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The impact of being outed
This picture used to haunt me. It was taken in 1970 and published in the county-wide Kent Messenger newspaper. I am the child caught in a...
Em Buckman
Feb 8, 20247 min read
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The demonising of being LGBT+
And why it has to stop Last night, I started watching the docu-drama series Alexander on Netflix. The opening scenes explained the...
Em Buckman
Feb 3, 20245 min read
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A terrible time for gay men
What it felt like during the rise of the AIDS crisis As we mark LGBT+ History month 2024, with its focus on medicine, this article looks...
Em Buckman
Jan 27, 20246 min read
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The de-pathologising of being LGBT+
To put it mildly, healthcare professionals and professional bodies have not historically looked favourably towards the health and...
Em Buckman
Jan 18, 20246 min read
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A brief history of LGBT+ representation on our screens
As we mark LGBT+ History Month, I'm looking back at how the film and tv industries in the UK and America have represented LGBT+ people....
Em Buckman
Jan 15, 20244 min read
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