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Liudmyla Baganova

Liudmyla Baganova

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Liudmyla Baganova is an art curator, art critic and journalist with experience across international media. She has served as editor of the American publications Travel to Art and Boryspil Magazine, and as a contributor to Lichnosti and Natalie magazines. Her writing spans contemporary art, culture and human relationships, drawing on rare insight, quiet humour and the acute observation of a natural empath with a deep love of life. She is also the editor of the book The Florist's Confession. At Flicker, she combines curatorial expertise with the instincts of a seasoned journalist.

Author's Articles:

Alaina May returns with Casual, her most fully formed single yet
Alaina May returns with Casual, her first single since 2023 and the point where her sound fully clicks into place. Dream-pop indie rock about limerence and self-awareness
KASHISH Pride Film Festival 2026 opens in Mumbai with Jimpa and 154 queer films
Olivia Colman opens the 17th KASHISH Pride Film Festival in Mumbai on 3 June. South Asia's biggest queer film festival presents 154 films from 43 countries including the 2026 Berlin Teddy Award winner
Asian Pirate Musical brings queer Asian time-travel theatre to London this July
Asian Pirate Musical opens at Upstairs at the Gatehouse from 28 July to 2 August. An all-queer East and Southeast Asian creative team spanning four centuries on one ship
The Sparkle Trap wins a major US nonfiction prize for queer narcissistic abuse
Daniel de Llano couldn't find a book about narcissistic abuse in queer relationships. So he wrote one.
Russell T Davies' Tip Toe starts tonight on Channel 4 and it is a wake-up call
Russell T Davies' Tip Toe starts on Channel 4 tonight at 9pm. Alan Cumming plays a gay bar owner whose feud with his conservative neighbour escalates into shocking violence
Alex Palmieri returns with Pay To Play after six years away from music
Italian queer pop artist Alex Palmieri releases Pay To Play, his first new music in six years. Glossy early 2000s pop about desire, loneliness and what visibility really costs
Ian McKellen leads London Walk of Shame against Commonwealth anti-gay laws
Ian McKellen and Peter Tatchell led the Commonwealth Walk of Shame through London on 30 May, rallying outside eight High Commissions that still criminalise homosexuality
All of Them, Dead is a queer apocalypse love story touring England this summer
All of Them, Dead is a queer love story set during a meat-based apocalypse, touring eight English venues from 19 June to 25 July 2026. Think Heartstopper meets Zombieland
Ireland's forgotten genius Teresa Deevy gets her London premiere this summer
Wife to James Whelan by Teresa Deevy opens at Jermyn Street Theatre on 25 June. The London premiere of a play rejected in the 1940s, by Ireland's most unjustly forgotten playwright
Argentine gay film A Few Feet Away arrives on UK streaming this weekend
Argentine gay drama A Few Feet Away, five years in the making and a BFI Flare premiere, arrives on UK streaming on 25 May. Max Suen leads as a young man navigating hookup culture in Buenos Aires
Camdenwalla brings the true story of North London's grassroots resistance to the stage
Camdenwalla opens at Camden People's Theatre on 17 June. The true story of the Camden Monitoring Project and the community that protected itself when institutions refused to
Some Masterchef Sh*t brings its five-star queer dark comedy to London this June
Some Masterchef Sh*t makes its London debut at The Glitch, Waterloo, from 24 to 29 June. Five-star queer dark comedy about masculinity, true crime and mental health
True Pride is a new queer-only festival launching in Manchester in August
True Pride is a new one-day festival at Hidden Manchester on 1 August 2026. Every person involved is queer. Music, film, talks and an electronica basement running until 2am
LGBTQ+ Americans with Canadian ancestry can get citizenship in two weeks
Canada has a formal urgent processing pathway for LGBTQ+ citizenship applicants. Trans Americans are receiving certificates in as little as two weeks. No medical records required
Summer Berlinale brings Prosecution and Lola und Bilidikid to open-air Berlin this June
Summer Berlinale runs 21 to 24 June in Berlin. Faraz Shariat's Prosecution and the 1999 queer classic Lola und Bilidikid are both on the open-air programme
Two queer Filipino animated films are premiering at Annecy this June
Zsazsa Zaturnnah and Lovers premiere at Annecy this June. Two queer Filipino animated films at the world's most prestigious animation festival in the same week
Ricky Martin plays first UK show in a decade with Sugababes and Olly Alexander
Ricky Martin returns to the UK for the first time in a decade. Sugababes and Olly Alexander join him at Sandringham Estate on 22 August 2026. Presale opens 27 May
New study finds LGBTQ+ youth vape to cope with stigma and rejection, not for pleasure
LGBTQ+ young people vape at significantly higher rates than their peers. New research published in March 2026 confirms stigma, bullying and family rejection are the primary drivers.
Romanian same-sex couples formally ask the state to recognise their EU marriages
ACCEPT România has launched a legal procedure for same-sex couples to have their EU marriages transcribed in Romanian civil registers.
Kenya's High Court rules trans people must have gender marker applications considered
Kenya's High Court has ruled that authorities cannot refuse to consider trans people's applications to change gender markers on identity documents. A significant step forward for trans rights in Kenya
Spanish queer duo UMEN and Cascales release Pride anthem Chocolate
Spanish queer artists UMEN and Cascales release Chocolate, a 90s house-influenced Pride anthem celebrating hedonism and queer diversity. The video features Samantha Hudson
