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The 15 best LGBTQ+ shows of 2023

From Fellow Travelers to I Kissed a Boy, here are the 15 best LGBTQIA+ shows of the year. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS HEADER BY YOSEF PHELAN With heedless vampires, unhinged gynaecologists and swash-buckling pirates of the rainbow-hued variety, 2023 was undeniably the most diverse year on-screen for the LGBTQIA’s. RuPaul’s Drag Race continued to showcase the drag community’s C.U.N.T. with new instalments in [insert any country here, honestly], the Heartstopper kids said “…hi” once more and the BBC blessed viewers with the UK’s first-ever dating series with an all-gay male cast. Jonathan Bailey sucked Matt…

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Meet the 14 queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16

Listen up Drag Race fans: The full cast of Drag Race season 16 has been announced!  The Emmy-winning reality competition series – which hits screens 5 January – has unveiled the 14 queens in the running to be crowned the next “America’s Next Drag Race Superstar”. This year’s queens have a chance to take away the grand prize of $200,000 and a coveted spot in the Drag Race hall of fame.  Season 16’s exciting cast includes Amanda Tori Meating, Dawn, Geneva Karr, Hershii LiqCour-Jeté, Megami, Mhi’ya Iman Le’Paige, Mirage, Morphine…

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Drag Race UK winner Ginger Johnson: ‘Now, nothing’s stopping me from taking over the world’

The latest inductee into Drag Race UK’s circle of champions reflects on the acclaimed finale, whether she’ll appear on the next winners’ season and her upcoming line of shoplifting coats – available soon on the Dark Web. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS HEADER BY YOSEF PHELAN SPECIAL THANKS TO JASMINE ALOMA AT THE BBC With her signature “silly sausage woman” brand, Ginger Johnson steamrolled the fifth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. After winning the disaster class with her fellow Northerners (and finalists) Tomara Thomas and Michael Marouli, the County Durham comedian conquered the series’ first-ever panto…

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‘B***h, be ready’: Drag Race UK finalists on unseen moments and ‘herstoric finale’

Ginger Johnson, Michael Marouli and Tomara Thomas reflect on their Drag Race UK experience, including an “intoxicating” unaired moment in Untucked, werkroom crushes and why they deserve to win the crown. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS HEADER BY YOSEF PHELAN SPECIAL THANKS TO JASMINE ALOMA AT THE BBC As the top three queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, Ginger Johnson, Michael Marouli and Tomara Thomas have proved that the key to conquering this year’s competition is to “evoke the true Geordie party girl spirit” – uhh-huh, ergh-huh. All three fan-favourite entertainers smashed this season, which makes herstory in…

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How Drag Race star Luxx Noir London is ‘throwing it back’ at her ‘vicious trolls’

The Drag Race finalist discusses her new single, why she’s “probably better than the next 20 people in line” and how speaking her mind will ‘change the world’. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS PHOTOGRAPHY BY TANNER ABEL “I’m a little very gagged” is the appropriate (and only) way to react to Luxx Noir London’s new anthem. Produced by RuPaul’s frequent collaborator Skeltal Ki, ‘Let It All Hang Out’ is a thumping alternative-dance banger that sees the queen tackle her newfound status as a “famous person” and, of course, “America’s angel”. “It’s like a diary…

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Drag Race UK: DeDeLicious says she and Krystal Versace would “fight” on best friend edition

Drag Race UK star DeDeLicious has shared her thoughts on potentially starring in an All Stars spinoff with Krystal Versace Spoilers ahead On 23 November, DeDe’s time in the UK-based competition came to an end during the show’s ninth episode.  For this week’s maxi-challenge, the queens flexed their comedic muscles for a Gladiators-inspired roast of the judges’ panel – which was also performed in front of the eliminated queens.  While Ginger Johnson and Michael Marouli delivered hilarious and consistent jokes about our favourite Drag Race officials, DeDe struggled to keep…

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Drag Race star Heidi N Closet shares new details about her shocking All Stars 8 exit

Drag Race star Heidi N Closet has shared shocking new details about her dramatic All Stars 8 departure. Earlier this year, the 29-year-old returned to the franchise after being crowned Miss Congeniality on season 12, where she finished in sixth place. While her time on All Stars 8 seemed promising, she ultimately left during the fifth episode following an argument with Kandy Muse – who accused her of telling the other queens that she would eliminate Jimbo. Alexis Michelle proceeded to agree that she had heard Kandy say this before…

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‘I’m obsessed with the drama’: DeDeLicious addresses Drag Race UK controversies

The Queen of the “DeDe Smash” reflects on her Drag Race UK experience, including her status as a lip-sync assassin and “bulls***t” conflict with Vicki Vivacious. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS HEADER BY YOSEF PHELAN SPECIAL THANKS TO JASMINE ALOMA AT THE BBC Drag Race‘s newest inductee into the “lip-sync assassin” hall of fame has finally met her end. After deploying her signature “DeDe Smash” move against three of her season five sisters – Banksie, Vicki Vivacious and Kate Butch – DeDeLicious failed to complete another hit (trying to use assassin language here, probably failing) when she…

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“This is my only option”: Drag Race star Stacy Layne Matthews quits drag and issues apology

Drag Race alumni Stacy Layne Matthews has announced that “her last show was [her] last” and that she is stepping away from drag, after she let her “mind and body get the best” of her. In a full statement Matthews posted to Instagram: “I’ve disappointed too many people. I let my mind and body get the best of me. I let fear and anxiety take over my life. “I have given myself a reputation that I never had planned. I thought I was stronger than I am. I put on…

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Premiere: Drag Race UK star Tia Kofi brings the festive queer with Lonely This Christmas

Tia Kofi has released a stunning acoustic cover of Mud’s chart-topping holiday classic ‘Lonely This Christmas’. Boasting a simple piano, guitar and strings, the Drag Race UK alum’s vocals and harmonies soar in a much-needed modern (and queerified) version of the Christmas staple. “Christmas should be a time for people to feel supported and love, but sadly that isn’t the case for everybody,” Tia tells GAY TIMES. “This song has always made me think deeply about others and how fortunate I am to have my family around me. It’s good to…

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