May 2022

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Amplifying Queer Voices.

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Editorial Director Lewis Corner Art Director Jack Rowe Fashion Editor Umar Sarwar Associate Editor Sam Damshenas Social Media Manager Hollie Wong Contributing Editor Jamie Windust Junior Writer Zoya Raza-Sheikh Junior News Reporter Conor Clark Junior
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Editor’s Letter
The youth of today are under attack. The sanctity of their childhood is being weaponised to inflict further pain on them and their peers. It’s concentrated, coordinated and downright cruel. In 2022 so far we’ve seen legislators in Florida ban the tea
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Gotta Have It
From £185, at dsquared2.com Dsquared2 takes a walk on the green side, and the walk is bursting with smiles and positive affirmations. The dynamic duo, Dean and Dan, have launched the One Life One Planet capsule collection, marking the brand’s first s
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Heartstopper
“Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love…” It’s a story many GAY TIMES readers will resonate with, but one that hasn’t been well-represented for LGBTQ+ Brits in the coming-of-age slash teen genre. Of course, we’ve had Love, Victor and S
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Alice Oseman
I just want it to spread joy,” says Alice Oseman, “and be this show that young LGBTQ+ people can watch when they just want to feel happy and seen.” The British author is, of course, talking about the first-ever live-action adaptation of their treasur
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JUST LIKE US Meet The Youth Ambassadors Making Schools More LGBTQ+ Inclusive.
Since 2016, LGBTQ+ youth charity Just Like Us has collaborated with primary schools, secondary schools and colleges from all corners of the UK. Their mission statement? To help improve the lives of queer youth. Their annual, UK-wide celebration of LG
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A New Era Of Queer Young Adult Romance Novels Is Taking Over
LGBTQ+ young adult romance is thriving. If you don’t believe us, just take a quick look at a few of the viral reads circulating the bookish realms of Tumblr and TikTok aka BookTok and Booklr. Whether it's a beloved frenzy over The Seven Husbands of E
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We Finally Have Cartoons That Are Unapologetically Queer – And The Kids Are Loving It
Let's wind back almost 90 years exactly. Imagine it’s 1933 and you’re in a theatre watching what seems like a playful black and white movie short. It’s a film that looks at a soda jerk (what we would call a server) handing out drinks to the wealthy.

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