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    Gay Times
    Editorial Director Megan Wallace US Editor-in-Chief Fran Tirado Senior Art Director Jack Rowe Entertainment Editor Sam Damshenas Features Editor Zoya Raza-Sheikh Junior Writer Jordan Robledo GAY TIMES ES Staff Writer Kaiqui Macaulay Social Video Prod
    GAY TIMES2 min read
    Editor’s Letter
    It’s 26th July, which means the Paris Olympics are officially here. From the opening ceremony tonight until 11th August, we’ll be seeing nothing but sports on our screens and feeds which is… great news for sports fans, we guess. For the rest of us –
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    “I Don't Want To Be A Superstar”: Kehlani Hates Being Famous – But Loves Fucking With Gender Norms
    There’s a collision on the cover art of CRASH: a shattering of expectations, as Kehlani – donning black and gold six-inch thin strap heels and a glittering spiky silver two-piece – poses atop a totalled blood red car. Her return is striking, two year
    GAY TIMES5 min read
    Evenings And Weekends: Oisín McKenna’s Queer Love Letter To London
    As I type this, it’s unusually warm in London – a setting that feels apt for Oisín McKenna’s glorious debut novel Evenings and Weekends, a strikingly beautiful portrayal of friendship, queerness, and relationships in the city. Within this captivating
    GAY TIMES8 min read
    Ben Platt On His Noncardigan Related Wedding Vows And Backing The Queer Love Agenda
    "[I'm] quite bored," Ben Platt quips after I suggest to the Grammy, Emmy and Tonywinning performer that he hasn't got much going on at the moment. Back in May, Ben released his acclaimed third studio album Honeymind, a collection of breezy, Americana
    GAY TIMES5 min read
    Drag Queens, Dyke Detectives And Dead Racists: The Incredible Real Story Of First Known Gay Video Game Caper In The Castro
    In 2017, artist C. M. Ralph was packing up to move house when they stumbled on the original diskettes for two old video games: Caper in the Castro and Murder on Main Street. Ralph had designed them both in Mac HyperCard, an early software kit, in the
    GAY TIMES6 min read
    From Anfona To Zalamiyya: Here’s Your Queer Cultural Guide To Arab Slang
    It’s not always safe to step into the world of queerness. Often, we wonder how our identities will be received, even just by being ourselves. And, sometimes, we don’t even have the means – the labels or terms – to express who we really are. We craft
    GAY TIMES3 min read
    Gotta Have It
    Available from beatsbydre.com/uk/priced at £149.99 What makes a music icon? Some would say it’s having a sound like no-one else out there. Others would point to timeless style and piercing through pop culture with flair and intent. Or maybe it’s the
    GAY TIMES12 min readGender Studies
    Kate Nash: ‘People Seeing The Exploration Of Gender As A Threat To Feminism Have It Wrong’
    “Rhonda would be such a good vampire slayer,” Kate Nash (correctly) says of her Britannica wrestler-scientist in GLOW. Minutes into the Zoom call, Buffy is the main topic of conversation as a result of a) my incredibly fashion-forward season one t-sh
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    Fever Ray’s Karin Dreijer Is Practising Staying Present
    Karin Dreijer steps out on the west London stage to a shrieking crowd that’s dressed to sweat – despite the winter chill still constricting the city in March – and that will more than likely shed some tears. Several people, clad in leather, lace and
    GAY TIMES2 min readLGBTQIA+ Studies
    Editor’s Letter
    The July issue of GAY TIMES comes shortly before Pride in London, and a spirit of celebration is in the air. Pride is a time for us to reflect on the year in queer life – and no queen has made a bigger impact in the past twelve months than the one an
    GAY TIMES7 min readLGBTQIA+ Studies
    Playersexuality In Video Games: Sexual Fluidity In Action Or Lacklustre Representation?
