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(on Netflix from 17 January) Coming-of-age dramedy Sex Education became one of Netflix’s most successful shows ever when it premiered early in 2019, garnering over 40 million viewers in its first week of release and receiving acclaim from both critic

If you’re anything like us, half the battle of getting to the gym is drumming up the motivation to actually leave the house. It’s why home fitness is fast becoming big business. London’s most popular boutique fitness studio, 1Rebel, has announced a p

Despite his home country having strict laws against homosexuality (a remnant of British colonial-era rule), Alex has been singing about same-sex love and desire for years, from proclaiming that “these boys are all the same” on deliciously lo-fi 2016

After delving into funk-driven waters on Naked Alone, a massive bedroom anthem that saw her proclaim “all I really need is some sex” to fight off the loneliness, and taking us back to the 80s on the vocoder-bathed Peachy Keen, which brilliantly inter

By the time our camera snaps Marie Ulven for the last time, she’s been in photo shoots for seven straight hours. By her own admission, she’s feeling the toll of weeks of touring and press interactions, although she remains engaged and optimistic. At

One piece of pro-LGBTQ legislation that is guaranteed to pass this year is the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Costa Rica. At the start of 2018, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that several American countries needed to legalise sa

6 November Set at the beginning of the universe, The Eternals will focus on an immortal alien race of the same name created by the Celestials, who are sent to Earth to protect humanity from their evil counterparts, The Deviants. The 25th entry in the

There’s little doubt that queer visibility increased exponentially during the 2010s. Whether it was the cultural phenomenon that is RuPaul’s Drag Race, Academy Award-winning films like Moonlight, Call Me By Your Name, and Carol, or groundbreaking tel

If a pair of 16-year-olds running a covert sex therapy clinic in their American-styled high school set in the British countryside sounded like a risk to Netflix, it was one that paid off handsomely in the form of Sex Education. The teen comedy-drama

Late 2020 Over 20 years following the landmark success of Queer As Folk, Russell T Davies will return to Channel 4 with another LGBTQ-centred show. The Boys follows three young people who move to London in the early 1980s, just as the HIV/AIDS crisis

Eight years ago, self-described “professional weavologist” and “relatable queen” Miles Jai became a viral sensation after the release of LIKE MAH STATUS; a two-minute clip in which he critiques and parodies ‘like4like’ culture on social media. Like C

The first thing that one notices about Pissy Pussy is…EVERYTHING. The New York-based designer is the antithesis of understatement, towering high above crowds in sky-scraping shoes, headpieces and alien couture. Pissy was birthed in the NYC club scene

As we embark on a new decade, it’s perfect timing for a fresh perspective on modern love, life and community. The 10s saw the digital explosion of dating apps, ushering in a new way to connect with people and potential partners. That has, however, co

“I’m always expected to act as this PG Disney queen who opens my window singing to my adoring fans with them being the reason I wake every morning,” says Alexis Stone. “But the reality is, I’m not. I’m not that person and I’m never going to be that p

In partnership with Last month saw the conclusion to a Rainbow Laces campaign never so visible and - judging by the action of some fans - still so necessary. For some of us, the sight of gay symbolism blending with the boots, flags and stadia of our

As one-half of music duo SRVD, creative director and vocalist Patrick Mason has become a heavyweight on the Berlin club scene. Since meeting Radio Slave at Panorama Bar, the pair have set venues alight around the world with their infamous DJ sets, an

As proud Stonewall Diversity Champions, members of the Open for Business Coalition and supporters of this year’s GAY TIMES Honours 500 celebration, Tesco has made it its mission to not only support its LGBTQ employees but to support LGBTQ people acro

When you’re a big, proper, grown-up travel journalist with the world at your feet and air miles coming out of your ears (that’s actually an anagram), the one thing everyone wants to know is ‘What’s your favourite place?’ A far-flung spa in the middle

They’ve become quite the thing, these country houses where everything’s super cool and yet reassuringly old-school, haven’t they? It’s Gosford Park or Downton Abbey but without the starch that Soho House has done superbly at Babington and at Farmhous

Where is it? Rue du Temple, which is Le Marais, which is probably where you ought to be anyway. Sure, you can go all fancy-pants in the 16th (check out Brach if you do. Philippe Starck designed it, the restaurant’s sexy-as, and the roof gets all the

Some places are interesting because you can’t quite see the point of them. Not quite the case with Monaco but still it’s puzzling as a… town? Country? Principality? What even is it? And why is Topshop boss Sir Philip Green everywhere you look? Oh, ta

‘I am a gay cruise virgin,’ I tell someone dressed as Eartha Kitt drinking a Long Island Ice Tea through a straw so as not to spoil lips that have taken an aaaaage to apply, even though it’s only halfway through the afternoon. And hot in that sun! ‘P

Leyna Bloom is smiling — just take a look for yourself at her Instagram, there’s a wide grin, in every couple of photos, with teeth. But, what does Bloom have to smile about at only twenty-five years old? Her many talents, of course. This year she ma