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Gillian Anderson on female pleasure, gay icon status and HuCows

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Gillian Anderson speaks exclusively with GAY TIMES about her trailblazing new book Want, which collects the sexual fantasies, desires and kinks from women around the world. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS “And then, basically, he milks her,” says Gillian Anderson. (Context incoming!) The OBE and Emmy winner is gleefully reciting one of the most “extraordinary” entries in her groundbreaking new book, Want, in which she continues the iconic legacy of Sex Education’s fierce Dr. Jean Milburn to explore the “complexities” of female sexuality. Inspired by Nancy Friday’s My Secret Garden, the book collects the desires, fantasies…

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Joe Locke and Jenny Walser on Heartstopper’s darkest (and horniest) season yet

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Joe Locke and Jenny Walser discuss the mature themes of Heartstopper season three, from Charlie’s mental health struggles to the Truham gang’s inevitable sex era. Photography Hidhir Badaruddin Words Sam Damshenas Art Director Jack Rowe Stylist Peter Bevan MUA for Jenny Walser Hannah Davies Hair Stylist for Jenny Walser Jason Goh Grooming for Joe Locke Sandra Hahnel at Caren using Nars Stylist’s assistant Jemima Plume Lighting assistant Ian Blackburn Special thanks to Elliot Berry and Kate Hunter at Netflix With its iconic cartoon doodles, unwavering optimism and lightning-in-a-bottle chemistry between the charming…

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‘A new direction for the franchise’: Drag Race UK stars on “mind-blowing” season 6

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e WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS DESIGN BY JACK ROWE SPECIAL THANKS TO BBC’S JASMINE ALOMA AND SOFIE VAN DE GRAMPEL Babes, let’s all take a moment to reflect and thank Michelle Visage for sacrificing her sanity to live in a claustrophobic hell-hole with Katie Hopkins and Perez Hilton on Celebrity Big Brother. Without the Seduction singer’s valiance in trying to secure a British broadcaster for Drag Race UK, the United Kingdolls failed to bing, bang, bong popular culture, the Angels of the North’s shoplifting tendencies have landed them in jail as…

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Drag Race winner Lemon on fulfilling her zestiny and prioritising “party girl vibes”

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Following her well-deserved victory on Canada’s vs the World, Lemon speaks with GAY TIMES about her Drag Race journey (so far?), why all trolls are ’embarrassing and ugly’ and her addictive new music. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS SPECIAL THANKS TO JO SEAR AND JASMINE ALOMA AT THE BBC As the first-ever Pork Chop to return and snatch the Drag Race crown, Lemon has finally fulfilled her zestiny. Recap incoming: the pussy-popping rapstress memorably made her franchise debut on Canada season one, where she sashayed away in fifth place with two maxi-challenge wins, a Snatch Game impersonation for the herstory books and…

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Alibi, trans unity and making drag history: Sevdaliza in conversation with Pabllo Vittar

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In an exclusive conversation for GAY TIMES, Sevdaliza speaks with Pabllo Vittar about their historic single ‘Alibi’, why she’s always felt “closer to drag queens and trans women” and representing “true Persian women” in her art. WORDS SAM DAMSHENAS PHOTOGRAPHY ZAHRA REIJS STYLING LEENDERT SONNEVELT AND LEA WILBRAND MAKE-UP SOPHIA SINOT HAIR YUHO KAMO With their exploration and celebration of the “universal divine feminine energy” on ‘Alibi’, Sevdaliza and Pabllo Vittar have made herstory. This summer, their bullerengue, baile-funk banger – featuring additional vocals from French singer Yseult – became the number-one TikTok…

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After stumbling upon viral success, Dhruv is learning to trust his intuition

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The rising musician finds his feet on a debut album which explores ‘losing the breakup’ and creative misdirections turned good. Words by Zoya Raza-Sheikh If you’ve listened to his music, it will come as no surprise that Dhruv Sharma is a Pisces. Known mononymously as Dhruv to his fans, the singer-songwriter crafts compellingly introspective pop and gained attention for earworm ‘double take’ at the dawn of TikTok music virality in 2021. Since then, he’s further proved his water sign credentials with delicate songs exploring memory, nostalgia and an acute awareness of…

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Drag Race: Angeria made All Stars her (ugaly) bitch, now she’s ‘soaking’ in her victory

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Angeria Paris VanMichaels speaks with GAY TIMES about her triumphant experience on All Stars 9, inspiring the Black LGBTQIA+ community and why she’d be a perfect addition to We’re Here.  WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS With four maxi-challenge wins and six Beautiful Benefactress Badges, Angeria Paris VanMichaels made Drag Race All Stars 9 her (ugaly) bitch. Over the course of the season, the Southern belle from ATL showcased the full breadth of her charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent as a pop star (‘Drag Queens Save the World’), stand-up comedian (The National Drag Convention Roast), actress (Meeting…

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Cheryl and Lemon on their Drag Race evolution and “crazy” casting controversy

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Cheryl and Lemon speak with GAY TIMES about their Canada’s Drag Race vs the World experience, the tired controversy over three/four-time contestants and their future with the franchise. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS SPECIAL THANKS TO JO SEAR AND JASMINE ALOMA AT THE BBC For Lemon and Cheryl Hole, the second season of Canada vs the World has served as a much-needed rudemption. The former, who memorably placed fifth on the inaugural season of Canada’s Drag Race with two challenge wins, was unjustifiably Pork Chop’d on UK vs the World after ‘getting litty and splitting her kitty’ all over the…

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Drag Race: Eureka reveals if she’ll return to the franchise

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Drag Race legend Eureka has addressed her future with the franchise. Although the self-described “Elephant Queen” wrote on X/Twitter that she’s “done competing” and “ready to live”, she recently told GAY TIMES that there’s one series that could force her out of retirement. “If I’m ready, I think I would do Global [All Stars] because I appreciate all the franchises,” she revealed. “But, I just wanna make sure I’m in a place where I’m financially secure and safe, and I’m emotionally in a place where I won’t go in feeling like I have…

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Kate Nash: ‘People seeing the exploration of gender as a threat to feminism have it wrong’

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The British singer-songwriter speaks with GAY TIMES about her lauded fifth album, the need more for “union” between feminists and trans people and the future of her cult queer comedy GLOW. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS PHOTOGRAPHY BY DORA PAPHIDES FASHION BY RÍON HANNORA MAKEUP BY OONAH ANDERSON HAIR BY YO ALEXXI KRUIZ SET DESIGN BY MACY TRIEU-DINGLE SET ASSISTANTS ERELIN CRAY, DOM BLENCOWE MOVEMENT DIRECTOR LIAM JOHN LIGHTING ASSISTANT JOSH HAMMAREN “Rhonda would be such a good vampire slayer,” Kate Nash (correctly) says of her Britannica wrestler-scientist in GLOW. Minutes into…

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