Introducing Sex Toys in a Gay Relationship: Enhancing Intimacy and Connection
Sex toys have long been stigmatized or misunderstood, but they are increasingly being embraced as valuable tools for enhancing intimacy,
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Pride Month & Adult Play!
At Bent.com, June is one of our favourite months, as it is Pride Month. For many in our office, this
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Review: War Requiem, English National Opera, London Coliseum
By Adrian Gillan for Bent Gay Sex Shop & Magazine A gay great composer’s setting of a gay great poet’s
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Sexy Sofia
by Adrian Gillan for Bent for Bent Gay Shop & Magazine Bulging boys! Adrian Gillan savours history, culture and scene
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We are Family, especially in Bristol!
by Adrian Gillan for Bent Gay Shopping & Magazine More ‘n more gay families now include children – adopted,
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The Inheritance (Parts 1&2), Noël Coward Theatre
by Adrian Gillan for Bent Gay Shop and Magazine What can gays, past and present, learn from each other? And
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Gay Groningen!
by Adrian Gillan for Bent Gay Shop & Magazine The Netherlands’ northern powerhouse, where one in four are students! Bent’s
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Lest We Forget, English National Ballet, Sadler’s Wells, London
by Adrian Gillan for Bent Gay Shop & Magazine Seared into the emotional memory! Bent’s Adrian Gillan hails English National
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We are Family, especially in Eastbourne!
by Adrian Gillan for Bent Gay Shop & Magazine More ‘n more gay families now include children – adopted, biological,
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We are Family, especially in Canterbury!
More and more gay families now include children – adopted, biological, maybe even from previous heterosexual relationships. So where better
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Gay Glasgow
Adrian Gillan takes the sky-high road north of the border for a queer cultural treat in gutsy Glasgow – a
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Absolute Hell, Lyttleton Theatre (National Theatre)
Desperate decadence in London’s post-war Soho! Bent Magazine and Bent Gay Shop‘s Adrian Gillan enjoys queer goings-on in the National
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GMDC’s ANNUAL CHARITY GALA: Gender, Equality & A brighter tomorrow!
Join The Gay Men’s Dance Company’s second annual Charity Gala, starring members from the Dance, Choir, Pole classes and new this
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We are Family, especially in Newquay!
by Adrian Gillan for Bent Magazine & Bent Gay Shop More and more gay families now include children – adopted,
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Winchester chaps!
by Adrian Gillan for Bent History, culture and sexy guys! Adrian Gillan hails city sights and Hampshire Pride – in
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We are Family, especially in Poole!
More and more gay families now include children – adopted, biological, maybe even from previous op-sex relationships. Where better to
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Chichester Chaps!
History, culture and sexy Sussex guys! Adrian Gillan hails homo heaven – in classy Chichester! Modern Chichester is built slap-bang
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Steam me up, Scottie!
Great Scot! Adrian Gillan takes the high road for a queer cultural treat in Scottish capital, Edinburgh! And all a
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Genoa Guys
It gave the world Christopher Columbus, Niccolò Paganini and… pesto sauce! Adrian Gillan savours the odd palazzo ‘n piazza, plus
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Man Hungry? Food Zurich!
Delicious food, tasty men! Bent’s Adrian Gillan bites off as much as he can possibly chew at the annual Food
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We are Family, especially in Hastings!
More and more gay families now include children – adopted, biological, maybe even from previous op-sex relationships. Where better to
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The Gay Men’s Dance Company Charity Gala
Fancy a night of hot gay men dancing around for your entertainment and proceeds going towards charities that feed back
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Style & Comfort: Marco Marco Underwear
Bent Shop is proud to add Marco Marco Underwear to their amazing pants portfolio. And with an generous 15% off
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Nipple Play: Upgrade your sex life
Do you think nipples are a useless part of the male anatomy? Just for aesthetics? Wrong: nipples are one of
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Hot Artist Reimagines Superheroins and Femme Fatales as Pin up Hunks
Zach Brunner is a New York-based freelance illustrator specialising in comic book penciling, inking and colouring, concept art, and storyboards.
