Kits off for queer liberation
Ryan Cahill speaks to queer activists baring all in a 2025 throwback to Gay Times’ cult classic ‘Naked Issue’
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The transformative power of the fetish club
In this exclusive extract from Anastasiia Fedorova’s debut book Second Skin, the author ruminates on the communal power of post-lockdown fetish culture.
SISSY: When friends judge who you date, aren’t they also judging you?
For her monthly column, P. Eldridge reflects on friendship’s watchful eye, the scrutiny of trans love, and the right to choose – even imperfectly.
Why decriminalising sex work is a queer issue
Remembering Layleen Polanco, and fighting for a more just future
The second coming of The Naked Issue
We've resurrected a beloved issue from the magazine archives, reimagined in bold, 2025 fashion
What to expect from this year’s London Dyke March: “It’s definitely going to be louder”
London Dyke March’s organisers share their plans, dreams and inspirations with Emily Cameron over coffee at La Camionera.
How gender-affirming fundraisers took over queer nightlife
Amid ongoing failures of the healthcare system, the trans community is finding innovative fundraising solutions.
SISSY: Must women always initiate the invitation to be pursued?
In the first instalment of her new monthly column for Gay Times, writer P. Eldridge confronts the maddening notion of “posturing” to be desired.
Babli by Night is filmmaker Neel Soni's quest for trans freedom
In an exclusive chat with GAY TIMES, Soni talks about his BAFTA-nominated documentary that spotlights a trans forest guard's relationship with their family and nature.
Editor’s Letter: This one’s for the girlies, gays and theys
For our latest issue, we’re looking at alternative visions of Pride – stripped of the glitter, but with renewed radical intentions.
From The Archive: George Michael
How to plan a direct action
Want to plan a protest? Here's how
May 2025
GAY TIMES world exclusive: Inside the wedding of the year with Tiara Skye and Shivani Dave
Disclaimer: this may or may not be serious!
May 2025
You've heard of queerbaiting, but what about straightbaiting?
Jake Hall explores homonormative forces in the queer community, pointing to how they bypass opportunities for coalition-building
May 2025
My Glastonbury boyfriend
In this personal essay, one writer explores the music festival as a liminal space where (seemingly) cis-het men feel free to explore queerness
May 2025
The cis creators pretending to be trans online
PSA: Trans lives are not an experiment, and caricaturing transness has real-life consequences
May 2025
Can polyamory’s biggest hater discover the benefits of non-monogamy?
In the name of journalism, writer Chanté Joseph goes on a journey to unpick her biases against polyamory, to unexpected results
May 2025
It's time to break down the queer/straight binary
Heterosexuality scholar Asa Seresin – the author of a certain viral 2019 essay that acted as the big bang for heterofatalist online discourse – makes the case for a re-read of straight culture
May 2025
Editor's Letter: Why we decided our latest issue should explore heterosexuality
Queer people are used to being the butt of the joke – let’s make it heteronormativity’s turn
April 2025
Our womanhood is not an opinion to be debated: it is real
Following the UK Supreme Court ruling which deems the legal definition of 'woman' to be based on biological sex alone, P. Eldridge pens a rousing call to arms.
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.
April 2025
Trans invisibility: on my year of living without mirrors
Vic Parsons reflects on how a year without seeing their own reflection impacted how they relate to gender and identity.
From the Archive
From The Archive: Grace Jones
Amazing Grace Whilst awaiting a telephone call from the androgynous diva, Kris Kirk meditated on the career of Grace Jones
April 2025
“I'm Cortisa Star, watch out”
P. Eldridge chats with rising rap icon Cortisa Star about EMO, her fearless debut EP, and claiming space in the industry on her own terms.