VIDEO: DRAG IDOL 2010

Cheryl Cole. Dusty Springfield. Shakira. Audrey Roberts. Drag Idol 2010 kicked off last week at London’s glamourous Black Cap in Camden. Drag Idol is the nationwide search for the UK’s cabaret diva. Many previous winners and contestants have become regular fixtures on the campy-loo scene....

March 15th, 2010 | Clubland, Highlights, Latest videos | Read More

REVIEW: A MAN’S WORLD

Accessing gay history is not a straight forward task. Our stories lurk amongst the archives, often as hidden as the identities that, for centuries, have been marginalised, vilified and condemned. Many people simply don’t know where to look, or for what latent, tell-tale signs to seek out. Many more...

March 15th, 2010 | Reviews | Read More

COMMENT: PRIDE, GLF AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Spring is beginning to dawn and before we know it summer will be upon us. And of course with summer comes the biggest gay party of the year – Gay Pride. And this year it is something we need to plan for well in advance. Some may think that this is all rather premature, but this year’s festival is...

February 22nd, 2010 | Comment, Highlights | Read More

LONDON POPE PARTY

Hey dudes – there’s a party in town, and you’re invited. This Sunday, Valentines Day, outside the Houses of Parliament, London. The theme: to stop the Vatican’s crusade against women and gay rights. Dress: bonanza. Bullet points: Supporting: · Women’s equality and reproductive...

February 10th, 2010 | Highlights, News, What's on | Read More

ANDREW PIERCE: “Why as a gay man, I agree with the Pope…”

In today’s Daily Mail’s Andrew Pierce writes how he agrees with the Pope’a views towards UK equality legislation. He says: “I believe that the Government’s decision to force the Church to abide by its equality legislation could hurt some of the most vulnerable members of...

February 3rd, 2010 | Comment, Highlights | Read More

VIDEO: AN INTERVIEW WITH DAVID HOYLE

In 2008 we interviewed David Hoyle at London’s fashioffable Royal Vauxhall Tavern ahead of his one woman show Magazine. This is that video, recovered from the archives. CLICK OVER THE PAGE…

January 12th, 2010 | Highlights, Interviews, Latest videos, Theatre | Read More

UK URGED TO ACT ON MALAWI ARRESTS

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband is being urged to press the Malawian government to release two men, Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, who are being held on remand over their alleged homosexual relationship, to drop all charges against them and to repeal the country’s anti-gay laws. Miliband...

January 8th, 2010 | International, News | Read More

HANDBAGS OUT AS CURRIE BRANDS ROBINSON “STINKING HYPOCRITE”

Iris Robinson – the Irish MP who branded gayers as abominations, yet secretly was having it away with a 19-year-old she met when he was a nine-year old in the butchers – has come under further criticism from former MP, celebrity wife-swapper and mistress Edwina Currie. Currie said: “If...

January 8th, 2010 | International, News | Read More

MALAWI GAY MARRIAGE TRIAL NEXT WEEK

A Malawian court yesterday refused bail to two men who celebrated their engagement to be married in a traditional African ceremony, which they held late last year. Giving his ruling at a court in the city of Blantyre on Monday 4 January, judge Nyakwawa Usiwa-Usiwa claimed Steven Monjeza (26) and Tiwonge...

January 5th, 2010 | International, News | Read More

HOMOVISION REHAB with THE SWARMITE: EXPECTATIONS

Setting expectations too high is societies curse, which is why government and partners fail us and media is flooded at this time of year with detox trivia, diet plans and resolutions. Don’t encourage them, be stylish – wait till February or when you feel you want to, rather than need to...

January 5th, 2010 | Rehab | Read More