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We Want Dick!

The Royal Vauxhall Tavern annual panto has now become somewhat of a Christmas tradition on the LGBTQI London scene, much like Santa unloading his big sack all over our shag pile on Christmas Eve. This year’s offering, Charming Dick, has a stellar team behind it both on and off stage. Jason Reid found out more from the RVT’s head...

Conor Collins

Contemporary artist Conor Collins recently unveiled a portrait of Alan Turing, made partially from the blood of gay men, at the launch of the Freedom To Donate awareness week. We caught up with him to find out more about the project.    Hey Conor, where did you get the idea and inspiration for your Alan Turing piece? I had liked the idea of...

Christmas Crackers!

Tis’ the season to be (extra) CAMP and (extra) QUEER, so before you go booking tickets to see Jeanette Krankie or Ann Widdecombe make a tit of themselves dancing to S Club 7 in a panto in zone 6, check out Jason Reid’s ultimate guide to the scene’s top seasonal shows across the capital. From adult panto, to spoken...

Charming Dick

Panto season is here once again, and what better place to start than at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, which is now in its ninth year of presenting renowned adult pantos.   Their latest offering, Charming Dick, brings together all of the traditional elements we’ve come to expect from the genre, but with an added injection of modern influences and, well... filth. A...

Best of Reactivate

Back in the days when weekends began on Thursdays and 6am was not a late finish in clubland, accelerating track tempos fuelled widespread decadent partying.   When London, Berlin and Frankfurt throbbed to the sound of teutonic beats and Svan Vath and Carl Cox spun high-speed techno and trance, Reactivate ruled as the platform to hear the popular underground anthems making...

The Fight for LGBT Rights in Northern Ireland

While LGBT people in the UK enjoy some of the world’s most progressive laws, Northern Ireland continues to drag its heels. Chris Godfrey spoke to John O’Donnell, director of The Rainbow Project, about the fight for LGBT equality and the ongoing battle for same-sex marriage.   What’s the political landscape like right now for LGBT people? Northern Ireland’s most senior party in...

Rae

We interviewed gorge superstar DJ RAE ahead of her set at Beyond on Sunday. She talked underage gay clubbing, playing Ministry of Sound, and that most DJ-esque of pastimes…chillin’ in Bali man!   Hey Rae, we see from your Twitter you’re currently in Bulgaria at the moment. How is it over there? I love the people, really welcoming, and Sofia is a...

Secrecy And Shame Fuelled My Chemsex Problem

Article about gay London in QX magazine.
Chemsex has been heralded as a significant contributing factor to rising HIV transmissions among gay men. Both are fuelled by stigma; both are damaging our community. Here Keiran* talks about how it’s time to end the shame that has a stranglehold on vulnerable guys.   Hours before I injected mephedrone and crystal meph into my arm, I’d messaged a few friends asking what their...

Ku 20

Ku just turned 20 and to celebrate the team have launched their all new Ku 20 campaign, complete with new uniforms for the boys behind the bar. QX caught up with promoter Nieko and owner Gary to find out more.   Hi Nieko! How are you hun? Incredible, thank you boys! It’s all happening at Ku at the moment. We’ve had a...

#JULIASAYS…

This week we’re thinking film as in Fringe! Film Fest, we’re thinking dressing up as in going out and showing off and we’re feeling all Christmassy with some right festive moments planned.   Now then seems like the annual Fringe! Film Fest is switching it up with events all over the shop starting off with Naked Boys Reading: Character Studies at...

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