcare in the UK is in crisis and people of colour are at the sharpest end

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Transgender healthcare in the UK is in crisis and people of colour are at the sharpest end

SJ Zhang

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25 Oct

How the Silvertown Tunnel became a climate disaster for Newham’s communities of colour

How the Silvertown Tunnel became a climate disaster for Newham’s communities of colour

Kimi Chaddah

04 Oct

When Zozibini Tunzi harnessed the power of Black Sisterhood for Mandela Day

When Zozibini Tunzi harnessed the power of Black Sisterhood for Mandela Day

Evie Muir

Today

When Patrice Evra met Hackney Wick FC, the club giving players’ dreams extra time

When Patrice Evra met Hackney Wick FC, the club giving players’ dreams extra time

Natalie Morris

26 Jul

When Big Zuu lent a hand at a community project that’s spreading the gardening love

When Big Zuu lent a hand at a community project that’s spreading the gardening love

Niellah Arboine

18 Jul

Mahalia’s letter to her younger self: ‘Don’t let anybody dim your light’

Mahalia’s letter to her younger self: ‘Don’t let anybody dim your light’

Mahalia

20 Jun

gal-dem x Tinder

We've partnered with Tinder to explore trust, safety, and joy in dating this spring. Read through for guidance from the stars, perspectives on app-based dating, and a special edition of Queeries.

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