GAY TIMES

Music has always played a huge role in queer culture. From pioneering artists like David Bowie and Sylvester challenging gender norms while banging out iconic anthems, to the likes of Bronski Beat, Culture Club and Frankie Goes To Hollywood joining t

If you’re looking to treat yourself–and we mean really treat yourself–Luzli’s new Roller MK01 design offers luxury headphones with superior levels of craftsmanship. More akin to their high end timepieces, their engineers have combined technological i

“We live in times where you’ve got to speak up, or just watch the world fucking burn,” GIRLI tells us as we sit in a crowded Shoreditch cafe, moments after she entered the building in a black leather biker suit–helmet in hand. “You have so much influ

(in cinemas from 25 April) Has there ever been this much anticipation for a film? Ever? Avengers: Endgame sees the return of Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and Hawkeye (Jerem

“Just being explicitly myself in my music feels like a form of activism sometimes,” rising singer, songwriter and producer ARUN tells us. For someone who lives at the intersection of his South Asian and queer identity, his voice is one that is severl

From Little Richard’s flaming piano playing in the ‘50s to Sam Smith calling himself a “dick monster” in a 2017 TV interview, pop music has always been queer. At times, the number of LGBTQ artists claiming space in the mainstream has been greater tha

“I Not shit music think there is a little bit of a sea change,” Will Young says in a soft but direct tone. “I don’t think you just have to be young now to be a popstar. This is what it is to be a popstar at 40, and it’s fucking amazing. This album wa

You’d be forgiven for thinking that Allie X belongs to the LGBTQ community. With her alternative pop anthems and avant-garde sensibilities, the Canadian singer-songwriter has quietly made a name for herself as an icon for queer music fans. Which is w

There was a time not so long ago that Marina Lambrini Diamandis–the singer formerly known as Marina and the Diamonds, who has now adopted the mononym MARINA–thought she would never do a glamorous photoshoot again. “I went through a phase where I didn

Aaron Porter made his music industry debut last November with the sultry R&B, dance-pop anthem, BOY, the video of which depicted the British singer-songwriter celebrating his queerness while serving fierce choreographed numbers. As an LGBTQ artist of

Having never been one to succumb to heteronormative limitations on their queerness, wives Queenie and Ruby of Sateen have remained the definition of authentic since they first entered our playlists back in 2017 with their Greatest Hits album. Since t

Pabllo Vittar is a wonderful anomaly. Her home country, Brazil, has the highest recorded murder rate of LGBTQ people in the world, and recently elected an openly homophobic president who once said he’d rather his son die in a car accident than come h

We’re only four months into the year, yet Miss Benny has already claimed 2019 as his own. The 20-year-old actor, singer-songwriter, YouTuber and self-described “eyebrow activist” debuted in the entertainment industry nine years ago, but it feels like

“I could be what?” I’m telling Lauren Jauregui–or trying to–that she has the makings of a great agony aunt. But this very British term for newspaper advice columnist isn’t one that Jauregui, born and raised in Miami, has ever heard before. “I could b

Nine years ago, Greyson Chance became a viral sensation after his sixth-grade performance of Lady Gaga’s 2009 pop anthem, Paparazzi, was uploaded to YouTube. After receiving widespread attention, heaps of acclaim (and a phone call from Gaga), the sin

There are three things people always say about Tel Aviv. First, that the people are fit. Second, that the food is amazing. And third, that there aren’t enough decent hotels. The first is definitely true, and you can thank two years of compulsory mili

Montefiore, the money-soaked, restaurant-soaked, fancy boutique-soaked heartland of Tel Aviv, ten minutes from hip-‘hoods Florentin and Neve Tzedek - which are all art studios and foodie pop-ups and clever graffiti - and fifteen from Alma Beach, wher

In the ancient port city of Jaffa that turns up in the Bible and everything (apparently it was built by one of Noah’s sons after The Flood) but which is just a stone’s throw–well, a 10-minute Gett car–from the bustling modern city of Tel Aviv. Curren

We’re sat up at the bar in Puaa, down some back alley in the thick of Jaffa’s ancient market, where all the action is. A lady in a faded T-shirt with a rainbow splashed across it is fetching, maître d’ing, giggling, ushering punters to the very last

Alongside being a creative duo, you’re also a couple. How did this dimensional relationship begin to blossom? We’ve been together for over ten years now and were both involved in different fields of fashion; design and journalism. We decided to colla

Let’s face it, the sun is an unpredictable mess. She dips in, dips out, and sometimes she doesn’t even show up to the function–rude! So we’re not taking any chances. Whether rain or shine, we’re getting our summer glow and if that means we have to ch