Religion has been a tool used in the oppression of LGBTQ+ people around the world. From Christianity to Islam, we read and hear of the atrocities committed against queer people simply because they do not conform to heteronormativity. In the past few years, young people have left organised religion because of the anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric. While […]
This May, AZ celebrates our sixth Birthday. For over half a decade we’ve been amplifying the voices of LGBTQPOC and creating content that doesn’t just validate but exalts the range of lived experiences within our often-silenced communities. We want to celebrate this achievement with the people who made it all possible, you guys, our incredible […]
When I first heard Sertraline Gang, my first thought was yes, this captures the exact combination of unhinged restlessness and abject depression I feel during lockdown. It was an exhilarating listen, its relentless and strangely uplifting rhythm combined with heartbreaking lyrics like “I can’t yet confess the duress of being a homeless gay kid/ I’ve […]
The summer of 2020 saw the Black Lives Matter revolution rightfully become the biggest civil rights movement in history. This was by no means a touch of chance. The pandemic didn’t just force us into our homes, but the sudden lack of daily distractions forced us into our minds. Despite the devastation, the majority of […]
Nana Duncan, 29 and Rose Frimpong, 30 are best friends who make up the Two Twos Podcast. They became fast friends after meeting in 2015 at a rooftop party, fast forward to 2021 and the duo have successfully made a transition from creating content on Youtube, to creating an enlightening, insightful and informative podcast, with […]
My family and I visited Guinea-Bissau – our home country – for the long holidays on most years. We would spend three weeks in the family home that, at the time, was really more of a bachelor pad, reconnecting with everything that we had left behind. In those days there was rarely any electricity in […]
After almost a year of teasing, viral star Lil Nas X has graced us with his eye-popping visual for his new single ‘MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name)’. In less than a week of release the three-minute video whipped up a whirlwind mix of applause and attack, from being hailed as an iconic work of […]
TW: Suicidal ideation/addiction Maylis Djikalou is an extraordinary individual with an incredible story. She’s the type of person that you could listen to talk for hours on end because she has such a unique perspective on the world which comes from her lived experience. Originally from Côte d’Ivoire she migrated to the UK with her […]
I recently imagined what my ideal [safe] place would look like. Who would be allowed in? What would make it mine? But if ever there was a sound to drift down the corridor, welcoming me into my space, reminding me that I’m home? It would be Arlo Parks. Parks, born in West London is already […]
Introduction By Dean Atta I’m delighted to introduce poems by Day Eve M Komet, Candy Campbell The Maroon Doll, Iesha Small and Rhyne Chambers from a workshop I ran for AZ Mag on 25th February 2021 called ‘Which Flag to Wave?’ As a queer, Black British person of dual heritage, I identify with many different […]
