April 2025
In the fight for trans rights, where are the gay men?
Organiser Eliel Cruz explores three simple ways that gay men can be better allies to the trans community this Trans Day of Visibility.
What is the trans unemployment gap – and what we can do about it?
These trans people are going stealth to survive in Trump’s America
Just weeks into Trump’s new term, trans people in the US are being forced to make impossible decisions in order to persist through the next four years.
The power, freedom and (occasional) silliness of trans chosen names
From consulting parents to new coinages, finding a name that aligns with your gender identity is a joy. Words by Jamie Windust For many trans and non-binary people, names hold a lot of importance. Our names, the words ascribed to us at birth, the very word we ultimately have inscribed
Torrey Peters: “Maybe you f*ck other trans girls, maybe you don't, but you care and you love”
Torrey Peters on her new book 'Stag Dance', what T4T actually means and her abandoned TV adaptation with Lilly Wachowski.
Editor's Letter: GAY TIMES’ March issue is all about work – just don’t call us boring
From the end of DEI to the struggles of the sex industry, we’re examining what it means to be queer in the workplace in 2025. Words by Megan Wallace The cost of living continues to soar and the housing crisis plods on, collectively robbing us of our dignity, making
Everything is romantic: meet the agency battling erotic censorship online
Founded in 2019, Lover strives to create a diverse, supportive ecosystem where pleasure professionals can thrive. Words by Xoey Fourr Whether finding work as a dominatrix or producing independent pornography, when operating in or alongside the sex industries you will inevitably face struggles and push back – be it from the
A new vanguard of Black executive directors are leading the LGBTQIA+ movement
Amid a tumultuous political and social landscape, the movement’s latest generation of leaders could reinvigorate the movement – but are the odds stacked against them? Words by Eliel Cruz In the lead-up to this recent Presidential Election, companies have done a 180 on their path to diversity, equity, and inclusion
Reports of DEI’s death are greatly exaggerated
Despite the opposition from Trump and some conservative critics, the fact remains that inclusion is good for business. Words by Nico Lang US President Donald Trump wasted no time targeting LGBTQIA+ workers following his January reelection. During the first week of his second term, Trump signed a series of executive
No sex please, we're working
The fun, bodily fluids and community of working in the queer sex industry Words by Nick Levine Some jobs in the queer sex industry have nothing to do with sex work. And they aren't even as sexy as you might think. When Ian Squibb told people he worked
Instagram’s queer historians share their meaningful LGBTQIA+ moments
From sixth century nuns to powerful trancestors, here are moments you need to know from the queer archive
Inside Gaydar: the TikTok show schooling us on queer history
The show's host Anania discusses her drag persona, beauty in the TikTok era and delivering the queer curriculum we missed in school.
Scissor sisters: Inside the queer-affirming hairdresser boom
To celebrate the launch of the photo project ‘The Queer Hairstyle Guide’, GAY TIMES explores the power of a queer-affirming haircut.