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Alan Carr confirms return for RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 2

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Alan Carr has confirmed his return for RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 2. The British comedian will once again sit beside RuPaul, Michelle Visage and Graham Norton on the panel for the highly-anticipated second season, after serving as a revolving judge for the inaugural season last year. “Michelle Visage has had double the applicants this year so I think it’s going to go up,” he told Radio Times. “I’m filming but I don’t know who I’m on with so it’s so secretive. They’ve already filmed the first one. I can’t wait.…

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YouTuber Trevi Moran comes out as a transgender woman

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Trevi is known for her YouTube channel, but also competed on the second series of American X Factor. YouTuber and former X Factor contestant Trevi Moran has come out as a transgender woman in an emotional video, titled Coming Out. I Am Female. Trevi had previously come out as gay in a 2015 video, and in a 2017 video questioned whether she identified as cis-gender. In the video, she said: “Hi. My name is Trevi Moran, I am a transgender female. That’s a good start, I can’t believe I said…

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RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Seasons 1-4 ranked from worst to best

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Number one is obvious, but which season comes close? Each year, fans wait with bated breath to find out which of their favourite Drag Race queens will ruturn to the franchise for All Stars to showcase their (updated) charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent – and in some cases, synergy. While the regular seasons of the Emmy-winning series are considered the “Olympics of Drag,” it’s more-so the case for All Stars because it’s truly the best of the mothertucking best; welcoming back runner-ups, fan-favourites and queens who have used their platform…

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Damez’s new single is a powerful ode to being Black and gay

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“I’ve never been more proud to be Black than I am right now. I will always make sure my voice is heard.” Damez has released another powerful, socially conscious hip-hop anthem. Initially recorded in 2018, Higher was written after rappers he respected and “looked up to” in the industry expressed homophobic views, which left him “as a Black man, and a fan of rap music, both disgusted and mortified.” “Being gay is in no way, shape or form equivalent to being weak,” Damez tells GAY TIMES. “In fact, I believe…

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This is what it’s like to be a drag queen in Russia, a country with anti-gay laws

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How do you live openly and freely as a queer person in a country that wants to silence you? That’s the question faced by many LGBTQ+ people living in Russia, where an anti-gay propaganda law makes it illegal to ‘promote’ homosexuality to minors, activists have been hunted down and murdered, and the majority of society (86% according to this study) believe gay people shouldn’t be accepted. Meanwhile, in the self-governed state of Chechnya, modern-day concentration camps have been created where LGBTQ+ people have been subject to abduction, interrogation, torture and…

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Riverdale star Lili Reinhart comes out as a “proud bisexual woman”

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Riverdale star Lili Reinhart has come out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. The actress, who plays Betty Cooper on the beloved teen drama, has been vocal on social media about her support for the Black Lives Matter movement and the protests across the United States against racism and police brutality. Earlier today (3 June), Reinhart shared details of a West Hollywood protest at Saint Monica and Lacienaga, which is primarily a protest for LGBTQ+ people to stand in solidarity as allies to the Black community. “Although I’ve never…

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These queens are the rumoured lip sync assassins for Drag Race All Stars 5

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Alyssa Edwards vs Shea Couleé? Sign us up. NEWSFLASH HENNIES: this season of All Stars will be unlike any other in Drag Race HERstory. Premiering this Friday on VH1 (5 June), the fifth season of the acclaimed series will yet again see the ruturn of 10 legendary competitors who will battle for a cash prize of $100,000 doollahz and a spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame. The incredible line-up includes: Ongina (S1), Jujubee (S2, AS1), Mariah (S3), India Ferrah (S3), Alexis Mateo (S3, AS1), Derrick Barry (S8), Shea…

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9 documentaries about racism and Black lives white people should be watching right now

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It’s not the job of Black people to teach us how to be anti-racist. In the wake of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of white officers in Minneapolis and subsequent protests across the US against racism and police brutality, white people are rightfully trying to become better allies to the Black community. While it’s important to donate to organisations like these or joining peaceful protests, it’s imperative to educate yourself on racism and Black lives whether that’s through online articles, social media or books (see our list here). If…

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Drag Race stars to appear in Black Lives Matter livestream fundraising show

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Drag has always been a vehicle in the fight for freedom. To raise awareness and funds following the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in America, a host of drag queens and kings will do what they do best as they come together for a one-off Klub Kids livestream show next week. Hosted by RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Vinegar Strokes, the show will feature performances and speeches from Mayhem Miller, Tayce, Yshee Black, Frieda Slaves, Miss Micah, Astina Mandella and Cyro. There will also be a special…

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This powerful short film highlights the harassment trans and non-binary people face every day

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“Just imagine for a second how it is to be in our skin.” Street Harassment, a powerful short film from Barcelona-based writer Joss Jaycoff, highlights the everyday bigotry and abuse that trans and non-binary individuals face at the hands of transphobic and homophobic people, simply for being themselves. As well as featuring a powerful speech from Joss (“every single time we leave the house our hearts start racing,” they say) the Leo Adef-directed film stars a cast of people from different cultural backgrounds, with a focus on trans and queer…

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