Category: Long Reads

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From Alabama to Alberta: How Canada is pulling from America’s anti-trans playbook

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An Uncloseted Media investigation finds that Alberta’s government is using many of the same tactics that were used to pass anti-LGBTQIA+ bills in the Deep South. WORDS BY EMMA PAIDRA, UNCLOSETED MEDIA Jay, a 24-year-old trans man who immigrated from East Africa to Canada in 2016, used to think of Canada as a safe place for queer people. But with Alberta—arguably Canada’s most conservative province—attempting to pass the country’s first gender-affirming care ban, he doesn’t feel this way anymore. “It’s really heartbreaking as a person who, back home, would not…

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Articles Christmas Culture Films LGBTQ+ Films Long Reads Movies News Originals

13 films that will provide you with all the festive queer this Christmas

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Yuletide? Yeah, let’s make it gay! WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS Although Christmas is camp as tits, holiday films have been surprisingly slow to embrace queerness. No more! In recent years, the yuletide has been delightfully queerified, with networks and streaming services putting LGBTQIA+ stories front and center in Mariah Carey’s annual holiday season — from Netflix’s Single All The Way to Lifetime’s The Holiday Sitter and Hulu’s Happiest Season, the latter making history as the first gay Christmas film released by a major studio. If you’re tired of watching Will…

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Articles Culture Drag Drag Race UK Interviews Long Reads News Originals RuPaul's Drag Race RuPaul's Drag Race UK Tayris Mongardi Television

‘It was a mercy kill’: Drag Race UK’s Tayris Mongardi on her emotional exit and honouring her heritage

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In her GAY TIMES exit interview, Tayris Mongardi spills on her “mercy kill” exit, representing her Jamaican and Black identity, and her relationship with on-screen lover Catrin. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS SPECIAL THANKS TO NIALL HAY AND ELOISE LONGDEN AT THE BBC “It’s gutting to be eliminated so close to the final,” says Tayris Mongardi. “But did I think I was going to win the season the next week? Probably not.” On this week’s episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, the final five took the stage for a roast of their fellow contestants, fallen queens and…

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Articles Culture Eli Interviews Long Reads Music News Originals

Eli: “My music is an opportunity to find community”

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Eli’s Stage Girl era arrives in full technicolour: chaotic, camp and unapologetic. We sat down with the rising star to discuss the debut that’s earned co-signs from pop royalty and set TikTok ablaze. WORDS BY MALIK HADDINGTON-AHMED PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANTHONY NGUYEN With Stage Girl, Eli doesn’t tiptoe into the spotlight – it’s the kind of debut that feels less like an introduction and more like a grand entrance. The album shimmers with personality, stitching together pop sensibilities with the warmth of R&B and the theatricality of rock opera, taking us…

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Articles Culture Films In Partnership With Interviews Long Reads MUBI News Originals Paul Preciado

“This is the revolution”: Paul Preciado on trans history, a non-binary future and Orlando: My Political Biography

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Paul Preciado discusses the importance of knowing your history, getting organised and a non-binary future as part of MUBI’s Through the Lens partnership with Gay Times. WORDS BY EMILY CAMERON IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MUBI They say in Dalston you’re never more than ten feet from a copy of Testo Junkie. Paul Preciado’s semi-autobiographical gender theory has informed and guided a generation of trans people’s relationship with medicine and their own history since its publication in 2008 and translation into English in 2013. Having since been translated into six languages, copies of…

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Articles Bonnie Ann Clyde Culture Drag Drag Race Drag Race UK Interviews Long Reads News Originals RuPaul's Drag Race RuPaul's Drag Race UK Television

Drag Race UK’s Bonnie Ann Clyde on her shock exit, making herstory and Chair (bitch!)

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In her GAY TIMES exit interview, Bonnie Ann Clyde spills on her shock sashay, the rivalry edit that never was, and what her success means for queens back home in the Republic of Ireland. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS SPECIAL THANKS TO NIALL HAY AND ELOISE LONGDEN AT THE BBC “My main thing going into Drag Race was that I wanted to make an impact,” says Bonnie Ann Clyde, two-time RuPeter Badge winner and the first queen from the Republic of Ireland to compete on the franchise. With those aforementioned feats, it’s undeniable that Bonnie has, in…

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Alan Cumming Articles Culture Interviews LGBTQ+ Theatre Long Reads News Originals Performance Theatre

Alan Cumming on Out in the Hills: ‘We’re creating a joyful queer oasis’

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WORDS BY CHRIS SELMAN PHOTOGRAPHY BY TOMMY GA-KEN WAN It’s always a pleasure chatting with Alan Cumming – the BAFTA, Emmy, Tony and Olivier-winning actor and all-round queer icon. During a break in filming for the new Russell T Davies series Tip Toe, we caught up with Alan to discuss the queer theatre plans he has for 2026. He recently took over as the Artistic Director of Scotland’s Pitlochry Festival Theatre, and has been busily curating new queer arts festival Out in the Hills, as well as a programme for the…

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Articles Brigiding Culture Drag Drag Race Drag Race Philippines Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale Interviews Long Reads News Originals Television

Drag Race: Brigiding on Slaysian Royale, sisterhood and making herstory

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Brigiding opens up to Gay Times about her induction into the Drag Race Hall of Fame, her journey as a performer and making Slaysian Royale history. WORDS BY JORDAN ROBLEDO Brigiding has officially made history as the first-ever winner of Slaysian Royale, and she’s poised to leave her mark on the Drag Race universe — and beyond. Fans first met Brigiding during the inaugural season of Drag Race Philippines, where she quickly became a standout for her vibrant personality, showstopping talent, and jaw-dropping ensembles. Although her journey ended in the…

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Articles Culture Just Like Us Long Reads News Originals

Phandora’s Box: Why Dan and Phil’s relationship reveal means so much to LGBTQIA+ youth

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Just Like Us ambassador Teddy Ramplin explores how Dan and Phil’s relationship reveal reignited vital conversations about privacy, visibility and the never-ending journey of coming out. WORDS BY TEDDY RAMPLIN, JUST LIKE US AMBASSADOR It’s 13 October 2025. A regular Monday. But for fans of Dan and Phil – the Phandom – it’s to be marked down in history. A 46-minute video hits the internet, and the comments begin to flood in before the pair have even spoken. Are Dan and Phil in a Relationship? The Truth was not just an…

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

Drag Race UK: Paige Three on her shock exit, subverting expectations and being a “silly cow”

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In her Gay Times exit interview, Paige Three discusses the emotional whiplash of her Drag Race UK journey, her viral Claudia Winkleman impression, and why she refuses to be pigeonholed. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS SPECIAL THANKS TO NIALL HAY AND ELOISE LONGDEN AT THE BBC From the moment she sashayed into the werkroom as a Pamela Anderson-inspired Barbarella bombshell, Paige Three balanced poise and professionalism with an endearingly goofy streak – instantly becoming a Drag Race UK fan-favourite. Deemed a frontrunner by fans, especially after her much-deserved win in the Rusical – now hailed as one of…

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