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What is the LGBTQ+ wage gap, and how can we fight it?

LGBTQIA+ employees are often paid less than their straight counterparts, data shows. What can we do to close the gap? WORDS BY NICOLE GARCÍA MÉRIDA HEADER BY YOSEF PHELAN Minorities never really need to look at data to confirm they’re being discriminated against. We see it, we feel it, we experience it in the flesh — yet several studies have demonstrated the existence of an LGBTQIA+ wage gap.  A survey carried out by YouGov in 2019, commissioned by LinkedIn and UK Black Pride, found that LGBTQIA+ people in the UK…

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Finances and polyamory: how to talk to your partners about money

Dating more people doesn’t have to be more expensive, but it does involve more communicating and could lead to unexpected hurdles WORDS BY NICOLE GARCÍA MÉRIDA HEADER DESIGN BY ANISA CLEAVER One of my longest, most stable relationships came to an end largely because we didn’t know how to talk about money. For months I bit my tongue, refusing to comment on what felt like a deeply unfair arrangement simply because I didn’t know how to communicate my discomfort and was concerned it would descend into an argument.  My worries…

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Drag Race star Black Peppa joins forces with James Indigo on Money

Black Peppa wants that invoice paid! on her huge new dance anthem Money. Produced by the legendary Parx, the James Indigo-assisted track is a defiant house and techno-infused banger about the importance of artists – particularly queer artists – being compensated for their work. “Where is my coin? Where is my money? Where is my bag of sterling, hunty?” Peppa repeats in the infectious chorus. Peppa, who rose to superstardom last year as a contestant on the fourth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, where she placed joint third/fourth, tells…

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