QX Magazine

I have a pretty hairy body, naturally. Not like Planet of the Apes-level but a fair amount of fine, dark hair from my Irish heritage grows across my chest, narrowing into a healthy ‘treasure trail’ down my navel. Between my pectorals the hair concentrates and grows in a particularly thick patch.    By Patrick Cash When I used to go out clubbing...

Time Out has already touted COUNTER Vauxhall as “the best thing to happen to Vauxhall – perhaps ever!” Easter sees the coming out of its little brother BackCOUNTER and they’re inviting you to join in the celebrations all weekend long. So now, whether it’s breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner or drinks, there’s the perfect Vauxhall solution on your doorstep, 7...

This week Jason Reid speaks to Ty Jeffries, the man behind glamorous chanteuse Miss Hope Springs, with showbiz running deep in his blood, and a current show at The Hippodrome, they talk all things Hope, artistic influences and connections to the greats...     By Jason Reid How did you first discover drag?  I started painting my face as a kid and realised...

Dry your eyes and throw on your glad rags, as the final Hot Boy Dancing Spot at Dalston Superstore is upon us! We had a chat to DJ and one of half the HBDS team, Jonjo Jury, about memories, music and moving forward...   Jonjo, for those foolish enough to have missed it, tell us about Hot Boy Dancing Spot... I started...

Rubyyy Jones is a lady with a mission to tantalise and sexucate. Last week’s edition of the inimitable ‘Save Rubyyy Jones’ bursting queer cabaret burlesque show, had her audience salivating for more like donkeys lusting after a condom-clad carrot. With her Canadian charm, queer gangsta sass and a lorry-load of sequins, the mermaid-eyed Jones consummately introduced acts tackling the...

Continuing our series looking at gay shame & sexuality. By Nyasha Paragon Langley It’s 2015 and we live in a world that tolerates us but is a long way from accepting us. I came out at 19 and I presumed that I had won the battle. I had taken off the dusty fur coat and left it on a hanger...

When the big circuit clubs of the As One Weekend Festival – WE Party, SexCircus, Matinée and PAPA – play their final tunes, there’s a home-grown after-party ready to keep you dancing… GRAVITY “Gravity is the gateway to the weekend, the place where you’re guaranteed to hear the best upfront music in London, and to find the sexiest crowd!” – Fat...

Our very own cabaret reporter Jason Reid has been a resident Drag Idol judge for the last five years and has seen his fair share of starlets hit the big time thanks to the competition. As he prepares to take his seat for another year of judging, Jason shares some advice and tips for prospective contestants on how to...

As election fever gets ready to grip the nation, Damien Killeen reports on Pink News’ live-streamed political debate… Last week, ‘Pink News’ sat down for a live streamed debate with Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, Tory peer and Leader of the House of Lords Baroness Stowell, the leader of the Green Party Natalie Bennett, Lib Dem Chief Whip Don...

Elegy was hidden away in the Vaults’ furthest space, reached by climbing up creaking metal stairs and waltzing through an arts display of dripping lace and jewelled glitz. But inside the old, dust-filled rococo cinema space, converted into a faded glamour theatre, there were just four fluorescent strip lights shining and a lone chair. The strip lights were arranged...