Body Wars

A poem by Louisa Rodriguez with art by Kai

Body Wars I was at war with my body. Started young, Wasn’t as I was told it should be, Teenager, […] Read More

FROM KENYA WITH LOVE

Lilian and Cynthia moved to the UK to seek refuge after fleeing LGBTQ+ persecution in their home country of Kenya. They arrived in August 2022 and we are delighted they have made their new roots in Cumbria. Young reporter, Delilah Massey, meets with them to discover more about their past, present and future.

Lilian and Cynthia, I’ve known you for almost a year now.  I really love having you in my family’s life […] Read More

Queer as in Kiss Me

Photographer Ellen Dixon Captures Queer Joy

Nothing says queer joy more so than the work of Ellen Dixon, we caught up with the Newcastle based photographer […] Read More

The Mind Behind a Modern Queer Fairytale

We interview Daniel Sheen about his work, queer love and 90s nostalgia

Daniel Sheen he/him is a queer, multidisciplinary artist and writer, currently living in the UK. Right now Daniel is working […] Read More

Everything Gets Brighter as the Night Grows Darker

An interview with Author Daniel Sheen and an excerpt from his upcoming novel

ONCE UPON A TIME, there was a boy. Molten, dark, pale, silky soft, an accumulation of strange angles that never […] Read More

Everything is Plunder

Cover Artist James Stopforth - Someone we bloody love

The beautiful mind behind the cover for issue three of Queer Cumbria is James Stopforth, who used some of our […] Read More

Blood, Sweat and Teens

This year Woman Up is delivering interactive workshops to engage young people in education about periods to reduce stigma and empower students with more information about their own bodies.

We have opened a tin of period worms. By talking openly with people of all ages about their menstrual cycle, […] Read More

The Uncanniness of the Dead

A poem from a daughter to her mother

I watch her take the stairs one at a time she is hesitant but frenzied her hair is mussed from […] Read More

YOUR MA

A POEM FROM A MOTHER TO A DAUGHTER

Your Ma has been to war kid, A tiny counter on the board. Where every patriarchal move, Was conducted with […] Read More

It’s a Story of Love

Maureen Colquhoun & Babs Todd and their interconnectedness with iconic women past and present

It’s a story of love. It is also a story about the interconnectedness of women and northern landscapes, of shared […] Read More

Riotous Youth Arts Project Coming to West Cumbria

West Coast Makers & the guys bringing unruly youth art to Workington!

Meet your new best arty friends, North Star Co-Design – a community interest company co-directed by Louie Ingham and Lee […] Read More

Making young music inclusive

Charity music event comes to the brickyard this month

Save the date for 15th February and get yersel down to the Brickyard to support young bands at an inclusive […] Read More