Articles Chelsea Chelsea FC Culture Football Gay Homophobia LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ Sports London News Originals Sexuality sports Versus

“I’m in it for life”: How being gay shaped my relationship with Chelsea

First up in our editorial collaboration with Versus, Jake ‘Snake’ Denton reflects on the lasting impact of homophobic chants, football heteronormativity and his “love affair” with the sport. WORDS BY SNAKE DENTON IN COLLABORATION WITH VERSUS HEADER DESIGN BY JACK ROWE TW – Mentions of suicide and depression. “Dad, what’s a rent boy?” It was a question that my father probably didn’t know how to answer. Not that he had strong opinions about young male prostitutes, one way or another. There were just some things you’d rather not explain to…

Read More
Articles Culture Gay Language LGBTQ+ language LGBTQIA+ community Long Reads News Original Originals

Is there a problem with the phrase “openly gay”? Two writers debate the controversial term

Language is, understandably, pertinent to the queer experience — words affect how we present ourselves and perceive others. Here, two writers go head-to-head to debate the term.  WORDS BY NICK LEVINE AND JORDAN PAGE HEADER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN In another week of LGBTQIA+ on-goings, the internet has, yet again, struck up a fresh new debate. Following the appointment of Gabriel Attal, France’s youngest-ever PM, a conversation has opened up online about the phrase “openly gay”.  We’re never short of online discourse but this conversation seems to have something to…

Read More
Articles bisexual Gay LGBTQ+ News Life News Sex Study

Gay and bisexual men over 70 have active sex lives with multiple partners, study finds

Gay and bisexual men over the age of 70 tend to continue having an active sex life with multiple partners, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) sought to understand how many sexual partners people typically have as they get older in order to improve mathematical models of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). They found that 79 per cent of heterosexual women aged 70 and over had no partners in the last three weeks, while 17 per cent of gay men in the same age…

Read More
Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles Gay LGBTQ+ authors LGBTQ+ Book LGBTQ+ Catholic LGBTQ+ News Life News Simon James Green

Catholic school teachers ‘threatened with sack’ for striking over LGBTQ+ author’s scrapped visit

Governors at the John Fisher School reportedly discussed sacking staff who strike against a gay author having his visit cancelled. Simon James Green, the writer behind hugely popular books such as Sleepover Takeover and Heartbreak Boys, was due to visit the school in Purley, Croydon on 7 March. However, his talk was cancelled at the last minute when the local diocese intervened to stop it going ahead. The move was met with fierce backlash from some of the school’s leadership team and governing body, who wanted Green’s visit to be…

Read More
Articles Crime Gay Government LGBTQ+ News Life News Norway Sex

Norway apologises for law banning gay sex 50 years after decriminalisation

The Norwegian government has apologised to homosexual men for a law that once made the act of gay sex illegal in the country. It is believed that 119 individuals were sent to prison between 1902 and 1950 under the legislation, which was abolished on 21 April 1972. The day before the 50th anniversary of this, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre issued an official apology on behalf of the government for the legislation ever being in place. “Through legislation, but also through a network of sanctions, we as a nation and…

Read More
America's Next Top Model Articles Dancing with the Stars Deaf Utopia: A Memoir―and a Love Letter to a Way of Life Gay Interviews LGBTQ+ Book LGBTQ+ books LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ representation Life memoir News Nyle DiMarco Originals Queer as Folk

Exclusive: Nyle DiMarco “wrestled” with decision to include “unpleasant stories” in new memoir

The post Exclusive: Nyle DiMarco “wrestled” with decision to include “unpleasant stories” in new memoir appeared first on GAY TIMES. Go to Source Author: Conor Clark

Read More
Articles Gay gay actor Gay marriage Jaymes Vaughan Jonathan Bennett LGBTQ+ News Life Mean Girls Mexico News same-sex Same-sex marriage

Mean Girls star Jonathan Bennett marries TV host Jaymes Vaughan in “perfect” ceremony

Jonathan Bennett married his boyfriend Jaymes Vaughan in a stunning ceremony at the Unico Riviera Maya Hotel in Mexico. The two tied the knot on 19 March after getting engaged in November 2020. They married in front of 104 family and friends at an inclusive destination, People reported. “When you’re part of the LGBTQ+ fam, not everything in the wedding space is for you yet,” Jaymes told the outlet. “The whole purpose of our wedding is to come together and join the two of us together, join our families together…

Read More
FREE SHIPPING Worldwide On All Orders! #QUEERKSRead our Shipping & Delivery FAQs for details.
+ +