Category: Long Reads

Articles BBC BBC Three Culture Drag Drag Race Drag Race UK Interviews Long Reads News Originals Pasty RuPaul's Drag Race Television

Drag Race UK star Pasty on finding pride after the Pork Chop

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From bilateral coloboma to Mr Bean, Drag Race UK star Pasty reflects on her journey in her Gay Times exit interview. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS SPECIAL THANKS TO NIALL HAY AND ELOISE LONGDEN AT THE BBC As the self-proclaimed “Sausage Roll Queen” of Cornwall (by way of East London), Pasty piqued the interest of Drag Race UK viewers with her brand of character comedy, culinary glamour and devotion to Bette Midler’s iconic bucktoothed witch in Hocus Pocus. Although her heartfelt openness about living with bilateral coloboma was one of the premiere’s most memorable…

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Articles Charlie Kirk Long Reads News Originals Turning Point USA Uncloseted

Turning Point USA’s complete track record on LGBTQIA+ issues

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As misinformation swirls around Charlie Kirk’s legacy and TPUSA’s track record surrounding LGBTQIA+ issues, here are the receipts. WORDS BY HOPE PISONI, SAM DONNDELINGER AND NICO DIALESANDRO, UNCLOSETED MEDIA Following the assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) co-founder Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, there’s been significant posthumous discussion about who he was and what he left behind. President Trump and the Republican Party have described him as a martyr, making his funeral into a 200,000-person event comparable to those of deceased presidents, while calling for retribution against the “radical left”…

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Articles Long Reads News Originals Uncloseted

Inside Liberty Counsel’s years-long campaign to dismantle gay marriage

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The group has a long history of fighting against LGBTQIA+ rights. Last month, it was reported that the Supreme Court will formally consider a petition for a case calling on them to overturn their 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, the historic ruling that made gay marriage legal nationwide. The petition comes from former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, who has made headlines and been embroiled in legal battles since she refused to sign marriage licenses for gay couples. While Davis has been fighting against gay marriage since it was…

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Drag Race UK season 7 cast on why queer joy and visibility are more vital than ever

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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK cast interview! Round 7!  WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS DESIGN BY JACK ROWE SPECIAL THANKS TO NIALL HAY AND JO SEAR AT THE BBC If your engines aren’t started, consider this your ignition: RuPaul’s Drag Race UK roars back on the BBC tomorrow with Girls Aloud icon Nadine Coyle “fearing for her life,” legendary Brits like Tracy Beaker, Charlotte Church, and Denise from EastEnders fully transformed in drag, and a “ridonkulously gag-worthy” lineup of queens, runways — and, blimey, this part is just so unexpected — twists! and! turns!…

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Articles Gay marriage Long Reads News Originals Uncloseted

Every move in the dangerous new fight to overturn gay marriage

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The Supreme Court is expected to decide this fall whether they will formally take up a case that is asking them to reverse their decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. WORDS BY NICO DIALESANDRO AND HOPE PISONI, UNCLOSETED MEDIA It’s been 10 years since the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, the case that legalized gay marriage nationwide by declaring state bans unconstitutional. In the U.S. today, there are over 800,000 married gay couples. And 67% of Americans say they support marriage equality, including 50% of Republicans. Despite this,…

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Articles Community Long Reads News Originals

Partnerships that Perform: Advertisers succeed in Gay Times collaborations in 2025

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Against an evolving backdrop, GT Partnerships delivered work focused on community experience while driving measurable impact for brands. Today, Gay Times is celebrating a run of standout partnerships across the first half of 2025. In a year that has highlighted the importance of queer spaces and stories, Gay Times’ collaborations prioritised safety, visibility and joy – whilst typically outperforming internal branded-content benchmarks with standout social engagement. While some areas of the market have pulled back their advertising support for LGBTQIA+ titles, Gay Times campaigns continue to perform to a growing…

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Articles Halloween Halloween Horror Nights Long Reads News Originals Travel Universal Orlando Universal Orlando Resort Universal Studios Universal Studios Florida

Halloween Horror Nights 2025: All 10 haunted houses ranked, from Five Nights at Freddy’s to Terrifier

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From creepy animatronics to killer clowns, Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 34 is bigger, bolder and bloodier than ever. WORDS BY MALIK HADDINGTON-AHMED SPECIAL THANKS TO KEVIN GIBSON, JAS WILKINSON, CAT PRACOWNIK AND MATT SKEELS If there’s one thing the gays love more than a triple-threat pop girlie, it’s a decuple-threat Halloween spooktacular. Universal Orlando Resort is back once more with its 34th annual Halloween Horror Nights. Prepare to be shook! Taking place over select nights from 28 August to 2 November, HHN 34 is set to be bigger and…

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Articles Channel 4 Culture In Partnership With Long Reads News Television The Inheritance

The Inheritance: Meet the cast of Channel 4’s campy, devious new game show

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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHANNEL 4 The combination of Elizabeth Hurley and Judge Rinder in a delightfully campy and devious new series? Yep, we’re so in. This month, Channel 4 is launching The Inheritance, a new game show following thirteen strangers who are “summoned to a grand stately home” to compete for part of the fortune left in the will of The Deceased, a “fabulously glamorous benefactor” played by Hurley. As per the official synopsis: “But winning the money won’t be easy. The Deceased had a wicked sense of humour and believed…

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Articles Cody Seiya Interviews Long Reads News Originals Travel Uncloseted

LGBTQIA+ spaces say ‘all are welcome’, but Asian men know better

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From dating profiles that request “No Asians” to racist comments in night clubs, the gay community doesn’t feel inclusive for many Asian American men. WORDS BY JAKE ANGELO, UNCLOSETED MEDIA PHOTO COURTESY OF CODY SEIYA DESIGN BY SAM DONNDELINGER Cody Seiya did not feel welcome in Provincetown. “Is that for yellow pride?” a man sneered at Seiya in the middle of Ptown’s tea dance, referring to a yellow bandanna he was wearing around his neck. It wasn’t the first time Seiya, a 33-year-old gay Asian American, had experienced racism from…

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Articles Cecilia Gentili Chiquitita Culture Interviews Long Reads News Sara Ramirez

Chiquitita in conversation with Sara Ramirez: RED INK and the legacy of Cecilia Gentili

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With RED INK at Edinburgh, Chiquitita and Sara Ramirez honour the enduring spirit of Cecilia Gentili, a trans icon and visionary storyteller. WORDS BY JOSEPH FREDERICK ALLEN PHOTOGRAPHY BY HUNTER ABRAMS “We’re not sensitive, non-funny snowflakes. Some of the funniest people I know are trans,” says Chiquitita, simultaneously blending the blush on her cheek. “Because some of the funniest people in the world have experienced some of the hardest things.” She’s getting stage-ready for her triumphant performance in Cecilia Gentili’s RED INK, the one-woman show by the late trans icon and…

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