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Life according to Kenya Moore

Gossiping over lunch with RHOA's Kenya Moore

Kemi Alemoru

22 Sep

Five on it: Hold the Girl sees Rina Sawayama find peace with her past – and herself

Five on it: Hold the Girl sees Rina Sawayama find peace with her past – and herself

Kayleigh Watson

22 Sep

Facing the mirror: unpacking the personal and the political

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Facing the mirror: unpacking the personal and the political

Nina R

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23 Sep

This summer proved how fatal UK’s climate crisis can become

This summer proved how fatal UK’s climate crisis can become

Joycelyn Longdon

22 Sep

Human again: how I found my voice after escaping an abusive employer

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Human again: how I found my voice after escaping an abusive employer

Analisa

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21 Sep

FLO just can’t stop making hits: ‘We’ve always held ourselves to a high standard’

FLO just can't stop making hits

Riann Phillip

21 Sep

Looking within: how memories of home helped me travel from loneliness into light

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Looking within: how memories of home helped me travel from loneliness into light

Grace Nine

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22 Sep

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From gal-dem, this is Our Place Is Here – a collection of personal essays written and spoken by migrant domestic workers living in the UK. These are their stories, in English and Filipino, written in their words.

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This summer proved how fatal UK’s climate crisis can become

This summer proved how fatal UK’s climate crisis can become

Joycelyn Longdon

22 Sep

Now that the Queen is dead, it’s time we bury the monarchy

Now that the Queen is dead, it’s time we bury the monarchy

gal-dem staff

15 Sep

Overpoliced and adultified: how the justice system is failing autistic Black people

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Overpoliced and adultified: how the justice system is failing autistic Black people

Riann Phillip

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14 Sep

Where do new members of the Tory cabinet stand on climate?

Where do new members of the Tory cabinet stand on climate?

Diyora Shadijanova

13 Sep

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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Life according to Kenya Moore

Gossiping over lunch with RHOA's Kenya Moore

Kemi Alemoru

22 Sep

Why Black people in the UK are more likely to be lonely

Why Black people in the UK are more likely to be lonely

Lakeisha Goedluck

20 Sep

Venice Film Festival showed the metaverse can empower a new gen of WOC filmmakers

Venice Film Festival showed the metaverse can empower a new gen of WOC filmmakers

Roisin Tapponi

16 Sep

Meet the artists taking over the Olympic Park with gal-dem this September

Meet the artists taking over the Olympic Park with gal-dem this September

Leyla Reynolds

13 Sep

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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gal-dem horoscopes: Reset the pace of your life this Virgo season

"Retrogrades aren’t something we should fear, but rather use as a means to embody the ways we need slowness"

Marissa Malik

Why Black people in the UK are more likely to be lonely

Why Black people in the UK are more likely to be lonely

Lakeisha Goedluck

20 Sep

Wanderthirst: how my accidental seven hour hike became a lasting memory

Wanderthirst: how my accidental seven hour hike became a lasting memory

Roda Musa

02 Sep

All landlords are bastards

All landlords are bastards

gal-dem staff

24 Aug

Wanderthirst: ritualistic swims under the blood moon and healing heart-ache in Italy

Wanderthirst: ritualistic swims under the blood moon and healing heart-ache in Italy

Aarushi Saxena

12 Aug

gal-dem’s food series celebrating culture, community and culinary joy

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Five on it: Hold the Girl sees Rina Sawayama find peace with her past – and herself

Five on it: Hold the Girl sees Rina Sawayama find peace with her past – and herself

Kayleigh Watson

22 Sep

FLO just can’t stop making hits: ‘We’ve always held ourselves to a high standard’

FLO just can't stop making hits

Riann Phillip

21 Sep

On Natural Brown Prom Queen, Sudan Archives redefines home for herself

On Natural Brown Prom Queen, Sudan Archives redefines home for herself

Mary Retta

15 Sep

flowerovlove is ready for world domination (but first she’s got to finish school)

flowerovlove is ready for world domination (but first she’s got to finish school)

Charis McGowan

12 Sep

Facing the mirror: unpacking the personal and the political

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Facing the mirror: unpacking the personal and the political

Nina R

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23 Sep

Looking within: how memories of home helped me travel from loneliness into light

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Looking within: how memories of home helped me travel from loneliness into light

Grace Nine

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22 Sep

I’m learning to balance my traditional family’s values with an independent sex life

I’m learning to balance my traditional family’s values with an independent sex life

Darshita Goyal

21 Sep

Human again: how I found my voice after escaping an abusive employer

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Human again: how I found my voice after escaping an abusive employer

Analisa

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21 Sep

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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The story of Alexander Tekle: a young asylum seeker who died in Britain’s hostile environment

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The story of Alexander Tekle: a young asylum seeker who died in Britain’s hostile environment

Dawn Limbu

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07 Sep

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

When Jabari Banks joined a voter drive in Atlanta, Georgia for Mandela Day

When Jabari Banks joined a voter drive in Atlanta, Georgia for Mandela Day

Tomiwa Folorunso

15 Aug

When Marsai Martin shared the power of spoken word for Mandela Day

When Marsai Martin shared the power of spoken word for Mandela Day

Lisa Insansa

11 Aug

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

08 Aug

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

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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