Obama 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
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Pride 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
Read moreTHE SECRET GIRL
Nikki Exotika’s “Secret Girl” is an empowering coming-out club track. Nikki Exotika reveals herself as a proud transwoman and
Read moreBent Bites – International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
IDAHO DAY The 17th May is IDAHO Day, so what does that mean? It is the International Day Against Homophobia
Read moreBoogaloo Stu
From a man who Gay Times called “ingenious and artistically brilliant…” comes a piece of pop magic. Devised and
Read moreBooks – FOR THE LOVE OF BALI
FOR THE LOVE OF BALI By Howard Roffman Never change a winning team — that’s obviously the motto of
Read moreUnited Colours of Brighton Pride
For the first time in its history the theme for Pride in Brighton and Hove, to be held on
Read moreMan Up – THT Game
HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has launched an addictive platform game with an important message for
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FASHION – Swimwear
Swimwear EaSy on the eye. The Spanish company es has become a by word in well -made fashionable underwear and
Read moreOXFORD PRIDE
Oxford Pride’s 10-day festival starts on 8th June with events including art exhibitions, panel talks, karaoke, a dog show, quizzes
Read morePinkpicnic at Greenhead
This year’s Pinkpicnic has been confirmed for 22nd July at a brilliant new venue Greenhead Park. The picnic has travelled
Read moreScotia Pride and New Bar
SADDLE UP FOR THE RIDING ROOM Glasgow’s newest gay venue The Riding Room brings a touch of theatre to
Read moreSavidge Opinions: Why I Don’t Date Stunning Men
In his first new series of opinion pieces for Bent, Simon Savidge ponders the pros and cons of dating
Read moreSHEFFIELD PRIDE
This year Sheffield Pride will be joining the Olympic bandwagon by going with a sports theme for the event. The
Read moreTellin’ Stories – Terry George – Pam Ann
You F’Coffee The Bloomsbury Theatre is a strange amalgamation of a student’s refectory and a theatre but became the
Read moreYORK’S THRIVING GAY NIGHTLIFE
Gay nightlife in York is thriving after a historic York pub reopened as a new LGBT and OUTrageous, York’s
Read moreFILM REVIEWS By Chris Amos
American Pie: Reunion Out 2nd May All the American Pie characters we met a little more than a decade ago
Read moreJohan’s Blog – Can’t we have regular sex anymore?
What’s happened to good old-fashioned sex? You know, some shy kissing and cuddling, followed by a nice blowjob and
Read moreCAN A COMA REALLY TURN YOU GAY? By Beyonce
Surely by now we’ve all heard the story of Chris Birch, the 26-year-old straight guy who fell over,
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Mrs Brown’s Gay Boy
Mrs Brown’s Boys is a comedy sitcom on BBC One, created by and starring Irish writer and performer Brendan O’Carroll.
Read moreEncountering Julian Briefly By Gordon Hopps
We love Julian. We love him for being Julian. We love the way he can insinuate and double entre and
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BEYONCE – IT’S A QUEER THING, THIS MARRIAGE
So religious leaders have come out in force to declare gay marriage as perversions of a basic human right.
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