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THEATRE REVIEW | Britten in Brooklyn, Wilton’s Music Hall, London
★★ | Britten in Brooklyn During the early years of World War Two, Benjamin Britten lived in exile in a townhouse in New York with his friend, the poet W.H. Auden and a shifting cast of artists and writers. The composer was criticised by the British press for his ‘avoidance’ of the war and […]
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10 Rare Facts You Didn’t Know About Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury: We celebrate his life with some great facts you may not know or may have forgotten. 10. His real name was Farrokh Bulsara and he was born in Zanzibar. He had a wealthy childhood until he and his family had to flee a bloody revolution. His family are Parsees, followers of the Zorastrian […]
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DILEMMA | We’ve been dating for 8 months and the sex has dried up
After only 8 months together a reader is concerned that the romance and sexual attraction has died in the bedroom. We ask three of our writers what they think. Dear TGUK, We’ve been together for around 8 months now although we had an on/off casual thing for a while before getting together. At first the […]
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Drag Kings: Male swagger with a touch of glamour
When I heard THEGAYUK was doing an issue on Drag, I proposed to do a feature on Drag Kings, and FTM Cosplayers an often far too ignored part of the Drag Community. I have performed as both a cosplayer and a drag kind for most of my adult live (my Johnny Barrie has started branching […]
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INTERVIEW | Patricia Garvey
Patricia Garvey Who Are You? My name is Patricia Garvey, Im a 26 year old that’s born and raised in Derby. Why and when did you decide to become a Drag King or do FTM Cosplay? I can’t really say, I’ve always loved dressing up, even the days when I use to be the blonde […]
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INTERVIEW | Melanie Sprott
Melanie Sprott Who are you? Siriusly Cosplay aka Mel Why and when did you decide to become a Drag King or do FTM Cosplay? I started cosplaying in July 2013, and my first cosplay was actually a FtM crossplay of Sirius Black from Harry Potter Marauders era. I am very invested into the character side […]
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INTERVIEW | Skylord Phoenix
Skylord Phoenix Who Are You? Hi my name is Alex and I’m a 19 year old creative writing university student at the University of Portsmouth UK. At the moment I identify as non-binary when it comes to gender but physically my sex is female. Why and when did you decide to become a Drag King […]
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INTERVIEW | Ffion Elizabeth May
Ffion Elizabeth May Who Are You? My name is Zachary but in the cosplay community I go by PoisonInYourTea Cosplay. I got into cosplaying male characters when I came out to friends as transgender. Cosplay helped me with passing as a male in everyday life. Why and when did you decide to become a Drag […]
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INTERVIEW | Amber Oakenshield
Amber Oakenshield Who Are You? Hi, I am Amber or Kealo Cosplay! I’m 21 and I have started cosplaying about 6 or 7 years ago. Cosplay is a huge part of my life and it helped me so much. Other than cosplay I love exploring new places and always up for an unexpected adventure! (I […]
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INTERVIEW | Georgia Haines
Who are you? Georgia Haines, Cosplayer, student and aspiring actress. Why and when did you decide to become a Drag King or do FTM Cosplay? I decided to do a female to make cosplay because I don’t see gender as an issue when Cosplaying. If you’re a woman and you want to cosplay a male […]
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INTERVIEW | Annette Boss Wilkinson
Who Are You? I’m Annette. I’ve been cosplaying for 15 years, and I cosplay characters of various genders, but I do particularly enjoy the opportunity to cosplay male characters. Why and when did you decide to become a Drag King or do FTM Cosplay? Early in my cosplaying days, I did a lot of group […]