"Support is needed to keep queer and trans spaces alive" say LGBTQ+ designers

With Pride Month drawing to a close, Dezeen spoke with LGBTQ+ designers and researchers about the evolution of queer spaces and how architects can help protect them.
Designers are calling for the protection of venues used by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) community as safe spaces for people to express their identities.
"There has been an uptick in attacks on queer spaces, through direct violence as well as through zoning laws and economic disenfranchisement that resul