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Lalaparuza Smackdown: Will the real lip sync assassin please stand up?

What happens when one lip sync assassin meets another? That’s the question Drag Race poses on its latest episode. After whittling the pack down to a final three, the show has called back all of the eliminated competitors for one final challenge: a lip sync Lalaparuza. The prize: a guaranteed $50,000 in cold hard cash (minus taxes) as well as the title of She Done Already Done Had Herses.  There’s a funny thing about this fandom and the title “lip sync assassin” over the years. As time has gone by,…

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Baby Reindeer stars on how their new Netflix thriller is unlike anything else

Richard Gadd and Nava Mau speak exclusively with GAY TIMES about Baby Reindeer’s trailblazing portrayal of sexual abuse and the trans experience. Warning: major spoilers ahead. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS HEADER BY YOSEF PHELAN Richard Gadd is, understandably, quite nervous. This week sees the release of his Netflix series Baby Reindeer, a “comedic psychological thriller” (as he describes it) based on his acclaimed one-man play and Edinburgh Fringe hit of the same name that dramatises the queer comedian’s harrowing true experience of being stalked by a middle-aged woman named Martha (Jessica Gunning). “What’s the…

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9-1-1: Buck coming out to Eddie has fans “bawling”

Buck coming out to his best friend Eddie in the latest episode of 9-1-1 has been praised by fans. Following on from last week’s episode, which saw Evan “Buck” Buckley (Oliver Stark) explore his sexuality for the first time with former firefighter and LAFD Air Operations pilot Tommy (Lou Ferrigno Jr.), the duo went on their first date. Tommy could sense Buck’s nervousness, with Buck insisting that, although this is his “first date with a dude”, he’s not “weirded out”. He continued to tell him that he’s a staunch ally…

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“It’s my happy place”: Loot star Maya Rudolph loves putting LGBTQ+ stories on screen

Maya Rudolph, LGBTQIA+ icon, says starring in projects with a limp-wrist nature is her “happy place”. The Emmy Award-winning comedian currently stars in Apple TV’s acclaimed comedy series Loot – which recently premiered its sophomore season – as Molly Wells, who becomes the world’s third-wealthiest woman after divorcing her tech billionaire ex-husband (Adam Scott). Loot has been lauded for Rudolph’s performance and camp storylines, as well as the inclusive casting of queer icons such as Fire Island star and writer Joel Kim Booster and Pose lead Michaela Jaé Rodriguez. In…

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“I love you endlessly”: Heartstopper star Bradley Riches announces engagement

Congratulations are in order for Heartstopper and Celebrity Big Brother star Bradley Riches. On Tuesday (9 April), the actor announced his engagement to partner Scott Johnston, telling fans that he “never thought” he’d “find someone who gets me and loves me for me”. “I have always struggled connecting my emotions in relationships and then @scottjohnston1.8 came,” he said. “I felt safe and accepted and most importantly loved.” Accompanied by adorable photos of the pair during an embrace, surrounded by flower petals shaped in a love heart, Riches ended his post by declaring his ‘endless…

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John Cena “got into a few fights” defending his gay older brother

John Cena is the brother all LGBTQIA+ people need and deserve. In a recent interview on Dax Shepard’s podcast Armchair Expert, the former professional wrestler and actor reminisced on when he used to defend his older gay brother from homophobic bullies. Cena revealed that his brother Stephen, who he affectionally described as an “introvert” and “true nerd” – “like Revenge of the Nerds”  – had a difficult time in school because of his sexuality. “Being gay in the 1980s in a small town in Massachusetts… Man, that’s an uphill climb,”…

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Drag Race stars send “love and support” to Katya after checking into rehab

Various stars across the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise have shared messages of love and support to Katya, who is taking a career hiatus to focus on her sobriety. In a video posted to Instagram on Tuesday (9 April), the season seven and All Stars 2 contestant released the official statement: “Hi, everybody. There’s a saying for the active alcoholic or drug addict. “The trajectory of the life course has three possible outcomes: a, jail; b, institutions; or c, death. Unfortunately, I find myself squarely and firmly and quite uncomfortably in the ‘b’…

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Heartstopper: Joe Locke reveals “main focus” of season 3

Content warning: This article mentions possibly triggering subjects including self-harm and eating disorders, reader discretion is advised. Joe Locke has shared details of a major storyline on the forthcoming third season of Heartstopper. The British actor, who plays Charlie Spring in Netflix’s acclaimed teen drama, recently appeared on Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s Dinner’s On Me podcast, where he revealed that his character’s eating disorder is “probably the main focus” of season three. “Our writer, Alice, is… I’ve never met anyone who can write such quite serious topics with such heart and such…

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Drag Race: Q has her say on season 16’s controversial twist

Q has addressed the controversial twist from the latest episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race.  For their semi-final challenge, the top four contestants of season 16 – Nymphia Wind, Plane Jane, Sapphira Cristál and Q – wrote their memoirs, posed for a cover shoot and participated in a podcast interview with Matt Rogers. Plane and Q respectively received mixed reviews for their shady interview and whelming book concept, landing in the bottom two. The latter ultimately sashayed away from the series in fourth place. The return of the top three format, which…

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Nicholas Galitzine says Mary & George character would “figure out a way” to sleep with RWRB’s Prince Henry

Nicholas Galitzine has shared his thoughts on a potential romance between his Mary & George and Red, White & Royal Blue characters. Over the past year, the British actor has added two beloved more queer characters to his rather rainbow-hued filmography – which also includes Handsome Devil (2016) and The Craft: Legacy (2020) – with Prince Henry from Prime Video’s adaptation of Casey McQuiston‘s championed novel, and George Villiers in Sky Atlantic’s period drama Mary & George.  In a recent interview with TV Line, in which he promoted the latter to mark its US release, Galitzine was asked how George would…

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