Category: LGBTQIA+ community

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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Africa Anti-Homosexuality Act anti-LGBTQ+ Articles Homophobia LGBTQIA+ community Life Long Reads News Originals Transphobia Uganda UK

Why anti-LGBTQ legislation in Africa is a western problem

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A year on from the passing of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, journalist Desmond Vincent reflects on the UK’s role in promoting homophobia and transphobia internationally. WORDS BY DESMOND VINCENT HEADER DESIGN YOSEF PHELAN Queer media representation is down while transphobic legislation and scaremongering are on the up – across the west, recent years have seen a regression in terms of queer and trans equality. In times like these, it’s important to look to history in an effort to understand the political and cultural history of the LGBTQIA+ community.  But while the…

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Anti-Homosexuality Act Articles Christianity Colonialism gender LGBTQIA+ LGBTQIA+ community Life Long Reads News Originals queerphobia same-sex Uganda UK

It’s not queerness that is alien to Ugandan culture – it’s queerphobia

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A year on from the passing of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, Kuchu Times’ Ruth Muganzi reflects on the origins of the queerphobia which led to its creation. WORDS BY RUTH MUGANZI HEADER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN After lobbying from the US evangelical Christian movement, the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) was enacted in Uganda in May 2023. Although same-sex activity was already illegal, from then on LGBTQIA+ life in Uganda has been subject to even harsher restrictions. These include punitive prison sentences – twenty years for the ‘promotion’ of homosexuality and life imprisonment…

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Alfonso La Cruz Amplify Articles La Cruz LGBTQ+ Music Artist LGBTQIA+ community Long Reads Music News Original Reggaeton

Rising reggaetonero La Cruz bares it all

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In this bilingual interview, the Venezuelan reggaetonero behind ‘Quítate La Ropa’ opens up about shifting paradigms within El Movimiento’s mainstream. WORDS BY E.R. PULGAR HEADER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN PHOTOGRAPHY BY JONATHAN IVAN  STYLE BY JOSHUA ALAN CLARK “Let’s do it even if it’s in the car,” Alfonso La Cruz says smiling.  It’s 9pm in Madrid when I connect with La Cruz, who performs under his surname. He’s attentive, answering questions while balancing an iPhone on his steering wheel. The Venezuelan reggaetonero exudes Scorpionic charisma as he details a breakthrough…

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Articles Butch Ella Boucht fashion Gender non-conforming LGBTQ+ Fashion LGBTQIA+ community News Originals Queer By Design Queer history

Across timelines, Ella Boucht is helping dykes and trans+ folk take up more space

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The Finnish designer and creative director’s sensual, subversive garments empower butch bodies in the now, while their HÄN Archive project celebrates non-binary, trans, gender non-conforming and lesbian folks from the past.  WORDS BY JAMIE WINDUST PHOTOGRAPHY BY JODY EVANS MODELS: BAMBIE JORDAN PHILLIPS, DANNIE SPOONER, GII Welcome to Queer by Design, a new monthly column by GAY TIMES Contributing Editor Jamie Windust. Here, Jamie profiles emerging designers about the intersections of style, identity and expression and how these factors inform their creative practice. Transcending the lines between fashion and art,…

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Articles Culture Films Football Kelley O'Hara LGBTQIA+ community News Originals queer community Queer film USA USWNT

‘Ripe!’ puts a sporty, sapphic spin on the ‘enemies to lovers’ trope

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Ripe! is a story of football rivalries, broken limbs and queer love. Executive producer, US women’s soccer champion Kelley O’Hara, reflects on the switch from the pitch to the movie industry and the making of this coming-of-age tale. WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH IMAGES COURTESY OF TUSK In 2002 cult classic Bend It Like Beckham was released. Starring Parminder Nagra and Kiera Knightley, the beloved sports comedy was quickly dubbed an honorary queer film favourite thanks to Nagra and Knightley’s undeniable on-screen chemistry that should’ve ended with the pair becoming more…

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Articles Finance LGBTQ+ relationship LGBTQIA+ LGBTQIA+ community LGBTQIA+ relationships Life Long Reads Love & Sex Money News Polyamorous Polyamory Queer Relationships

Finances and polyamory: how to talk to your partners about money

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Dating more people doesn’t have to be more expensive, but it does involve more communicating and could lead to unexpected hurdles WORDS BY NICOLE GARCÍA MÉRIDA HEADER DESIGN BY ANISA CLEAVER One of my longest, most stable relationships came to an end largely because we didn’t know how to talk about money. For months I bit my tongue, refusing to comment on what felt like a deeply unfair arrangement simply because I didn’t know how to communicate my discomfort and was concerned it would descend into an argument.  My worries…

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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

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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…

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Articles Culture LGBT LGBTQ+ LGBTQIA+ community Long Reads News Original Originals Trans Trans history

How trans+ history is being put top of the curriculum in summer 2024

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Taking place from 6 to 12 May 2024, Trans+ History Week is a QueerAF-launched initiative celebrating the millennia-old history of trans, non-binary, gender-diverse and intersex people.  WORDS BY ALICE MOREY Have you heard of Mary Mudge? What about Mark Weston or Michael Dillon? These are just some of the names of trans+ figures from British history, individuals who lived in the 19th and early 20th century and who remind us that trans stories – whether we’ve been taught about them or not – have always existed.  The delivery of transgender history…

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Articles Ballroom Beyoncé Culture LGBTQIA+ community Long Reads Music News Originals Renassaince: A film by Beyoncé.

The many faces of ballroom in Beyoncé’s Renaissance

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The record-breaking premiere of Queen B’s concert film highlights the beating heart of queer and trans communities. WORDS BY MIKELLE STREET HEADER DESIGN BY ANISA CLEAVER It’s Beyonce’s world and we are all just living in it. At least that’s what it feels like when you watch Renaissance: a Film By Beyonce — don’t worry, no major spoilers here, although it’s a concert film so there’s only so much one can spoil. Written, created, and directed by Beyonce herself, the film shows the tour in all of its high-definition and…

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