JJ Croucher

Straight society’s doomerism has a queer answer

As worsening economic conditions make the traditional heterosexual life script increasingly unattainable, JJ Croucher argues that society should look to queer life for guidance – LGBTQIA+ marginalisation has created ingenuity and an ability to spin straw into gold.

Tracey Emin: “The straightest thing about me is that I am basically heterosexual”

Britain’s most infamous artist sits down with JJ Croucher to talk about Reform, the dick she might have had as a man, and whether having loved women is really the gayest thing about her. After decades of LGBTQIA+ support, Emin’s message is clearer than ever – “Don’t give up.”

If you are gay, you are queer

Recent online discourse has seen the return of respectability politics. JJ Croucher argues gay men who resist labelling themselves as “queer” are fighting a figment of straight society’s imagination.

The era of male enhancement has reached the penis

Society tells us that our penises are too small, that bigger is indeed better. Dizzying leaps in modern medicine mean that we can take matters into our own hands: JJ Croucher explores the world of wangmaxxing and meets the doctors helping men achieve the girth of their dreams.

Reform is a wolf in wolf’s clothing

Recent polling suggests Reform is now the most popular party among gay and bisexual men. JJ Croucher argues the British Left’s ambiguity on multiculturalism and LGBTQIA+ rights has created political anxiety the Right can exploit — but the greatest threat to queer rights remains homegrown.

Gay men are not to blame for the manosphere

The manosphere is ostensibly heterosexual, overtly homophobic, and alarmingly unashamed of its perspectives. Yet some responses suggest that gay men hold the key to understanding the movement. How did the queer community end up on the hook?

Baring fruit: a queer solution to the great heterosexual cover-up

Our society is becoming increasingly uncomfortable with nudity. What has caused this shift and is this just a consequence of an increasingly conservative mainstream or has the queer community followed suit?