Scapegoating Sikhs in India and abroad

Shuranjeet Singh Takhar unpacks the harmful tropes of ‘Sikh terrorism’ by reflecting on the local and global discrimination of Sikhs. Read More

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MP accuses BAME book prize of discrimination

by Sunny Singh Equalities and Human Rights Commission demands justification from Jhalak Prize, following complaint from Philip Davies MP March 17, 2017: The date that the very first Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour was awarded. It was an evening that all of us involved with the prize had… Read More

Some people aren’t celebrating Mahershala Ali as the first Muslim to win an Oscar: let’s talk about anti-Ahmadi discrimination

by Ayesha Mehta After years of disappointment with the Oscars disregarding diverse talent, and the growing frustration that Hollywood only tells black stories in the context of historical trauma and racist brutality, Mahershala Ali’s win for his role in a film about the contemporary experience of a young, gay, African-American was a moment brimming with significance.… Read More

First Boi In – Dressing Queer in the Corporate World

Carolyn Wysinger takes us on a journey into the corporate workplace, where as the ‘first boi in’ her inventive transgression of gender dress codes also means getting used to ‘the daily stares, the interested glances of some and the disdain of others.’ I’ve heard it said that lesbian femme women come out everyday. This is in reference to them having to constantly inform people… Read More

Depression doesn’t discriminate

by Glen Chisholm Depression doesn’t discriminate it can affect anyone of any race, age, class or background. In fact 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem over the course of a year. Suicide is the most common cause of death in men under 35 years old but Depression is… Read More