Culture Anastacia set to bring 2026 Not That Kind tour to Brighton Centre Celebrate Anastacia’s chart‑topping career with Anastacia in Brighton! By Dale Melita • 2 min read
Culture INTERVIEW: Patricia Baloge talks standing in your truth, resistance and liberation "The freedom to be whoever you are is real, even if it takes work to hold on to it." By Dale Melita • 6 min read
Culture INTERVIEW: From having his name on a Britney Spears record to viral mashups, meet Adamusic Oops!... he remixed it again (soz I just had to get a pun in here somewhere) By Dale Melita • 6 min read
Edward Bluemel as William Shakespeare Culture Was Shakespeare queer ? William Shakespeare’s sexuality, the homoerotic relationship between a talk show host and a composer, and the closeted world of Hollywood’s gay actors all feature on the London stage this month and next. Scholars and LGBTQ+ commentators are undecided about whether our greatest playwright William Shakespeare was gay or By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Culture Rising unapologetically queer artist GIO X releases debut single, Kiss Check out your new fave dizzying push-pull of loving a narcissist anthem By Dale Melita • 2 min read
Culture Controversy erupts over ‘straight-washed’ portrayal of Alan Turing in new book A newly released Australian novel has ignited a wave of controversy for its fictionalised portrayal of Alan Turing, the renowned British mathematician and World War II codebreaker, as a heterosexual man. Titled The Turing Protocol, the book has been criticised for "straight-washing" Turing’s life, erasing his identity By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Culture Trailblazing gay actor Tramell Tillman joins Marvel’s 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Emmy-nominated actor Tramell Tillman, best known for his chilling portrayal of Seth Milchick in Apple TV+’s Severance, has officially joined the cast of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the fourth instalment in the Tom Holland-led Spider-Man saga. The news, confirmed by multiple sources including Variety, marks Tillman’s Marvel Cinematic By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Culture Brace yourselves, Prince Joshua releases QUAKE single and music video For his birthday, Prince Joshua wanted to release something for everyone to TWERK to! By Dale Melita • 1 min read
Culture From Westeros to the Waltz: Gay Game of Thrones star Kristian Nairn joins Strictly 2025 Kristian Nairn, best known to millions as the gentle giant Hodor from Game of Thrones, is swapping Westeros for the waltz as he becomes the final celebrity confirmed for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing. The 49-year-old gay actor and DJ was unveiled live on BBC Radio 2, joining a By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Culture Great British Bake Off to make history with most visibly LGBTQ+ line-up including first-ever drag king The 2025 series of The Great British Bake Off is set to make history with its most visibly LGBTQ+ line-up to date, including the show’s first-ever drag king contestant. As the beloved baking competition returns to Channel 4 on 2 September, viewers can expect a vibrant mix of personalities, By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Culture Stan Pratt analyses addictive personalities on Dopamine Beast 👾 What happens when you take a neuroscientist who was born in Brighton, has a love for the 80s, theatrics, glitter, and alternative pop? You get Stan Pratt-creative producer and multi-instrumentalist crafting a sound as brainy as it is bold By Dale Melita • 3 min read
Culture INTERVIEW: TOWIE's Junaid Ahmed:"I'm unapologetically me" TOWIE returns for its 36th series, celebrating 15 years of Essex glitz, glamour and goss✨💎🍸 By Dale Melita • 5 min read
