lgbtqia — Features

Kasra Jalilipour’s Fragments of Truth and Fiction

Writer Tamaa Almashama takes us through artist Kasra Jalilipour’s work and research into Taj al-Sultanah’s memoirs, and how they allowed room for speculative fiction to exist using a queer lens into Iranian queer history within the Iranian LGBTQIA+ diaspora.

ARTS & CULTUREAZEEMA -August 11, 2023iran, queer, katayoun jalilipour, lgbtqia

“We have struggled for the bare minimum in this life” – Joyland's Alina Khan on the reality of being a Pakistani trans woman

Sara Hussain sits down with actress Alina Khan, the protagonist in Joyland – a tale of hardship and heartbreak which, despite receiving a ten minute ovation at Cannes Film Festival, was partly banned in Pakistan. Alina opens up about the struggles of the Pakistani trans community, the barriers she’s faced with acting and what this film truly means to her.

ARTS & CULTUREAZEEMA -March 17, 2023joyland, alina khan, trans community, lgbtqia, pakistan

If women are pushing the human race forward, Jaguar doesn't want the music industry to be left behind

BBC1 presenter and DJ Jaguar breaks new ground for women and femme inclusivity in the nightlife and music industry with a eye-opening new report, released as part of her Jaguar Foundation, which reveals the shocking lack of women and non-binary that still haunts and hinders the scene.

SOUNDAZEEMA -August 4, 2022music, DJ, black experience, women, Feminism, nightlife, report, research, lgbtqia, minority

For LGBTQIA+ creators like Furmaan Ahmed, the digital world opens doors to the real world

Multidisciplinary artist, Furmaan Ahmed, discusses their experience as a queer creator on Instagram with writer Olivia Griffith, and their role in the new Instagram spotlight series, This Is Me: Gen Queer, which celebrates lesser-heard, intersectional voices within the LGBTQIA+ community in the UK.

RESISTANCE, ARTS & CULTUREAZEEMA -July 13, 2022lgbtqia, queer, non-binary, instagram, creators, social media, pride