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ABSOLUTE. on celebrating 40 years of Bronski Beat and GAY TIMES

The London-based DJ has reworked the classic queer anthem Smalltown Boy for a new generation of club kids. Words by Lewis Corner Photography by John Sturrock There was some pretty gay stuff happening in the month of May 1984. Not only was GAY TIMES Magazine first established, but it also saw the release of one of the most iconic gay anthems of all time. You’ll be hard-pressed to find someone who isn’t immediately hypnotised by the pulsing electro-pop heartbeat of Bronski Beat’s ‘Smalltown Boy’. That riff is as exciting today…

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GAY TIMES celebrates 40th birthday with exhibition at Outernet London

For the first time ever, GAY TIMES’ 40-year archive of queer media will be exhibited for the general public. In partnership with Outernet London, 40 Years of GAY TIMES: The Exhibition will feature more than 540 covers of GAY TIMES Magazine in a decade-by-decade timeline of the LGBTQ+ brand’s history. It has been created to celebrate GAY TIMES’ 40th anniversary, starting with the first cover featuring the GAY TIMES masthead being produced in May 1984. From GAY TIMES’ coverage of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, to pushing back against…

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At 40, GAY TIMES gets a facelift: the five artists reimagining our logo

From France to the Philippines, we tasked some of our favourite creatives with redesigning the GT masthead. Here’s what they came up with. WORDS BY MEGAN WALLACE INTERVIEWS BY JACK ROWE COVER IMAGE BY BORA In case you’ve somehow missed it, GAY TIMES is officially forty. As we look towards our next decade, we’ve called upon some of our fave artists to help us do so in style. Commissioned by Art Director Jack Rowe, creatives from France to the Philippines have radically transformed the GT masthead – teleporting our logo…

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