Category: Life

Articles LICK Life News Nightlife Originals

Queer women transform Crete into a sun-soaked, sapphic celebration

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LICK organisers speak with Gay Times about their annual weekender centred on queer women, and the importance of Black representation in the queer scene. WORDS BY PHEBE BARNUM-BOBB PHOTOGRAPHY BY LICK LICK is currently the biggest club event in London for WLW, hosting nights “for women, by women”. With regular events in the capital, they have decided to take their sapphic army global for the second consecutive year. The LICK Weekender brought partygoers to the Greek island of Crete for a weekend of new friendships, blossoming relationships and unforgettable memories.…

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Italian scientist in Colombia was lured to his death on Grindr, authorities say

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Colombian authorities have shared a new update on the tragic murder of Italian scientist Alessandro Coatti. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. In April, tragedy struck the community of Santa Marta, a port city in the Caribbean region of Colombia, after the London-based scientist’s dismembered body was found in two different suitcases across town. According to The Guardian, Coatti was travelling in South America to conduct research after departing his position at the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) in London. He…

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Articles Just Like Us Life Mental Health Awareness Week News Originals

‘This Mental Health Awareness Week, remember there are ways to create your own digital safe space’

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Just Like Us ambassador Heather Smy reflects on her evolving relationship with social media, sharing how curating a separate, art-focused Instagram account helped her create a positive digital space that supports her mental health and LGBTQIA+ identity. WORDS BY HEATHER SMY I created my first Instagram account in March 2015 when I was 13 years old. Back then, social media was just a space for me to share photos of my cats and keep an eye on whatever One Direction was up to. Fast forward 10 years, and social media is…

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Articles Comes out Coming Out Story Culture Life News

Media mogul Barry Diller gets candid on his sexuality and marriage to Diane von Fürstenberg

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The husband of fashion icon Diane von Fürstenberg, Barry Diller, has opened up about his sexuality for the first time. On 6 May, New York Magazine published an excerpt from the tech billionaire’s upcoming memoir Who Knew – which peeled back the curtains on his sexuality and longtime romantic relationship with Diane. “While there have been a good many men in my life, there has only ever been one woman, and she didn’t come into my life until I was 33 years old,” he wrote. “There are many complex aspects of…

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Articles Culture Life News Twink US Senate

Senate Twink addresses alleged sex scandal for the first time: “I was a catatonic mess”

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Aidan Maese-Czeropski has opened up about his alleged sex scandal for the first time. Back in December 2023, the former US Senate staffer made waves on social media after right-wing media and opinion website The Daily Caller leaked footage of him and another man allegedly having sex in a Senate hearing room. The video, which was reportedly published in a private WhatsApp group for gay men who work in politics, immediately went viral, resulting in many dubbing Maese-Czeropski as the “Senate Twink.” Shortly after the leak, Maese-Czeropski was let go…

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Articles Just Like Us Lesbian Visibility Week Life News Originals

‘How I became the proud and blossoming lesbian I am today’

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Just Like Us ambassador Jenna Athi reflects on her journey from shame to self-love, celebrating the pride and joy of being a lesbian today. WORDS BY JENNA ATHI I love being a lesbian. I love exploring my queerness, pushing myself out of my gender comfort zone, and loudly loving my girlfriend with my entire being. However, as with most things that we learn to love about ourselves, there was once a time we didn’t. Growing up the signs were blindingly obvious, but somehow no one was able to see it,…

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Articles Lesbian Visibility Week Life Nancy Kelley News Originals

‘Lesbian Visibility Week is an opportunity to focus on the experiences of LGBTQIA+ women and non-binary people’

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Philip Baldwin speaks with Nancy Kelley about the urgent need for visibility, solidarity, and justice for LGBTQIA+ women and non-binary people during Lesbian Visibility Week. WORDS BY PHILIP BALDWIN Nancy Kelley is the Executive Director at DIVA and a Director of the Trans Solidarity Alliance. She is an award-winning LGBTQIA+ and human rights campaigner. From 2020 to 2023, Nancy was the CEO of Stonewall and prior to that, the Deputy Chief Executive at the National Centre for Social Research. Lesbian Visibility Week runs from 21 to 27 April, with Lesbian…

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Articles Bridgerton Culture Life News Nicola Coughlan Trans Rights

Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan raises £120,000 for trans charity after UK court ruling

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Nicola Coughlan’s fundraiser supporting Not A Phase helped keep the charity’s vital services afloat. On 16 April, the UK Supreme Court dealt a devastating blow to trans rights when it ruled that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. The decision stemmed from a dispute centring on whether a trans woman with a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) should be treated the same as a cisgender woman under the UK’s Equality Act 2010. Shortly after the ruling was announced, trans people, other members of the LGBTQIA+ community,…

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USA Olympic medalist comes out and introduces world to his boyfriend

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Yared Nuguse has come out publicly in the most heartwarming way. On 29 March, the Olympic athlete ‘introduced’ the world to his boyfriend, Julian Falco, via seven intimate photos and videos on his Instagram page. Nuguse also celebrated their one-year anniversary while joking, “Don’t act so surprised.” His post was met with love and support from fellow athletes such as Chris Mosier, Courtney Wayment, Dani Jones, Grayson Murphy, Hunter Woodhall, Jeffrey McEachern, Kara Goucher, Kara Winger, Keira D’Amato, Nikki Hiltz, Oliver Hoare, Olivia Fabry and Raymond Braun. Fabry requested “more…

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Articles Just Like Us Life News Originals

‘A leopard can change its spots: How my mum learned to accept me as a young trans person’

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This Mother’s Day, Just Like Us ambassador Teddy Ramplin reflects on the impact of coming out as trans on his relationship with his mum, and why “a leopard really can change its spots”.   WORDS BY TEDDY RAMPLIN Coming out is a rite of passage for many LGBTQIA+ people. Some don’t feel the need to make a big song and dance of it – it can be as simple as saying two words in passing – or even come out at all, but most of us will do it at least once. When…

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