Queer slasher Blowie comes out on digital this Monday and it looks wonderfully chaotic
Blowie is a queer slasher about OnlyFans creators versus a killer blow-up doll, out on digital 26 May. Starring real-life adult performers. Camp, gory and unapologetically queer
Departures, the queer Manchester film Russell T Davies loved, is now streaming
Lloyd Eyre-Morgan and Neil Ely's self-funded queer Manchester film is now streaming on Apple TV, Prime Video and BFI Player.
The Testaments renewed for season 2 and Elisabeth Moss already came back
Hulu renewed The Testaments for season two one week before the finale. Elisabeth Moss returned as June Osborn during season one and nobody saw it coming
Between the Heartbeats is a Pride concert for Black queer joy at King's Head
Emmanuel Akwafo produces a Black queer Pride concert at King's Head Theatre on 28 June. West End performers, two debut artists and a donation to a Black LGBTQ+ charity
The Luxurious Time brings a true queer Alzheimer's story to Clapham this June
Martin Lewton's true story of love and Alzheimer's gets its UK premiere at Omnibus Theatre Clapham from 4 to 6 June. Three nights only before a national tour
Q-IFTUK Irish Pride Film Festival London returns for its second year
Submissions are open for the second Q-IFTUK Irish Pride Film Festival London. Three days of queer Irish film, panels and networking across Hammersmith and Soho this June
What Queer Britain Has Planned for Pride Season 2026
Two new exhibitions, three author events and late-night openings at Queer Britain this summer. The UK's national LGBTQ+ museum has a full programme running up to London Pride on 4 July
GLAAD Social Media Safety Index 2026 Finds X Is the Least Safe Platform for LGBTQ+ Users
GLAAD's 2026 report ranked X last for LGBTQ+ safety and found scores falling almost everywhere. TikTok topped the table at 56 out of 100. The bar has never been lower
May Day at King's Head Theatre Announces Its Majority Trans Cast
May Day is a new musical built from the Hampstead Heath trans exclusion debate. Majority trans cast and creative team. King's Head Theatre, 17 to 21 June 2026
Greece On Screen 750 million film strategy 2026 queer cinema
Greece has committed €750 million to its film and audiovisual sector through 2030. For the country's queer cinema community, the timing could not be better.
Lola Tung Ripe sapphic football film Kelley OHara 2026
Lola Tung stars in Ripe!, a sapphic football romance set in Spain and produced by World Cup champion Kelley O'Hara. The internet has already renamed it The Summer I Turned Gay
John Partridge Silence of the Lambs UK tour 2026
John Partridge is Hannibal Lecter. The world stage premiere of The Silence of the Lambs opens in Leicester this August before touring more than 30 UK and Irish venues
First Dates Hotel Gay Man and Lesbian Best Friend Both Looking for Love
Best friends Joel and Melis are both single and both heading to the same dating show on Monday. He's looking for a man. She's looking for a woman
Belarus bans positive portrayals of LGBTQ+ life
Belarus signed its anti-gay propaganda law on 15 April. Queer artists, educators and healthcare workers are already seeking help to leave the country
Why Your Hair Changes After Moving — and What Hard Water Has to Do With It
Moving countries changes more than your address. Dr Yuliia Agranovych, trichologist at One Hair & Beauty in London SE10, explains the link between hard water, reactive shedding, and scalp health — and what small changes make the biggest difference.
Queer Stories Brought the Real Heart to Cannes 2025
Pillion got seven minutes of applause. La Petite Dernière won the Queer Palm. The History of Sound whispered its love story. Cannes 2025 let queer films lead.
London Fashion Day: Edition 5
The church was built for choir music. On 26 April it held runway showcases, heritage collections and a networking lounge where it felt like a community, not a crowd.
Where Fashion Meets Art and Purpose
Founded by a Ukrainian-born designer who studied Haute Couture in Paris and contemporary art at Paris 8. A school that treats fashion as a discipline and an argument.
HUMAN: Fashion as the Art of Being Yourself
Not a trend. Not an aesthetic. Season 5 asks what fashion looks like when it starts with the person underneath the clothes rather than the image on top.
Louis Vuitton FW`25-26
The latest collection turned Paris’s Gare du Nord into a cinematic fashion journey, blending bold designs, nostalgic travel themes, and a star-studded front row.
The Monkey: Strange and Unpredictable Horror Film
A cursed toy monkey brings chaos and death as two brothers struggle with trauma, fate, and a past that refuses to stay buried.
Queer Cinema Gets Playful in The Summer with Carmen
A witty, sun-soaked exploration of friendship, filmmaking, and queerness, The Summer with Carmen blends humour and introspection to challenge the rules of storytelling while celebrating the messiness of life.
The Legacy of David Lynch
An intimate tribute to a filmmaker whose fearless creativity and uncompromising vision continue to inspire despite a tragic end.
Linda Evangelista’s transformation from Model to Icon
Liudmyla Baganova charts the audacious life of Linda Evangelista. from a daring teenage bluff to an accidental haircut in Paris that changed fashion history, and the icon she became along the way.
The Young Synergy Vision Competition
Young Synergy Vision is a Paris-based competition giving emerging designers a global platform, with a jury of fashion industry leaders from Paris, Kyiv and Brussels.
The 15th LGBT+ Film Festival Poland Takes Over the Screens
Poland's longest-running queer film festival returns for its 15th edition, spanning eight cities with bold films from Sundance and Venice alongside drag shows, kiki balls and live performance.
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