Health & Wellbeing
Untold but not unimportant: the stories of closeted teens with supportive parents
When children come out as LGBTQ+ to their parents at a later age, or never, a common question parents have is ‘why didn’t they tell me?’. Another is ‘am I a failure?’ Homophobia and transphobia are still pretty common. It’s important to note that you need to, as a...
Exposing queer conversion therapies and shining a light on the multi-million-pound industry
Following the story of a mistreated conversion therapy survivor, Journalist Tia Inger exposes the psychologically damaging and physically violent nature of reparative therapies – which are still legal, and commonly misunderstood, to this day. Conversion therapy: the...
Your child has just come out as transgender. What do you do?
If you’re reading Pride & Joy, the chances are that you have already accepted your child’s identity and are looking for ways to help them, which is amazing. It can be a difficult and confusing time for them. However with your support, the process can become much...
“Oh, but they would”: Teaching consent to your lesbian child with director, Phinn Sallin-Mason
Legally speaking, a woman cannot sexually assault another woman. Not only is this law outdated, but it can be dangerous for young queer women who are being taught that consent only applies to men.
LGBTQ+ nightlife: a queer person’s experience going to their first gay club
Is your child wanting to go to their first gay club? Queer nightlife has a reputation of being quite, well, rowdy… Dark, smoke-filled rooms with blinding strobe lighting and half-naked ravers. This was what I expected when going on my first big ‘gay’ night out, but what I was presented with was quite different.