Category: Interviews

Articles Charlie Condou Community Culture Interviews News Originals Television

Charlie Condou: “Rights are just as easily lost as they are won”

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Philip Baldwin speaks with actor and activist Charlie Condou about the importance of Pride in 2025, as well as the “battles” that are yet to be won. WORDS BY PHILIP BALDWIN Charlie Condou is maybe best known for his role as Marcus Dent on Coronation Street, but he has been on our screens almost continuously over the past 25 years, with roles including Unforgotten and Holby City. In May 2025 he also played Gary Gabbastone in ‘The Interstellar Song Contest’, an episode of Doctor Who. Charlie often speaks out about LGBTQIA+ rights.…

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Articles Classical Pride Culture Interviews Long Reads Music News Oliver Zeffman Originals

Oliver Zeffman is reclaiming music’s queer history with Classical Pride

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Gay Times speaks with Classical Pride’s Oliver Zeffman about the festival’s rapid rise and celebrating the art-form’s rich queer heritage. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS PHOTOGRAPHY BY EMILIA STAUGAARD  Within just three years, Classical Pride has expanded from a single concert into a trailblazing annual celebration. Founded by conductor Oliver Zeffman, the event has become the only large-scale Pride event in classical music – an art-form whose history is interwoven with the lives and legacies of countless LGBTQIA+ composers, from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Swan Lake and The Nutcracker) to Benjamin Britten (Peter…

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Amrit Kaur Articles Culture Films Interviews Long Reads News Originals The Queen of My Dreams

Amrit Kaur and Fawzia Mirza on celebrating queer Muslim joy in The Queen of My Dreams

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As the trailblazing film finally hits digital platforms, Amrit Kaur and Fawzia Mirza speak with Gay Times about bringing The Queen of My Dreams to life. WORDS SAM DAMSHENAS In Fawzia Mirza’s triumphant (and timely) debut feature The Queen of My Dreams, Amrit Kaur delivers a remarkable double performance as Azra, a queer Pakistani-Canadian woman navigating grief and self-discovery after the sudden death of her father, and Mariam, her complex mother whose expectations and cultural pressures shape the fraught dynamics between them. A profound and evocative meditation on identity and family, The…

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Articles Culture Interviews Keke Palmer Long Reads Music News Originals

Dolls, Perfidy and ‘Tea, Boo’: Enter the Keke Palmer Cinematic Universe

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Keke Palmer joins Gay Times to unpack the camp, chaos and catharsis of Just Keke — a genre-bending visual spectacle packed with “perfidious acts” and nods to her most iconic pop culture moments. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS “There’s dolls, there’s cooking shows, there’s a variety show. There’s even a show within the show within the show – come on, a little embedded narrative!” Keke Palmer hilariously tells Gay Times of her new visual album, Just Keke. A vivid and unfiltered chronicle of the actress and singer’s lived experience with fame, motherhood,…

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Articles Culture Drag Films Interviews M3GAN Megan News Originals

“It’s her whole identity”: Allison Williams and Violet McGraw on M3GAN’s gay appeal

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M3GAN 2.0 stars Allison Williams and Violet McGraw say they “can retire now” after being part of a franchise so adored by LGBTQIA+ audiences. The original sci-fi horror-comedy, released in 2022, follows an AI doll who — major! shock! incoming! — develops self-awareness and turns hostile toward anyone who threatens her bond with her human companion Cady (McGraw), including her maker and Cady’s aunt, Gemma (Williams). Directed by Gerard Johnstone, the film became a viral sensation with its first trailer, and the demonic doll quickly became an icon within the…

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All Stars All Stars 10 Articles Culture Drag Drag Race Drag Race All Stars Interviews Kerri Colby Long Reads News Nicole Paige Brooks Originals RuPaul's Drag Race Television Tina Burner

Drag Race: Kerri, Nicole and Tina break down the shenanigans of All Stars 10

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Gay Times sits down with the trio to unpack the slayage and shenanigans of Drag Race All Stars 10. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS “The Pink Ladies are slaying,” declares Tina Burner. Can confirm: the second bracket of Drag Race All Stars 10 was an absolute slayathon from start to finish. Featuring Tina, Jorgeous, Kerri Colby, Lydia B(utthole) Kollins, Mistress Isabelle Brooks and Nicole Paige Brooks, this unhinged group served up some of the most entertain(t)ing television in the franchise’s history — from Mistress’ deliciously sinister scheming to the high-octane drag on…

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Articles Culture Ellis Howard Interviews Long Reads News Originals Paris Lees Television What It Feels Like For a Girl

What It Feels Like for a Girl: Ellis Howard on humanising the trans experience with working-class grit

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From trauma to euphoria, Ellis Howard traces Byron’s journey — and their own — in this timely, trailblazing series. WORDS SAM DAMSHENAS PHOTOGRAPHER DAVID REISS STYLIST MICHAEL MILLER GROOMER SANDRA HAHNEL “Powerhouse” doesn’t even begin to capture the full force of Ellis Howard. As Byron in the BBC drama What It Feels Like for a Girl, the Scouser channels raw vulnerability and biting wit to bring Paris Lees’ acclaimed memoir to the screen — offering a fearless and deeply human portrait of a trans, working-class person rarely seen on British…

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Articles Culture Interviews King Princess Maisie Richardson-Sellers News Nine Perfect Strangers Originals Television

Nine Perfect Strangers: King Princess and Maisie Richardson-Sellers had “fun” exploring toxic lesbian romance

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With a “toxic” lesbian romance, a cast full of LGBTQIA+ folks and allies, and Nicole Kidman’s camp bob, the second season of Nine Perfect Strangers is, in the words of Maisie Richardson-Sellers and King Princess, “too gay”. Released on 22 May via Prime Video, the drama series follows nine strangers who are “connected in ways they could never imagine” and invited by Masha, Kidman’s mysterious wellness guru, to attend a transformational retreat in the Austrian Alps. As per the synopsis: “Over the course of a week, she takes them to…

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All Stars 10 Articles Culture Drag Drag Race Drag Race All Stars Interviews Long Reads News Originals Phoenix RuPaul Television

Drag Race: Phoenix on All Stars 10 and why Ice Spice shade “wasn’t that serious”

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From the fire and from the ash… Phoenix has shared her unfiltered thoughts on RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 10, as well as her viral beef with ‘Think U The Shit (Fart)’ rapstress Ice Spice. In May, the Atlanta queen was – iconic lyrics incoming – “ready in flight and ready to fight” as she made her long-awaited return to the franchise, where she competed in the first ‘bracket’ alongside Aja, Bosco, Deja Skye, Irene the Alien and Olivia Lux. Although Phoenix impressed the judges and her fellow contestants with her…

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Articles Culture Interviews Long Reads News Originals Prime Video Taylor Napier Television The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time star Taylor Napier on polyamory, bisexual visibility and Maksim’s season 3 journey

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As The Wheel of Time‘s long-awaited third season finally hits Prime Video, Taylor Napier speaks with GAY TIMES about Maksim’s journey of growth and the fantasy series’ groundbreaking portrayal of polyamory and bisexuality. WORDS SAM DAMSHENAS PHOTOGRAPHER DAVID REISS STYLIST PRUE FISHER GROOMING LIZ DAXAUER As Maksim, the fierce, dependable and multifaceted Warder with succulent golden locks (which feels vital to mention) on The Wheel of Time, Taylor Napier is bringing much-needed polyamory and bisexual male visibility to the high fantasy genre. In Prime Video’s beloved blockbuster series, the buff warrior is…

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