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87 Years Later, The Most Iconic Superhero Secret Identity Still Holds True

Who is the real character? Superman or Clark Kent? A breakdown of the long, unusual history of the most famous super alter ego.

Inverse

Black models, foreign films, queer culture – how the Face shaped me as a young man

In the 1980s and 90s this pioneering magazine was a hub for subcultures, but in today’s digital landscape trends are followed rather than set, says queer archivist Marc Thompson

The Guardian - UK

‘Beautiful, bittersweet’: black gay men respond to BBC’s Mr Loverman

Rare depiction of love between two elderly black men stirs emotions and realisations among its audience

The Guardian - UK

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Revolutionary Acts by Jason Okundaye review – bringing Black gay history to life

This groundbreaking debut tells the stories of six radicals who were among the first out Black gay men in Britain

The Guardian - UK

‘Gay life is better now. Absolutely’: five generations on coming out and what came next

From a student in the 60s for whom sex was illegal to a recent arrival on the gay scene, four men and a non-binary queer person on how their lives – and sex lives – have changed

The Guardian - UK

Best podcasts of the week: Stars spill their secrets to an interviewing icon on The Louis Theroux Show

In this week’s newsletter: The legendary documentary-maker meets celebrities from Shania Twain to Craig David in his new show. Plus: five of the best LGBTQ+ history podcasts

The Guardian - UK

Uncomfortably Comfortable review – the tough life of being unhoused in New York

Commendably transparent documentary following poet and ex-con Marc Thompson, as he deals with past traumas and tries to overcome the obstacles that hamper his re-entry into society

The Guardian - UK

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Father of teenager who killed their mum before their own tragic death says 'there's nothing to forgive'

Rowan Thompson, who identified as non-binary, died aged 18 following a breakdown in communication over blood test results

Manchester Evening News

BREAKING: Jury rules 'neglect' after death of 18-year-old Prestwich mental health unit inmate

Rowan Thompson died aged 18 following a breakdown in communication over vital blood test results

Manchester Evening News

Teenager accused of killing own mum dies hours after 'life-threatening' diagnosis

Rowan Thompson was an inpatient on the Gardener Unit at Prestwich Hospital when they passed away, just days before they were due to appear in court

Daily Mirror

Teen accused of killing mum dies just hours after 'life threatening' diagnosis

Rowan Thompson passed away just days before they were due to appear in court.

Daily Record

The week in audio: Archive on 4; Black and Gay Back in the Day; My Life; Bible John; Jane Garvey and Fi Glover

An old ology is back in the spotlight; Audrey Gillan turns a true crime story on its head; and the makers of The Log Books examine British black queer history

The Guardian - UK

Calls grow to give free school meals to all children in poverty

Special investigation: David Cohen talks to increasingly desperate parents queueing with empty shopping bags outside a school near Battersea Power Station

Evening Standard

‘It’s too expensive to eat lunch and feed my children’: The rise of the school food bank

Feed the Future: Demand for help putting food on the table continues to grow – hence The Independent’s call for free school meals to urgently be extended to all those in need

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The Independent UK

Children face a hunger crisis – the government needs to act by providing more free school meals

Feed the Future: The Independent partners with the Food Foundation to call on the government to give meals to all schoolchildren living in poverty but who are not currently eligible

Manchester Evening News

Anger after NHS Trust says it has no plans to publish 'independent' review into to deaths of three young people

"We want to know what it says and the wider public has a righ to know."

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