Fitladz
17/01/14: Friday night saw us treated to the aural spitroast of Fitladz courtesy of Steve Darragh and sidekicks Paul and the effervescent Bubbles. A queue of fresh-faced hotties corkscrewed all the...
View ArticleXXL Leather
18/01/14: Harnesses, boots, jockstraps and chaps across London were being polished off and squeezed into, as the gay men of the capital prepared for XXL Leather. XXL always has a huge range of men, not...
View ArticleTrans Frontiers – Unedited Transcripts
As Coronation Street wraps it up pioneering storyline about male to female transgender character Hayley Cropper this week, QX looks at what life is like for real trans women in the UK today… By Patrick...
View ArticleSo Macho!
The guys at East Bloc have given their back bar a make-over, and now the space is the “Cock Pit Bar” with NYC Leather Cruise bar inspired decor, complete with Tom of Finland wall coverings, chains and...
View ArticleHiding the Pride of Africa
There has been more than a worrying trend of anti-gay feeling and legislation sweeping through parts of Africa of late. Almost daily we see alarming and incomprehensible news reports emerging all over...
View ArticleNaked Ambition
Good things really do come in small packages. In the intimate setting of their relatively new theatre space, the Above The Stag theatre company presents its latest production, Gay Naked Play. Going by...
View ArticleBlocheads
25/01/14: I hit the heights of Saturday night by dropping into the depraved depths of East Bloc for BlocHeads’ new make-over “Macho Sluts”. The cavernous confines of East Bloc’s hellishly hot hole is...
View ArticleBedsit Boys
24/01/14: Friday kicked off the weekend with a new beat on the street – nu disco that is. Club visionary Robb White’s Bedsit Boys took up residency at Kazbar, Clapham Common’s cozy club of hip locals,...
View ArticleThe Winter (Olympics) Of Our Discontent
Jonny Woo interviews Peter Tatchell Last year’s same sex marriage act ended the last major piece of homophobic legislation in the UK. Now in 2014, this is one of the best places in the world to live as...
View ArticleNancy Boys!
Beast of the East, Dalston Superstore, presents Nancy’s – its new Friday night of disco, pop, house and party bumps featuring a cast of familiar fabulous residents. QX’s clubbing ears were pricked and...
View ArticleX Marks The Spot
‘Big Reunion’ chart-topping band Liberty X return for (quite possibly/maybe/maybe not) their final performance at G-A-Y. QX spoke to band member Tony Lundon… You guys were the initial surprise...
View ArticleQuite Some Girl – Denise Van Outen
Embarking on her first ever tour and making her debut as a playwright, Denise Van Outen talks about new challenges, the value of friendship and how slipping into a onesie is her idea of heaven… It’s a...
View ArticleMacklemore: The Performance that Divided a Minority
Patrick Cash analyses the diverse range of reactions from the LGBT community to straight, white rapper Macklemore’s performance, with Mary Lambert and Madonna, of pro-gay rights song ‘Same Love’ at The...
View ArticleRinse And Repeat
A drag stalwart, and all round lovely queen, Bette Rinse celebrates another year of fabulousness with a huge birthday bash at Halfway 2 Heaven this February. Bette’s ‘drag hubby’, and close friend,...
View ArticleI Need A Man
With a proliferation of gay dating and hook-up apps/websites out there, sometimes it seems hard to know where to start in your search for Mr Right (Now). As Valentine’s Day approaches, QX gives you a...
View ArticleLGBT History Month
Every year in February the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History Month takes place all over the UK, celebrating the lives and achievements of our community. Encouraging everyone to see...
View ArticlePeckham Rising
Peckham is an area that’s vibrant, full of energy and boasts an increasingly healthy, attractive nightlife. Fuelled by the diverse community already living there and boostered by the art colleges of...
View ArticleAusterity for LGBTQ Communities
By David Sharkey (UNITE London & Eastern Region) Since the 2010 election a policy of austerity has been implemented in this country under the guise of tackling the economic crisis that began at...
View ArticleIn Conversation With: David Stuart
David Stuart is widely regarded as one of the foremost drugs and sexual health experts for the LGBT community in London and the UK. QX spoke to him last summer about the events surrounding gay men’s...
View ArticleThursday 6th February
CLUBS & EVENTS To Russia With Love at Ku Bar Lisle Street at 30 Lisle Street, Leicester Square, WC2. 6pm-10pm. On the eve of the Winter Olympics Ku Bar hosts its own in-bar protest against...
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