G-A-Y Porn Idol Election Special with Michelle Visage
07/05/15: While much of the nation was sat at home watching the election coverage, some of us headed to Heaven in WC2 in the hope of erection coverage. Joining resident judges Baga Chipz (working a...
View ArticleCohen Mad
I’ll be honest; I’m a big Ben Cohen fan, so when tasked with interviewing the former rugby player pin-up, now founder of StandUp anti-bullying foundation, prior to his upcoming appearance at XXL’s Bear...
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WELL, what a week it’s been [clutches pearls!] But I won’t go off on a rant about how we’re faced with five more years of stomach churning smarminess and cuts to the poorest in society (someone please...
View ArticleTiffaney Wells VE Day Special
10/05/15: It was a suitably gorgeous day last weekend as we headed to Marble Arch for an evening of patriotic celebration and joyous remembrance, courtesy of the queen of a thousand gowns, Tiffaney...
View ArticleAre we ready to start our engines?
As RuPaul announces she’s coming to our shores to find a Drag Race UK Ambassador, QX asks will the UK ever be ready for its own take on the Drag Race phenomena? NO Writer and dramatist Nicholas...
View ArticleThe Shame & Sexuality series by Kevin Maxwell
For me, my gay shame was not standing up for myself against homophobia earlier on in my career, which eventually made me unwell. At the turn of the century, I joined the police having dreamt of it...
View ArticlePopcorn promoter Chris Selby on… How to create a kick-ass club stage show
1: A good original idea – inspiration can come from the biggest and smallest things. Usually your own interests and aspects of your personality will bring forth your ideas. Also current culture and...
View ArticleThe war against homosexuality in Africa is gearing up
As preparations are underway to observe the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (also known as IDAHO, IDAHOT or IDAHOBiT) on May 17th, we should be reminded that there’s growing...
View ArticleWhen Fanny Met Stella
Meet Fanny and Stella, two cross-dressers who created somewhat of a fuss in 1871 after being arrested for running amok through the social scene of Victorian London, picking up men for sex and generally...
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THIS IS LONDON CALLING! Yeah, Electro Velvet nil points, Big Ben, jellied eels, royal baby blah blah blah and all that palaver. Basically, through my incoherent ramblings, what I’m trying to say is,...
View ArticleBattle of the Bands: Eurovision Edition: Bucks Fizz VS Blue
Break out the Babycham! It’s Eurovision weekend and palatial pop palace G-A-Y is hosting one hell of a hootenanny. Eurovision 1981 victors Bucks Fizz will be gracing the stage (whether they’ll be...
View ArticleEurovision Song Contest: 60th Anniversary Preview
Everyone loves an anniversary and this year the biggest singing competition in the world reaches the grand old age of 60. From its humble beginnings in 1956, Eurovision has delighted millions across...
View ArticleIntroducing James & Chris
Hi, I’m James. You may know me from stumbling into me on a dancefloor. Possibly you’ve heard me laughing loudly in a smoking area, or perhaps you’ve tolerated me telling sub-par jokes stolen from Will...
View ArticleThe Queens of NYC
They are two of the biggest and most well known names on the New York drag scene, and make for the most unlikely pairing, but it’s one that works beautifully. Sherry Vine, a name every drag fan knows,...
View ArticleTheHeronWhoFell2Earth
Ahead of his set at their long-standing Bank HoliGay date with East Bloc this Saturday, our favourite extraterrestrials TheMenWhoFell2Earth had a quick catch-up with the lady himself, DJ Paul Heron, in...
View ArticleChurch of Dreams
Samantha Togni is resurrecting Hoxton Square with her chaotic holy homage to cool, Church of Dreams. Believe it or not, Hoxton Square wasn’t always about Gourmet Burger Kitchen and bored Westminster...
View ArticleIs Leather Just Another Form Of Drag?
The gay world’s view of leather has evolved to embrace a number of different traditions. Borne out of a desire to celebrate real masculine ideals in a culture that viewed homosexuality as weak and...
View ArticleShow me Your Member!
Brüt’s bank holiday bear bonanza kicks off this Sunday and after the success of April’s roadblock it’s expected to be a sell out. Serving an all-beef, no-cheese line up, Tom Stephan will be joined by...
View ArticleSodomy at the Stag
When two amateur performers, Fanny and Stella, took their penchant for women’s clothing from the stage to the streets of Victorian London, they encountered more than just shocked glances. Inciting the...
View ArticleG-A-Y Porn Idol with Sherrie Hewson
21/05/15: Porn Idol last week featured, appropriately enough, a whole plethora of nationalities from across the Eurovision countries and some from further afield, as Amir from India and a muscle-bound...
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