Imaginary Heroes – a short extract from ‘Uranian Games’

Susan de Muth, the translator, explains why she chose this extract: ‘For me, it shores up the suggestion in ‘Cancelled Confessions’ of Cahun’s trans-masculine identification.’ I who know nothing so well as how to be a friend… for we were both grown men, and he a few years more so…Montaigne My friend and his friend,…

Michel Carassou: Why Cahun & Moore Fell Silent on Homosexuality

This article – which does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the owners of this site – originally appeared in French by Michel Carassou in November 2025 Through her response to the survey, and through her various contributions to Inversions and L’Amitié, several of Claude Cahun’s ideas on homosexuality emerge—ideas she expressed nowhere else as precisely. Her conceptions…

  • ‘Who is Claude Cahun?’ A new play for Southwark Playhouse

    DRH Arts, in association with Exchange Theatre, presents Who is Claude Cahun? by D.R. HillDirected by David Furlong 18 Jun – 12 Jul 2025 Ticket Prices (no booking fee to pay!):Standard from £24 | Concession from £19 |Previews £16 | Pioneers’ Preview (18 June) £10 Book Now Donate Born Lucy Schwob, a queer artist and…

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