COMMENT | Being homosexual is not a commodity you can buy online
I saw a homophobic comment on Twitter today that really made me angry and I just couldn’t keep my mouth shut. I had to retaliate. “I don’t mind you lot […]
THE UNDATEABLE GAY – How I came out to my parents
It was the summer of 2001. Bridget Jones’ Diary had just been released at Easter and Tullene and myself had already seen it five times. It was a few weeks […]
These are the five most annoying things you can say to someone who is deaf
We asked DEAF IDENTITY entrepreneur Luke Christian what the most annoying thing you can say to a person who is deaf. Read his interview with us, in which he tells […]
GAY HISTORY | Remember the opening of the Crew Gay Bar in London
After being served one too many warm beers at a rival, Crews was born. “Chris” takes us down memory lane. CREWS: 1990-1998 St Martins Lane, next to Stringfellows Crews came […]
GAY HISTORY | Remembering the first time at The Catacombs
A contributor to our Lost LGBT+ Scene project left this recollection of his first encounter at The Catacombs as an 18-year-old in the heydays of the early 70s. Vivid memories […]
THE UNDATEABLE GAY – That time I got pissed on
The year Mark Haddon’s novel “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” was published. The year Dirty Den made his comeback in EastEnders. And the year Jemini entered […]
ASIFA LAHORE | Brown Drag Artists Exist, so start including us
SOAPBOX / South Asian Drag has been kept behind the veil for far too long. Brown Drag Exists and it is time for it to be made visible in all […]
6 Gay Simpsons episodes you need to watch
Disney + hit the UK last month giving the gays unlimited viewing of princess films, High School Musical and Marvel hunks. However as Disney bought Fox last year and gained […]
GAY HISTORY | Remembering sexual encounters at Biograph cinema
Oh, the “Biograph” was a grubby, run-down, sordid, glorious place. I’d first heard about it in 1965, from friends that lived in Pimlico, and who constantly made jokes about the […]
Gardening. It’s Good For The Soul
Remembering John Slavin 1988 – 2018 We are told that gardening is good for our wellbeing but more importantly, our mental health. Several community gardens have popped up over the […]
What can you do if you’re in a violent LGBT+ relationship
LGBT and in a violent relationship? Your step by step guide to seeking help from the Family Courts I hope you have managed to read it in peace. I hope […]