Adam Nathaniel Furman designs "queer monument" to celebrate Commonwealth Games
Designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has created a colourful structure called Babs Baldachino to coincide with the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. More
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Dezeen Debate newsletter features Australia's first Pride Centre
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features Australia's first purpose-built Pride Centre. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
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Brearley Architects and Urbanists and Grant Amon Architects unveil Australia's first purpose-built Pride Centre
Australian architecture studios Brearley Architects and Urbanists and Grant Amon Architects have created Australia's first purpose-built centre for LGBTQ+ communities that incorporates tubular openings across its facade. More
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Royal Mail celebrates 50 of years UK Pride with joyful illustrated stamps
A drag queen, a lesbian couple kissing and a child waving the rainbow flag are among the figures depicted in artist Sofie Birkin's stamps for the Royal Mail, which are designed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first official Pride march in the UK. More
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"Our support needs to be with the trans community" say queer designers 50 years on from first official UK pride march
The 50th anniversary of Pride in the UK is a "stark reminder" of how far there is to go to achieve LGBTQ+ equality in the design industry, especially when it comes to transgender rights, designers have told Dezeen. More
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The Royal Mint releases rainbow 50p to mark 50th anniversary of Pride UK
The British Royal Mint has partnered with not-for-profit organisation Pride in London to commemorate 50 years of the LGBTQ+ movement Pride with a 50p coin designed by Dominique Holmes. More
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Queer Spaces creates "accessible lineage of queer themes in architecture"
The recently released Queer Spaces book is an atlas of 90 LGBTQ+ spaces from around the world. Its editors, designer Adam Nathaniel Furman and historian Joshua Mardell, choose six of the most interesting. More
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For Them creates safe chest binder for trans and non-binary people
To counter the breathing problems and rib injuries associated with existing chest compression garments, queer wellness company For Them has launched The Binder, designed to be safe and comfortable for transgender and non-binary people. More
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RAMSA to expand New-York Historical Society for LGBTQ+ museum
The New-York Historical Society will be extended by Robert A M Stern Architects to create a permanent home for The American LGBTQ+ Museum. More
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"Architects need to stand in vocal opposition to the government's segregated toilet proposals"
The UK government's consultation on desegregated toilets is a direct attack on trans rights, says the United Voices of the World – Section of Architectural Workers union. More
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Adam Nathaniel Furman and Sibling Architecture design "super-camp" Boudoir Babylon installation
"Queer-oglyphs" and a "genderf*ck" colour palette feature in an installation designed by Adam Nathaniel Furman and Australian practice Sibling Architecture as part of the National Gallery of Victoria's NGV Triennial. More
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Marcel/a Baltarete uses 3D animation as therapy for gender dysphoria
Royal College of Art graduate Marcel/a Baltarete has created a series of short animations depicting themselves as otherworldly beings to alleviate and interrogate their feelings of gender dysphoria. More
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"Celebrating Pride Month feels unavoidably different" say queer designers
Against the backdrop of coronavirus lockdowns and anti-racism protests, Pride Month 2020 has been about resistance and solidarity say LGBTQ+ designers. More
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Architecture is overdue its own sexual revolution say Cruising Pavilion curators
Architects should embrace ideas of cruising and sex in public places in their designs, say the curators of an exhibition at ArkDes in Stockholm. More
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Nike paints Los Angeles running track in pride flag colours
Running lanes of a refurbished track at Los Angeles City College are each painted a colour of the rainbow pride flag to advocate for the equality and inclusivity of LGBTQ+ athletes. More
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Queer x Design highlights 50 years of LGBTQ+ graphic design
Keeping a record of LGBTQ+ design makes political change increasingly possible says Andrew Campbell, the author of Queer x Design. He has picked five examples of LGBTQ+ graphic design from the past 50 years for Dezeen. More
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Competition: win an illustrated film poster by Aiste Stancikaite
In our latest competition, we've teamed up with creative agency Grand Matter to offer five readers the chance to win the print of their choice, illustrated by artist Aiste Stancikaite. More
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Smart chest binder promises to ease pain for trans people
Transgender men and non-binary people have a safer, more comfortable option for chest binding in the form of Breathe, a smart garment designed by Loughborough University student Miles Kilburn. More
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Our new Pinterest board celebrates LGBTQ+ design
To celebrate Pride Month, we've curated a Pinterest board showcasing design by and for the LGBTQ+ community, including the"largest Pride flag" in New York and a sex toy for gender-transitioning men. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Louis Kahn's Four Freedoms State Park coloured with rainbow flag for Pride Month 2019
Graphic designer Fallon Kesicier has installed New York's "largest Pride flag" on the steps of the Louis Kahn-designed Four Freedoms State Park to celebrate Pride Month. More
