ARTS
Heartbeats: How I Coped with My Long Distance Relationship through Late-Night Album Listening Parties
“Ready? 3, 2, 1…go!” we’d say on the phone, pressing play and listening to a new album together until dawn.
Eleanor Noyce
Eleanor Noyce is a LGBTQIA+ life, sex and disability journalist, copywriter and contributor to The Spill.
CULTURE
Stranger Things Has Widened the Conversation about Music’s Healing Powers for Trauma - With a Little Help from New Gen Z Icon Kate Bush
Listening to the ‘Running Up That Hill’ chart again has been euphoric.
ARTS
Heartbeats: Why I’ve Been Streaming Charli XCX Non-Stop Since I Was Diagnosed With ADHD
The deep thud of the bass and the repetitive magic of the synth so often employed in textbook Charli XCX songs provide that dopamine kick my brain so crucially needs.
ARTS
Heartbeats: How Alt-Pop Trio MUNA Helped Me Embrace My Bisexuality
MUNA has largely been unapologetic in their queerness since their debut, but their recent comeback ‘Silk Chiffon’ has levelled things up considerably.
CULTURE
I Don’t Actually Want Love Island to Become More Inclusive
Whilst the average viewer might consider that the show could benefit from improving diversity, it isn’t as high up on the list of priorities for LGBTQ+ people as one might think.
SELF
My Coming Out: A Chat with Eleanor Noyce
“I would like to challenge the assumption that it is necessary to come out. I want to live in a world where heterosexuality isn’t assumed, and where LGBTQ+ people can casually date partners and subtly announce their sexuality or gender identity without a big announcement.”
CULTURE
“Thirst Trapping” Is Not the Setup You Think It Is, It's a Liberation for LGBTQIA+ Folks
Turns out we've been thirst-trapping for centuries.