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ART ENGINE: James Hazlett-Beard launches queer-focused production agency

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James Hazlett-Beard talks with GAY TIMES about his new production agency ART ENGINE, which puts queer creatives at the forefront. WORDS BY UMAR SARWAR PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE ASLANIDIS RETOUCHING BY FLECKS STUDIO Founder, James Hazlett-Beard, brings a 360 approach to production. Having started his career as an artist, going on to produce editorial, content & global multi-channel campaigns for some of the world’s biggest brands. Honing his craft within; creative agencies, service production, In-brand & post houses. His clients have included; adidas, Bjork, De Beers, H&M, Tom Ford & Vogue France. Given the continuously…

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The Divine: LGBTQ+ venue from team behind The Glory opens in London

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Jonny Woo discusses The Glory’s iconic legacy and what he hopes to achieve by opening The Divine, London’s newest LGBTQIA+ venue. WORDS BY CONOR CLARK IMAGES COURTESY OF THE DIVINE HEADER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN “Inclusivity is not a box-ticking exercise for us,” says Jonny Woo, one of the co-owners of London’s newest LGBTQIA+ venue, The Divine. “It’s not like, ‘You have to be inclusive, ta-dah!’ I feel like everything I’ve done has always been about bringing people in.”  As a drag performer, cabaret artist, curator and director, Woo has…

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“It’s relief, it’s satisfaction”: Drag Race star Crystal on winning libel case against Laurence Fox

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Drag Race UK star Crystal says she is feeling “a mix of emotions” after winning her libel case against Laurence Fox. Yesterday (29 January), a High Court judge ruled that the right-wing commentator and actor had libelled both Crystal, who is known as Colin Seymour out of drag, and former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake when he falsely branded them “peadophiles” on social media in October 2020.  He had used the term against the pair after they and actress Nicola Thorp accused him of being racist over his response to Sainsbury’s…

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‘Users face offline consequences’: Meta urged to do more to protect LGBTQ+ people

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Meta should do more to safeguard LGBTQIA+ users being targeted on its platforms, a leading human rights organisation has said.  Human Rights Watch, a non-governmental organisation that defends the rights of people in more than 100 countries globally, has warned of the “offline consequences” members of the community face when subjected to abuse on social media. Its new ‘Secure Our Socials’ campaign, which was launched as a result of the organisation’s ‘All This Terror Because of a Photo’ report from 2023, calls on platforms to be more transparent and accountable…

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Christian Wakeford MP says ‘conversion therapy’ needs ‘stamping out across society’

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Christian Wakeford, Labour MP for Bury South, has once again spoken out about the need to ban so-called ‘conversion therapy’ for all LGBTQIA+ people.  Last month, MPs debated how such practices could be outlawed, as well as what the legislation would entail in effect.  The discussion swiftly descended into discourse surrounding gender-affirming care, though Wakeford continuously emphasised that “there is no place” for ‘conversion therapy’ “in any part of society”.  Speaking to GAY TIMES after the debate on 6 December, Wakeford affirmed that a full and comprehensive ban is “more…

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Paloma Faith: ‘If my career ends because of being an LGBTQ+ ally, good riddance’

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Paloma Faith on her new album The Glorification of Sadness, being a fierce ally to the LGBTQIA+ community and calling Rishi Sunk a “c**t”. WORDS BY CONOR CLARK PHOTOGRAPHY BY YAN WASIUCHNIK “I’ve been very vocal about lots of things and I don’t regret anything I’ve stood up for because it’s all how I feel,” says Paloma Faith, who has never shied away from speaking out about the things that matter most to her. She has consistently been a fierce advocate for all aspects of the LGBTQIA+ community, having frequently spoken…

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UN’s Winnie Byanyima: ‘When countries criminalise LGBTQ+ people, they slow their progress against HIV’

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Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS, speaks to GAY TIMES about bringing the HIV/AIDS epidemic to an end by 2030. WORDS BY CONOR CLARK Governments all over the world have committed to bringing the HIV/AIDS epidemic to an end by 2030, something that would have seemed impossible mere decades ago. Now, the goal is within reach, but Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), tells GAY TIMES that “work still needs to be done” to make it a reality in the next seven years. “We…

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‘It’s beautiful, unique and amazing’: 6 trans and non-binary icons on the power of their identities

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Bimini, Black Peppa, Cambell Kenneford, Danielle St James, Hallie Clark and Jaxon Feeley discuss the power of their trans and non-binary identities. WORDS BY CONOR CLARK PHOTOGRAPHY BY SOFI ADAMS HEADER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN Hundreds showed their solidarity with trans and non-binary communities at the ‘We Stand With You’ fundraising event last week, which was organised by influencer Max Balegde. Headlined by ‘Drag Race UK’ star Bimini Bon-Boulash, the night featured a star-studded lineup of performers that included Black Peppa, Kemah Bob, Bailey J Mills, Sadie Sinner and the Alpha…

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UK government accused of “frightful negligence” after ‘conversion therapy’ ban excluded from King’s Speech

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Five years since the UK government first promised to ban so-called ‘conversion therapy’, campaigners fear that no legislation will ever materialise under Rishi Sunak’s leadership after there was no mention of it in the King’s Speech. The annual speech, which this year took place on 7 November, is an opportunity for the government to lay out its plans for the upcoming year, as well as the laws it intends to pass in order to achieve its goals. There was outrage, however, when King Charles III did not acknowledge ‘conversion therapy’…

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“Am I an actual meme?”: Nadine Coyle on Girls Aloud, the gays and her legendary lost passport

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Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle on her love for the LGBTQIA+ community, the Derry Girls cameo that never happened and being “an actual walking meme”. WORDS BY CONOR CLARK SPECIAL THANKS TO OLLIE TUNMORE We’ve all lost our passport at some point or another, haven’t we? Nadine Coyle certainly has and it’s not a moment she’s likely to live down anytime soon. “When people see my passport, I think it’s triggering for them!” she tells GAY TIMES, reflecting on the iconic Irish Popstars scene in which she got her own…

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