GAY TIMES

PATRICK MASON.

As one-half of music duo SRVD, creative director and vocalist Patrick Mason has become a heavyweight on the Berlin club scene. Since meeting Radio Slave at Panorama Bar, the pair have set venues alight around the world with their infamous DJ sets, and even released their own tracks online.

With Patrick literally putting the serve in SRVD for his GAY TIMES photo shoot, we asked him to delve into his past and write about the moments that make him proud to be queer.

FAMILY.

I consider myself extremely lucky to have such wonderful and supportive parents. I had a great childhood… well, mostly. I grew up in a small town in Bavaria, Germany, a very conservative town where nothing exciting ever happened. My dad and I were probably the first and only people of colour they have ever encountered, so I guess it’s no surprise that during my childhood I was confronted with a lot of racism and

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from GAY TIMES

GAY TIMES3 min read
Editor’s Letter
I’m writing this editor’s letter in the wake of last week’s publication of the Cass Review – an investigation into the UK’s youth gender care services. In the eyes of many, myself included, the review’s final recommendations undermine the right of yo
GAY TIMES1 min read
Gay Times
Editorial Director Megan Wallace US Editor-in-Chief Fran Tirado Fashion & Creative Director Umar Sarwar Senior Art Director Jack Rowe Entertainment Editor Sam Damshenas Features Editor Zoya Raza-Sheikh Contributing Editor Jamie Windust Designer Anisa
GAY TIMES1 min read
UGG & COLLINA STRADA
UGG has partnered up with New York fashion brand Collina Strada for a bold collection designed to add the perfect spring in your step this season. Building upon UGG’s comfortable and luxe foundations, Strada adds a heavy dose of character when remixi

Related Books & Audiobooks