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Video: How To Get Pietro Boselli’s Six Pack
Muscle god and math genius Pietro Boselli has recently uploaded a tutorial to sculpt his iconic abs. Whether you want
Read moreStratford Anew: 5 fresh reasons to revisit The Bard’s home town!
Think you know gay old Stratford-upon-Avon?! Bent’s own little Bard, Adrian Gillan discovers a clutch of new attractions and hotels,
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Hunky Matt Watters in his Garçon Underwear
Always an eye for talent and one of our favourite underwear brands, Garçon Model sits down to talk to one
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Bent Shop’s HUGE sale!
Tis the season – to grab great bargains! With the festive season firmly behind us, it’s time to shift the
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Mad about Malaga
Manly and Moorish! Bent’s Adrian Gillan flies Monarch to get hot ‘n sweaty with those mucho macho Med men in
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Men in Rennes!
Capital of the proud region of Brittany in northwest France, Adrian Gillan enjoys the history, culture and feisty scene in
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We are Family, especially in Cardiff!
Oh Boyo! More and more gay families now include children – adopted, biological, maybe even from previous heterosexual relationships. So
Read moreLove Island’s Alex Bowen strips for Calendar
Our favourite Love Island contestant from this year, runner up, Alex Bowen gets the goods out for you to enjoy all
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Harry just got Hotter!
Bringing together two of our favourite things with a magical outcome – model Zachery Howell poses shirtless in a Harry
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Red Hot 2017 Calendar Pics Leak
Just when you thought Red Hot couldn’t get any hotter – 2017 is subtitled “Exposed” and finally the models are
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Bologna Boys
Where the boys are as saucy as the food! Adrian Gillan savours pastas and porticoes, towers and testosterone in student-swollen
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Detroit: the “Comeback City” you’ll wanna come back to!
The lowdown on Motown! With a proud heritage of music, sport and culture, dynamic resurgent Downtown plus friendly gay scene,
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Awesome Almería!
Manly and Moorish! Bent’s Adrian Gillan flies Monarch to get hot ‘n sweaty with those sexy Med men in the
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The Best Gay Jokes in Film and Television
As being gay is becoming more widely accepted as a norm, our representation in the media is increasing, though hardly
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Is this the most homo-erotic sport?
Can we please take a moment and discuss our new favourite sport? We are already writing up a petition to
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Duncan James confirms Hollyoaks role
Boyband hunk and sexually open Duncan James has confirmed that he will now be a full time member of British
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Grindr Tribes In Picture
We all know Grindr, we probably all use Grindr, but do we know the tribe system properly enough? It’s not
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Hunk works out in Addicted underwear
Just when we thought we couldn’t love Addicted underwear anymore, this masterpiece of a video fell into our laps. Dressed
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Bordeaux Boys
Who needs wine? Adrian Gillan discovers there’s a lot more to the beautiful, historic, arty and sexy town of Bordeaux
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Deadpool’s Gayest Moments
Deadpool is all different sexualities at all different times. Suffering terminal brain cancer, he joined the Weapon X program, volunteering
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Desperate Housewives Twin Charlie Carver Comes Out as Gay
Charlie Carver, star of Teen Wolf (and one of the hot Scavo twins we all had base thoughts about), came out
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Gay Porn Stars Read Mean Tweets
We’ve all seen Celebs Read Mean Tweets, but THIS is what we’ve really been waiting for. The hottest stars of
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Very Naked Ibiza
Dylan Rosser, the Photographer who brought you RED, NAKED, 100, X-POSED and LOFT has a Kickstarter for a new photo
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Ben Hardy, Completely Naked!
The Eastenders Heart-throb and X-Men: Apocalypse star appeared full-frontal in a play, The Judas Kiss, about Oscar Wilde and his lover. Finally, some
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Sexy Santas to get you in the Festive Spirit
Are you a bit of a Grinch? Ebenezer Scrooge reborn? Are the lights hanging from the trees and songs already playing on
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Watch – 10 Facts you (probably) didn’t know about penises.
