Tunisia Can this week's elections in Tunisia continue the revolutionary dream of 2011? | gal-demgal-dem.com Eight years ago, Tunisia stunned the world with an atypical and (almost) peaceful revolution. Weapons were only used by the armed forces, while …
Breakups Healing from a breakup in a South Asian household – when your parents know nothing about it | gal-demgal-dem.com As I sat down to start writing this, my mum came into my room. Recently she’s been a bit on edge about me. She sat down and asked “Is everything ok?” …
Surrogacy How ethical is surrogacy across different races and nationalities? | gal-demgal-dem.com Infertility can be a terrifying and stigmatising experience that can lead to relationship breakdown, mental health issues and even family upheaval. …
FKA Twigs Five on it: FKA twigs is still out here being a literal goddess | gal-demgal-dem.com Everyone is feeling worse for wear today, which is all to say our fourth print launch party was a really great time yesterday. Lots of things came out …
Haute Couture Uzumaki Cepeda’s clothes will make you feel safe in this crazy world | gal-demgal-dem.com Dominican-American artist Uzumaki Cepeda has made a name for herself on the New York art circuit due to her faux fur installations. From rooms …
Nature Bat For Lashes still believes in magic | gal-demgal-dem.com When Natasha Khan was a kid, she would leave tiny notes in flowers to send messages to fairies. It’s fair to say she’s held on to that sweet, …
Essays The complicated ethics of writing personal essays in the era of the internet | gal-demgal-dem.com Last night, for the first time in years, all of my friends were reading the exact same thing. Caroline Calloway, an American Cambridge graduate with …
United Kingdom The Great British Bake Off has a problem with spice | gal-demgal-dem.com My mother’s masala dabba is an object of my childhood. It is essentially a tin circular dish that holds separate compartments where powdered …
Monsters Is Akwaeke Emezi an angel? | gal-demgal-dem.com The author Akwaeke Emezi is a tsunami of artistry. Their talent, creativity and sharp insights create writing that carries readers on a wave of …
Sudan After the blue fades, there's fresh hope for Sudan's revolution | gal-demgal-dem.com I spent most of this summer immersed in researching the Sudanese revolution. On my journeys around Sudan, I was lucky enough to witness first-hand …
DNA Testing Anthony Lennon shows that sometimes race discourse is very, very complicated |gal-dem.com Last week Anthony Lennon, a theatre-maker who made headlines back in 2018 for participating in a scheme for BAME people in theatre, despite having …
Hair To the hellish loc-snipping Crusher Club backed by Jay Z, don't cut my hair | gal-demgal-dem.com It’s a cursed image. A white woman flashes a demented grin as she shears a black man’s dreadlocks off with a pair of purple scissors. In another, …
"We believe in ending all deportations": our birthday message to British Airways | gal-demgal-dem.com Image courtesy of Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants (LGSM) In the run-up to British Airways (BA)’s 100th birthday this August, the airline ran an …
Hong Kong This week Anthony Lennon takes an ancestry DNA test and Hong Kong appeals to Trump | gal-demgal-dem.com The UK is still wrestling with itself. Parliament will be prorogued this evening as our future remains uncertain. Civil war seems inevitable as the …
Biphobia ‘At Manchester Pride this year, I was told I should make up my mind’ – why Bi Pride matters | gal-demgal-dem.com TW: This article contains mentions of biphobia and statistics around suicidal thoughts and anxiety This summer, we have seen more Prides than ever …
Play buttonRelationships Mahalia's not compromising her self-awareness | gal-demgal-dem.com Walking into a Bethnal Green pub mid-afternoon and seeing Mahalia Burkmar swinging from the bar with a smile on her face, you would be inclined to …
Play buttonAlbums Five on it: why we're a Rico Nasty stan page | gal-demgal-dem.com It’s been quite a week. Nicki’s retiring (does a musician “retiring” ever turn out to be true?), the government is still on fire, ‘Hot Nerd Autumn’ …
Play buttonKevin Hart Why Kevin Hart's treatment of Lil Nas X proves straight people still aren't listening | gal-demgal-dem.com As comedian Kevin Hart is currently laid up in the hospital having suffered serious injuries to his back following a car crash a few days ago, he is …
Play buttonBallet A UK wide arts and culture guide of things to see this September | gal-demgal-dem.com It sure has been one hot girl summer. But already the sun is already starting to creep back under the clouds and the leaves are beginning to fall. As …
Play buttonOrgan Donation People of colour still aren’t donating their organs and it needs to change | gal-demgal-dem.com Chancy (above) was on the waiting list for a transplant On average, each day, three people die in need of an organ transplant because of a shortage of …
Play buttonAlbums Kindness is the musician advocating softness as a weapon | gal-demgal-dem.com Vulnerability ebbs and flows through the work and life of Adam Bainbridge. Under the name Kindness, the non-binary artist is known for their sweet …
Nigeria ‘I've been through things in life other footballers haven't’ – why Eni Aluko is goals | gal-demgal-dem.com When professional footballer Eni Aluko makes her way to the gal-dem offices on a breezy summer afternoon, she is in a serious mood and more than ready …
Bahamas How the hurricane in The Bahamas is shedding light on Caribbean xenophobia and climate change | gal-demgal-dem.com Hurricane Dorian has ravaged The Bahamas, with at least 20 people confirmed dead as the storm makes its way towards Florida. The low lying islands …
Friendship Why are white people threatened when people of colour form a friendship group? | gal-demgal-dem.com Thanks to the cult film Mean Girls, the popular phrase “you can’t sit with us” has earned its place in the hearts of a generation. Cemented in popular …
gal-dem horoscopes: Virgo season is much more than to-do lists and tidying | gal-demgal-dem.com The summer is cooling off and we’re cozying up to comfortable astrological energies as September brings us a lovely combination of harmony and …
Lizzo Lizzo is trademarking ‘100% that bitch’ but did she take the phrase from another black woman? | gal-demgal-dem.com Unless you have been living under a rock, you will know that one of the biggest songs of the summer has been Lizzo’s ‘Truth Hurts’. The most famous …
Morocco All the news you need to read from the last bleak week | gal-demgal-dem.com The UK is sinking further and further into the pits of hell, and the rest of the world isn’t looking too hot either. Boris Johnson is looking more and …
Fragrance The niche perfumer creating scents from her Swedish-Gambian upbringing | gal-demgal-dem.com The first time I meet Maya Nije is at a perfume-making workshop in Covent Garden, at the invitation of a mutual friend. Maya commands the class as we …
Sociology We need more representation for autistic people of colour | gal-demgal-dem.com I tend to tell new people that I’m diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome fairly quickly. I see it as pragmatic. They get a slightly better idea of how …
Boris Johnson Meet the politicians giving us life as stale, pale democracy crumbles | gal-demgal-dem.com On Wednesday, the next instalment of Boris Johnson’s white knuckle politics rodeo kicked into gear as he secured the Queen’s approval to suspend …
