Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2021 i GAY TIMES

I don’t usually like to use this letter to speak about GAY TIMES’ success too much because it can all become a bit too self-congratulatory, but we passed a milestone last month that I am incredibly proud of. On Instagram we became the first LGBTQ+ publication in the world to hit a million followers. Our content on the platform regularly reaches more than 20m people each month. For a media brand created in 1984 (with our origins going back even further to 1974), to still be reaching new generations of LGBTQ+ people in innovative ways has been no easy feat. We’ve gone from a community newspaper to reaching a huge amount of people across the globe on a daily basis, always prioritising the queer agenda. I want to take this…

The all new Tiffany & Co. scent will ensure you see the world in rose-gold tinted sunglasses. There really is something fruity going on here with gorgeous notes of blackcurrant and lavish lychee sprinkled with pink pepper for a super playful top note. The main event is the blue rose accord, lending some signature class to this fresh fragrance. The scent closes with a deep musk and iris combo that will take you straight to your breakfast at Tiffany’s. This truly is the power of scent, one spritz of this in the morning and your summer romance will never end. Throwing it back to the jeweller’s iconic diamond cuts and precious metals, this perfume revamps the classic Tiffany Blue packaging, dipping into modern rose-gold waters. Etched into the bottle are…

THEY THEM The cultural conversation surrounding pronouns has been a strung out one. Whether it’s a heated debate unfolding on social media, a certain Canadian professor loudly proclaiming his unwillingness to respect students’ pronouns, or a gimmicky half-baked joke parodying what people can choose to identify as. In short, the topic of pronouns has, somehow, been propped up as some kind of social justice warrior novelty, rather than considered discourse that shapes how we respect each other in the queer community. So, to offer some clarity on the subject, GAY TIMES spoke with a handful of LGBTQ+ people to unpack why pronouns (which we’ve used extensively throughout history) has suddenly become such a hotbed topic. For me, pronouns make absolute sense. Well, when it comes to basic syntax and the…

Midsommar (2019), Scream (1996), and I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) are undeniable contemporary classics. As a self-professed lover of film, horror was always something I was enthused by, but I often overlooked them for psychological thrillers; Panic Room (2002) and A Quiet Place (2018) remain a few of my favourites. Aside from Jennifer’s Body (2009), horror wasn’t something I was gripped by, but it’s hard to sidestep the obvious: blood-soaked films have a hold over the queer community. We’re all familiar with the post-movie conversations guessing which character was likely the gay one or if the film was laden with queer subtext or not. Horror and its aesthetics (yes, this includes the androgynous stylings, overt homoerotic themes, and considered dialogue) has become a genre, that many remark,…

Thirteen years in, and Drag Race is continuing to break new ground. Besides its plethora of Emmy nominations and wins - RuPaul recently became the most awarded Black artist of all time - the acclaimed series has made (necessary) strides when it comes to representing the charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent of transgender entertainters. In 2021 alone, Gottmik entered the US werkroom as the franchise’s first trans male competitor, ultimately making the final, while Kylie Sonique Love became the first trans queen on a season hosted by Mama Ru to emerge victorious - and the first to do so since Angele Anang conquered Drag Race Thailand in 2018. Thankfully, we didn’t have to wait as long for another trans competitor to take home the crown. Just two months after Kylie’s…