For most of us its our favourite talking, point if not our favourite toy, whether its our own or someone
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Final Approval Given for Gay men to recieve HPV Vaccine
Men who have sex with men (MSMs) up to the age of 45 will finally have the chance to receive the
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The Hottest Red-Heads in Porn
As I lifelong lover of gingers, I’ve watched my fair share of porn starring ginger models. Okay, maybe more than
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Twinks: An Endangered Species?
At first, only the Daddies and twink-hunters noticed it, but now its dawning on the rest of us. Where are
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Smooth or Hairy?
The age old question. Well, at least since the age of the first razor blade. Which is better; which is
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Boxer Yusaf Mack Comes Out as Bisexual,
In a statement released Monday, boxer Yusaf Mack retracts allegations he made that he was drugged into appearing in a gay
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Book – Restart in Newtown, Sydney
Restart in Newtown, Sydney by Jan Henkel A young student from rural Germany travels to Australia to study for a
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Travel – We are Family, especially in Edinburgh!
By Adrian Gillan Great Scot! More and more gay families now include children – adopted, biological, maybe even from
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Sex Test – Just How Gay Are You?
In the interest of science (that’s a lie) so really for no other reason than it could be fun we have
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DVD – Velociraptor
On the eve of an imminent apocalypse, two buddies one gay, one undecided – wander the streets. Deep in
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First GB Track and Field athlete comes out
There has been a recent spate of sportsmen coming out in the British media and today, in an exclusive
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Homotopia 2015 ART = LIFE
Throughout November and in cultural institutions across Liverpool, Homotopia will be presenting yet another packed programme of art and
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Sam Smith – The Drowning Shadows Edition
Friday 6th November sees global popstar Sam Smith release “In The Lonely Hour: The Drowning Shadows Edition” – the
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We Call it Rugby
England Rugby has launched ‘We Call it Rugby’ – a national campaign to grow participation and re-engagement amongst 16-24
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Gfest – (Complacent Present)… Fragile Future?
An annual platform for LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex) artists and organisations, the 8th GFEST –
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DVD – Jess & James
Jess is a bohemian youth with secrets to hide from his shrewd parents. James feels trapped living with his
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Film – Do I Sound Gay
Is there such a thing as a “gay voice”? Why do some people “sound gay” but not others? Why
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Same-sex couples could soon be biological parents
by Terry Gee In what seems to be something straight out of science-fiction, a medical breakthrough suggests
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Elton wants to meet Putin
by Terry Gee In a recent interview with the BBC, Sir Elton John has said he would like to
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What are your biggest turn offs?
by Terry Gee Arthus and Nico are a French couple who have opened up their lives to their many followers
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Gay Porn on YouTube!
by Terry Gee Seriously; there is gay porn on YouTube! We were doing our usually troll around the internet when this
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Sam Smith Sings New Bond Theme
by Terry Gee It really has been an incredible year for Sam Smith. As we reported earlier today, Sam made
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Sam Smith Makes UK Chart History
by Terry Gee It might be entitled The Lonely Hour, but with his debut album staying in the UK top
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Sir Ian McKellen Needs You!
by Terry Gee It’s that time of the year again when OUTstanding and the Financial Times turn to you to nominate
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McQueen – Theatre Review
by Terry Gee McQueen is the story of fashion designer Alexander McQueen, whose untimely death in 2010 shook the world.
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Do you agree with gay adoption?
by Terry Gee Everyone has their own opinions and points of view, but is it right to air
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Sticky Graphic Novels
Sticky Graphic Novels publishes literary, wordless, gay erotic graphic novels for an international audience. They give a context of
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Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker
by Terry Gee There is now a matchmaking app/game for your phone or computer and it’s hosted by
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Only Lads launch new app
Only Lads, the leading gay dating community, have released a brand new version of their app which makes connecting
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The Eight Types of Gays I’ve Dated
by Terry Gee After yesterday’s post about 19 year old Dylan, this just popped up on our Facebook feed.