    How do we make games queer? How can games writers and developers represent queerness in newer, spikier, more exciting ways, particularly when they’re managing the desires of a wide and unpredictable player base? Developers have to circle a range of d
    GAY TIMES6 min read
    Get Ready For Adam Lambert’s Next Act
    “I’m having so much fun,” Adam Lambert says of his new EP, Afters, a collection of carnal, hedonistic dance anthems in which he encourages the listener to “own” their urges and fantasies. Although Adam is widely hailed as one of the most trailblazing
    GAY TIMES13 min read
    All Hail Nymphia Wind: The History-making Queen Talks Queer East Asian Representation
    “After this interview comes out, you will be inundated – flooded, even – with dick,” Joel Kim Booster tells/promises Nymphia Wind. Earlier this year, the banana activist (bananactivist?) and trailblazing Jane Goodall impersonator ‘Padam Padam’-ed her
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    YEEHAW REVOLUTION: WELCOME TO THE “Rainbow Rodeo”
    For Pride 2024, Levi’s brand is celebrating queer joy through self-expression with a collection inspired by LGBTQIA+ rodeo culture. Western wear is part of the Levi’s DNA, and the brand’s Pride 2024 collection takes inspiration from queer “Rainbow Ro
    GAY TIMES1 min read
    Gay Times
    Editorial Director Megan Wallace US Editor-in-Chief Fran Tirado Fashion & Creative Director Umar Sarwar Senior Art Director Jack Rowe Entertainment Editor Sam Damshenas Features Editor Zoya Raza-Sheikh Designer Anisa Cleaver Creative Yosef Phelan Jun
    GAY TIMES2 min read
    Gotta Have It
    Starting at £20. It wouldn’t be Pride without Calvin Klein serving up their iconic annual Pride collection. Bursting with vibrancy and empowerment, Calvin Klein present their This Is Love 2024 campaign starring queer powerhouses Cara Delevingne and J
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    “Nature Doesn't Care If You're Gay Or Straight”: Meet The Gay Farmers Queering Agriculture
    Back in 2017, the film God’s Own Country was released in the UK. Directed by Francis Lee in his film debut, the flick starred the brilliant Josh O’Connor in the lead role as a rural gay farmer who falls in love with his Romanian farm hand. With theme
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    The Past and Present of Bi-activism
    Bisexuality is not a modern phenomenon – but where is our history? Queerness and protest are inextricably linked. Recently on I Kissed a Girl, contestant Georgia reminded her fellow sapphics that “lesbian” stands at the beginning of the LGBTQIA+ acro
    GAY TIMES3 min read
    Gotta Have It
    FACEGYM, the coveted destination for the perfect facial workout and sculpt has partnered up with ISAMAYA to launch Sculpt 01, the essential new Gua Sha apparatus that will revolutionise your skincare regimen. Built with four key features to target th
    GAY TIMES2 min read
    You’re All Invited: Meet The Vibrant Cast Of Influential LGBTQIA+ Figures Celebrating GT40
    As a media brand, making it to the forty-year milestone is no easy feat. In recent years, the journalism world has undergone no shortage of paradigm shifts and, as an LGBTQIA+ publication, GAY TIMES has weathered everything from censorship to police
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    Editor’s Letter
    As an astrology queer, I’ve long wondered about GAY TIMES’ star sign. Now, I finally have an answer – she’s a Gemini, people! Our June issue celebrates GT’s 40th birthday and reflects on four decades of queer activism in the UK, all with a little hel
    GAY TIMES5 min read
    Bimini
    “I make it up as I go along,” says Bimini, queen of career improv. Since her ‘gender-bending and cis-tem offending’ stint on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season two, where she placed runnerup, Bimini has become one of the most notable queer faces in Britain
    GAY TIMES1 min read
    Gay Times
    Editorial Director Megan Wallace US Editor-in-Chief Fran Tirado Fashion & Creative Director Umar Sarwar Senior Art Director Jack Rowe Entertainment Editor Sam Damshenas Features Editor Zoya Raza-Sheikh Designer Anisa Cleaver Creative Yosef Phelan Sen
    GAY TIMES3 min read
    Lava La Rue
    As queer people, LGBTQIA+ milestones serve a notable purpose; they remind us of what has been and gone. Powerful queer stories, past and present, reaffirm our community’s strength and ability to advocate for change. This year, at GAY TIMES, we’re ref
    GAY TIMES4 min read
    Shoulder To Shoulder Is The Book Writing Sex Workers Into Queer History
    For the last few years, I’ve had a handful of questions lodged in my mind. What counts as queer history? Who is written out of these histories? Perhaps most importantly, why? These questions formed the basis of my new book, Shoulder to Shoulder. It’s
    GAY TIMES5 min read
    For The Community, By The Community: Celebrating Half A Century Of Switchboard’s Vital Queer Helpline
    TW: Discussions of depression and attempted suicide. In the summer of 2021, Ian Timbrell was in a dark place. After a long term break-up, compounded by Covid-19, he felt isolated. For months, he averaged “about three or four hours’ sleep” a night. Th
    GAY TIMES3 min read
    Jake Williamson
    Strolling onto the GAY TIMES set shortly after we finish setting up, Jake Williamson is our first talent of the day – strolling into the studio with an easy smile and a healthy glow. Contrary to the club rats and after-party fiends who make up the ma
    GAY TIMES2 min read
    Paris Lees
    Author, screenwriter and Nottingham icon Paris Lees is known for making an entrance. In her first-time memoir – What It Feels Like for a Girl – she recounts her challenging life experiences (strained relationships, being admitted to a young offenders
    GAY TIMES8 min read
    The Birth Of GAY TIMES An Oral History
    When the first issue of GAY TIMES was published in May 1984, it wasn't quite a relaunch, but neither was it a brand new title. In a way, it was the culmination of more than a decade’s worth of magazines aimed mainly at the demographic we now call MSM

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