Category: LGBTQ+

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What is the LGBTQ+ wage gap, and how can we fight it?

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LGBTQIA+ employees are often paid less than their straight counterparts, data shows. What can we do to close the gap? WORDS BY NICOLE GARCÍA MÉRIDA HEADER BY YOSEF PHELAN Minorities never really need to look at data to confirm they’re being discriminated against. We see it, we feel it, we experience it in the flesh — yet several studies have demonstrated the existence of an LGBTQIA+ wage gap.  A survey carried out by YouGov in 2019, commissioned by LinkedIn and UK Black Pride, found that LGBTQIA+ people in the UK…

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Fred Roberts wants to be the future of gay pop

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The London-based artist on why we need more gay male musicians, his diaristic debut EP Sound of My Youth and transforming into his truest self.   WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH PHOTOGRAPHY BY JONO WHITE There’s a boyish eagerness to Fred Roberts. The rising 21-year-old artist wants his music to connect, to resonate, with his audience in the way his favourites – like Troye Sivan – have with him. On his debut EP, Sound of My Youth, the singer unravels his queer coming-of-age story through open-hearted lyricism and moving pop ballads. “I…

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Tokyo’s queer club scene is sweaty, messy and surrounding you at all sides

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From sweaty techno parties to late-night drag showcases, Kat Joplin explores how the city’s growing LGBTQIA+ district is creating space for trans and non-binary communities. WORDS BY KAT JOPLIN HEADER DESIGN BY ANISA CLEAVER The Shibuya club is small but packed with life. Rotating beams of coloured lights overhead, shivering curtains of blue and green hair on the dance floor. Stick-and-poke and abstract tattoos, heavy eyeliner, lipstick in shades of pink and turquoise. Loud conversations shouted over the techno: Japanese, Portuguese, English, and more. Barely visible in the flashing lights,…

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Vibrant photos showcasing A-spec cabaret brilliance

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Photographer James Klug captures the incredible performances from asexual and aromantic creatives at The A Show. WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAMES KLUG In 2023, GAY TIMES sought out emerging queer photographers and help them break into the world of arts, media or advertising.  The lack of funding and opportunities in the arts is one of the key reasons we see a shortage of LGBTQIA+ representation in media and advertising. Breaking into photography as a career can be difficult, especially with the associated equipment costs and a need for…

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Articles LGBTQ+ Life Long Read Mexico News Originals Puerto Vallarta

Does Puerto Vallarta have a gentrification problem?

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Queer tourists flock to Puerto Vallarta, lauded as gay paradise, for its beaches and its hospitality. But are they inadvertently contributing to the gentrification of the city? WORDS BY NICOLE GARCIA MERIDA HEADER BY YOSEF PHELAN There’s a long running myth that it was John Huston’s 1964 film The Night of the Iguana, starring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner and Deborah Kerr, that launched the Mexican city of Puerto Vallarta into the international stage. “But really, that was only part of it,” says Otoniel Sosa Rodriguez, a professor and researcher at…

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Articles Lesbian Lesbian community LGBTQ+ LGBTQIA+ relationships Life Long Reads News Originals Sex Sex and relationships

What is lesbian bed death and does it really exist?

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Lesbian Bed Death — what does the sapphic stereotype mean? Journalist Gina Tonic unpacks its reputation and explores how queer women can rekindle sexual intimacy in their relationships. WORDS BY GINA TONIC HEADER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN If you, like me, heard the phrase ‘Lesbian Bed Death’ and jumped to all kinds of horny interpretations of the term, then I would like you to stop reading this article right now. It is much more fun to imagine Lesbian Bed Death as a promise to shag everywhere but between the sheets.…

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Articles Films LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ Community LGBTQ+ film Movies News Originals Sundance Film Festival

5 LGBTQ+ queer movies you need to catch at Sundance

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Here, GAY TIMES’ Contributing Editor Jamie Windust selects upcoming LGBTQIA+ Sundance movies that need to be on your radar. WORDS BY JAIMIE WINDUST  HEADER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN With awards season in full swing, the past twelve months in cinema are being given their moment in the sun; with red carpet glamour only somewhat dampened by toe-curling monologues from unfunny male ‘comedians’.  So, as the stars sit down to sip champagne and attempt to avoid being caught gossiping on camera, Sundance Film Festival 2024 is preparing to show the next…

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Articles Culture LGBT LGBTQ+ LGBTQIA+ community Long Reads News Original Originals Trans Trans history

How trans+ history is being put top of the curriculum in summer 2024

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Taking place from 6 to 12 May 2024, Trans+ History Week is a QueerAF-launched initiative celebrating the millennia-old history of trans, non-binary, gender-diverse and intersex people.  WORDS BY ALICE MOREY Have you heard of Mary Mudge? What about Mark Weston or Michael Dillon? These are just some of the names of trans+ figures from British history, individuals who lived in the 19th and early 20th century and who remind us that trans stories – whether we’ve been taught about them or not – have always existed.  The delivery of transgender history…

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Articles Culture LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ TV Looking For a Third News OUTtv Television Tiffany Pollard

Tiffany Pollard to host LGBTQ+ dating show Looking for a Third

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Tiffany Pollard has been named the host of a brand new queer dating show called Looking for A Third (screaming). OUTtv has commissioned the new series that will feature eight, 60 minute episodes. True to the dating show format, the show will take place in a villa. However, this is where the convention ends. Looking for A Third will spotlight one gay couple and one lesbian couple each searching for a third person to create the perfect throuple amongst a selection of singles. The legendary star, also known as “New…

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