Porn stars and Prozac
As the pandemic death toll rises, jobs crumble and confusion reigns, we’re spinning deeper into a mental health crisis. Lockdown experiences are having psychological consequences – including restrictions on funerals…
LGBT
The Masculine Prison
Society expects strict behavioural patterns from both men and women, but gender isn’t strictly binary and on that sliding scale of biology and nurture exists a lesson for us all,…
Set me Free from GHB
GHB, GBL or G is an industrial solvent that’s often used as a party drug. It is highly likely that Reynhard Sinaga used the drug to spike and then rape,…
George Michael
George Michael would have been 57 today. He was a uniquely talented singer and songwriter. He was a global pin-up, cultural icon and a spliff totin’ pop queen. I still…
LGBT party at 10 Downing Street
David Cameron held the first LGBT reception at a Tory 10 Downing Street June 2010. The event sent Daily Mail readers into frothing fury, and neglected to invite Peter…
NYC Downlow
Created to highlight excellence in homocentric dance music – vintage house, disco, soul and funk – the NYC Downlow was born at Glastonbury Festival in 2007. It’s a temporary, counter-cultural,…
Jessy Ares- Porn Idol
Jessy Ares is an adult movie actor with a pop star side-gig. He can sing naked, go-go, juggle and if required, dazzle in hardcore porn.. He popped round for a…
Athens
Athens remains a dazzling city, boasting the historic beauty of The Acropolis and wild nightlife for queer party animals, says Stewart Who? The first time I went to Greece was…
Penny Arcade
Penny Arcade Aka Susana Ventura is a performance artist, author and experimental theatre practitioner. She’s been kicking against conformity since the ’60s. Penny’s kept her radical roots, refused to censor…
Finland
I arrived in Helsinki via Finnair, early on a Saturday night. Despite checking weather reports, the Arctic chill proved a bracing surprise. The city was quietly blanketed under a thick…