Category: Interview

Arab Articles Author Book Culture Interview Language LGBTQ+ books LGBTQ+ Community LGBTQ+ language News Originals Queer

From anfona to zalamiyya: Here’s your queer cultural guide to Arab slang

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Lebanon-born graphic designer, writer and visual artist Marwan Kaabour discusses his debut book which playfully maps out the dynamic lexicon of the LGBTQIA+ Arab community.   WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH 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 new words to bridge the gap between the words on our tongue and the…

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Articles Cover story Culture GAY TIMES Magazine gender gender fluid Interview Kehlani Lesbian LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ Community Long Reads Music News Originals Sapphic

“I don’t want to be a superstar”: Kehlani hates being famous – but loves fucking with gender norms

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Singer-songwriter Kehlani talks finding gender euphoria on and off the stage, defiantly speaking her mind and her full-throttle new album, CRASH. WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH 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 years after her third studio album, Blue Water. Gone are moments of moss-covered beach rocks, the pools of salty seawater and the…

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Articles Author Books Brontez Purnell Culture Interview LGBTQ+ Community LGBTQIA+ community memoir News Originals Sex

Punk polymath Brontez Purnell on the cult of masculinity, trimming weed and the ‘McDonaldisation’ of identity

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To mark the release of his poetic memoir Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt, the writer reflects on twenty years of writing and living queer life in candid conversation with Eli Cugini WORDS BY ELI CUGINI HEADER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN Anyone who thinks that polymaths don’t exist anymore probably hasn’t met Brontez Purnell. The Oakland-based novelist, musician, dancer, filmmaker, zine maker — and overall ‘pretty Black boy’ extraordinaire (to quote his interview with Steve Lacy) — can now add ‘poet’ and ‘memoirist’ to the list. Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt follows Pernell’s…

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A24 Articles Films Interview Katy O'Brian Kristen Stewart Lesbian films LGBTQ+ film Love Lies Bleeding News Originals Queer movies Sapphic

For Katie O’Brian, Love Lies Bleeding is like a sapphic drug

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Katie O’Brian on finding queer comfort with co-star Kristen Stewart, why love can be lethal and landing her bloody breakthrough role.  Content warning: spoilers ahead and mentions of death and violence  WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH IMAGERY PROVIDED BY LIONSGATE Set in the late 80s, Love Lies Bleeding is a seedy, sexy sapphic thriller brimming with small-town vengeance and slick getaways. Starring Kristen Stewart (Lou) and Katy O’Brian (Jackie), bisexual English director Rose Glass delivers a blood-splattered crime noir that already feels like a sweaty, souped-up queer classic.  When we meet…

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Articles Bashkka DJ False Idols Interview LGBTQ Music LGBTQ+ artists Music News

Bashkka’s euphoric electro sound is all about queer reclamation

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DJ, producer and songwriter Bashkka on what it means to unlock your “baddest bitch” spirit, taking inspiration from queer icon Grace Jones and her upcoming appearance at Drumsheds’ False Idols. WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH PHOTOGRAPHY JULIES ERTELT “Creativity flows through me like a wild river, twisting and turning with no regard for predictability,” the Munich DJ says. “It’s the kind of force that can be sparked in my mind by just anything. A particular emotion, a word, an encounter with a stranger on the dance floor, or by a rhythm…

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Aidan Kelly Articles Gender Plus Hormone Clinic Gender-affirming care health Interview LGBTQ+ News Life Long Reads News NHS Originals Trans Trans healthcare

NHS at risk of “going backwards” on trans healthcare, expert warns

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NHS England’s new gender identity services could be a “regression” of what was offered at the Tavistock, a leading expert in the field has warned.  Next month, Great Ormond Street in London and Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool will be the new homes of such services in England and Wales. The sites will replace the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), which is run by the Tavistock and Portman NHS foundation trust, after it closes at the end of March.  They are the first of what NHS England hopes will…

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Articles Ban Conversion Therapy Conversion Therapy Conversion therapy ban Daniel Harding Galop Government Interview Jayne Ozanne LGBTQ+ News Life Lloyd Russell Moyle MP Long Read Long Reads News non-binary Originals Politics Trans Trans+ Solidarity Alliance UK

‘Conversion therapy’ has become symbolic of how the government has failed trans people

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With the latest attempt to ban ‘conversion therapy’ thwarted, the debate has become symbolic of how the UK government handles LGBTQIA+ issues. WORDS BY CONOR CLARK In 2018, the government vowed to eradicate so-called ‘conversion therapy’ for the first time. Six years later, LGBTQIA+ people are still waiting for a ban to actually materialise. “I believe that this government has lost the trust, respect and frankly, votes of the vast majority of the LGBT community as a result,” says Jayne Ozanne, a campaigner and ‘conversion therapy’ survivor who has been a…

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Aidan Kelly Articles Gender Plus Hormone Clinic Gender-affirming care Interview LGBTQ+ News Life News non-binary Originals Paul Carruthers Trans

Private hormone clinic becomes UK’s first to be approved by regulator – here’s why that matters

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Paul Carruthers and Aidan Kelly discuss why their work is more important than ever given the “discourse” that surrounds gender-affirming care. WORDS BY CONOR CLARK HEADER BY ANISA CLEAVER After a private hormone clinic for transgender youth recently became the first of its kind in the UK to receive approval from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), staff are hopeful that the service will be a lifeline for those struggling with their gender identity.  Paul Carruthers, a nurse consultant who is heading up the Gender Plus Hormone Clinic after spending two…

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Articles Government HIV HIV/AIDS Interview LGBTQ+ News Life London London Overground Mayor of London Mildmay News Originals Politics Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan on how the new Overground line honours LGBTQ+ history

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Sadiq Khan is “hoping” that naming one of the London Overground lines Mildmay will encourage people to learn more about the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The Mayor of London announced on 15 February that, for the first time ever, each of the capital’s six Overground lines will soon be represented by a new name and colour. Each seeks to celebrate the city’s diverse culture and history, with the Mildmay honouring the Shoreditch-based hospital of the same name. During the 1980s, it played a pivotal role in helping patients during the earliest stages…

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Activism Articles George House Trust HIV HIV/AIDS Interview LGBTQ+ News Life Manchester News Originals Paul Fairweather

Meet the campaigner at the forefront of HIV/AIDS activism since the 1980s

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Since co-founding the Manchester AIDS Line in 1985, Paul Fairweather has continued to be a fearless advocate for people living with HIV. WORDS BY CONOR CLARK HEADER BY ANISA CLEAVER When the first cases of HIV were identified in the 1980s, virtually nothing was known about the virus except that it was fatal for those who contracted it. Initially referred to as Gay Related Immune Deficiency (GRID), gay and bisexual men in particular faced unparalleled levels of stigma in society because of the way HIV disproportionately affected them – something…

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