Travel – Gay Palm Springs By Neil Geraghty
Palm Springs is the original Queen of the Desert. This wonderfully sunny oasis 2 hours west of LA wears
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Pink Picnic
This year’s Huddersfield Pink Picnic is going to be the biggest and best yet at the fabulous new central
Read moreWho’s that girl?
No – it’s actually NOT the Queen of Pop. It’s the world’s leading Madonna impersonator Melissa Totten and she
Read moreCheryl coming to town
Cheryl (Cole) has announced her first solo nationwide arena tour. Cheryl latest single Call My Name went straight to #1
Read moreRemembering Alan By Alex Wiggan
Codebreaker – Alan Turing’s life and legacy Exhibition dates: 21 June 2012 – June 2013 Admission: FREE Science Museum,
Read moreAre men turning into girlie-boys?
According to a recent survey conducted by Salon Services, the UK’s largest professional Hair and beauty supplier, there has
Read moreTHE GAY TV DRAMA LLAMA? By Beyonce
Remember when Channel 4 made that radical new drama about gay men living in Manchester? Seems like a million
Read moreBOOKS – JUNE
The Essential Camping Cookbook By Nick Allen Drawing on the know-how and expertise of the Scout Association
Read moreDonna Summer – RIP
There have been many ‘diva’ disco singers – some worthy of the name, others mere pretenders. Donna Summer was
Read morePout Festival
Romeos Taking over from the BFI’s cancelling of the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Tour in 2011, Peccadillo Pictures
Read moreJohan’s Blog – Twinky, twinky… little star.
Our STAXUS-ON-TOUR shows are always lots of fun. What’s more, they’re always different – depending on the city, the
Read moreRyan Jagger
The lad from Cleethorpes has changed his image and style of music a couple of times now but he’s
Read moreSavidge Opinions: The Arrogance of Youth
In the second of his new opinion pieces for Bent, Simon Savidge looks at who the real predators on
Read moreGirls with attitude by Ryan Houston
Utterly uninterested in following the formula, Stooshe, the London-based three-piece have not only disregarded the girl band code of conduct;
Read moreTravel – Hello Sailor: Gay Portsmouth & Isle of Wight!
Ahoy me boys! Manly mariner Adrian Gillan drifts into dock for a naval binge in Portsmouth – plus the neighbouring
Read moreTravel – Stratford-upon-Avon: Shakesqueer?
Adrian Gillan visits Stratford-upon-Avon and asks: was Shakespeare bi, or even full-on gay? Plus: Nearby Warwick! Amidst gorgeous Warwickshire countryside,
Read moreLIFE IS A CABARET FOR WILL
Rufus Norris’ much anticipated re-imagining of his double Olivier-award winning production of CABARET is to star internationally renowned singer/songwriter
Read moreGay Superhero Marries
Marvel Comics first gay marriage is between longtime X-Man Northstar and his civilian boyfriend, Kyle… and all the excitement
Read moreYorkshire Know Your HIV Status
A quarter of people living with HIV do not know that they have the virus. Knowing if you are
Read moreGay Photographers
f20-12 is an exciting exhibition of new photography from the Gay Photographers Network. Following the success of last year’s
Read moreObama joins global trend to gay marriage
“President Obama joins the British Prime Minister and the new French President in backing same-sex marriage. It’s an unstoppable
Read morePride Updates
YORK ‘NORTHERN’ PRIDE York’s gay Pride event takes a major leap forward in 2012 with many advances, including main sponsorship
Read moreThe Community Campaign launches a new era in advertising
56 Dean Street is offering members of the gay community the chance to design an innovative HIV or
Read more“TEXTING ON THE DANCE FLOOR”
Jonny “The Gay Pimp” McGovern’s career began in 2003 with DIRTY GAY HITS, a collection of hilarious gay themed
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