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Your Parents Know You’re Gay
by Terry Gee We all have a coming out story. Some are sad, some are emotional and some
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The Largest Leather Event in the World
by Terry Gee Folsom Street Fair is the annual celebration held in San Francisco. With an average turn out
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Maiden voyage of anti-austerity gig benefits PACE charity
Then Spoke The Thunder is an anti-austerity gig – hopefully the first in a series – with each event
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Naked Shopping with Naked Mates.
Naked Mates, the online community for men who enjoy being naked with other men, is offering its members the
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Where gays come from
by Terry Gee When we think of Plato, most of us think of Atlantis. What you may not know
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Sexual minorities less satisfied with life
A major study of life satisfaction among sexual minorities in the United Kingdom and Australia by academics from the London
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Love has no labels
by Terry Gee Being gay, it is sometimes difficult to understand why there is still so much prejudice towards
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Rugby League star comes out as gay
In an exclusive interview with The Mirror, father of two and professional Rugby League player Keegan Hirst is the
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Are you pee shy?
by Terry Gee A lot of gay men are pee shy – but is this just a gay thing? We
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Mr Gay World Dies
by Terry Gee In 2010 Charl van den Berg won the title of Mr Gay World. He was entered
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Interview with Comedian Suzi Ruffell
by Terry Gee Five years ago, Suzi Ruffell packed in her day job as a PA and took
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The new Will & Grace?
by Terry Gee There are 1.5 billion people in China – that’s one fifth of the planet’s population –
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Proud to be gay
by Terry Gee For 25 years Brighton has held an annual Pride event; starting with a huge parade through the
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It’s Absolutely Fabulous darling!
by Terry Gee The Ab Fab movie IS happening! Speaking on This Morning, Joanna Lumley said the film is
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Boy Scouts of America end Gay Ban
by Terry Gee On Monday night, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) lifted the ban on gay adults serving
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London LGBTQI cross-arts festival GFEST
GFEST – Gaywise FESTival, recognised as London LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex) cross-arts annual event in
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Pride in the Face of Adversity
by Terry Gee Uganda is an Eastern African country that made the headlines in 2011 with a proposed legislation
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Porn: 65 million years in the making
by Terry Gee There have been many porn adaptations of Hollywood blockbusters: Shaving Ryan’s Privates, Bareback Mountain and Drill
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Chunky Muscle Inducted to the Gay & Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame
Chris Morgan (aka Chunky Muscle) has been inducted to the Gay & Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame in a
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QBoy gets his DragOn
In 2015 who doesn’t love Game of Thrones, weed and trap music? Nope – this isn’t another concept-less cannabis
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Come and play with Odd Shaped Balls
“His name is Jimmy Hall. He plays with odd shaped balls. So put your bums against the wall, here
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Travel – Zurich Pride 2015
Bent’s Adrian Gillan is far from neutral about the sizzling Swiss sights and scene in Zurich – not least
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Book – The Satyr of Capri
Rome, AD 108. What, or who is the mysterious Satyr of Capri? Rare statue, man, or monster? Why do
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First-Ever Industry-Wide Global LGBT Travel Survey Launched
For the first time, a global survey is to measure the tourism industry’s attitudes and strategic approaches to the
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Alan Cumming to host Attitude Awards
Attitude Magazine is delighted to announce award-winning actor Alan Cumming will host its inaugural Pride Awards at the end
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‘Fudgepacker Brownie’ Campaign
Award winning, gay owned baker, Konditor & Cook, launch a special edition ‘Fudgepacker Brownie’, with a percentage of its
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Yapping with Alan Carr
By James Rampton Award-winning comedian, author and chat show supremo Alan Carr, returns to his stand up roots with
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Bent USA – Chicago Gets Bougie This Pride
By Paul Hutnick Pride Wars have long been fought between San Francisco and New York, and why not? Both
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Epic New Novel Explores a Post-Apocalyptic Utopian Earth
“Willem of the Tafel” is the gripping new novel from Hans M. Hirschi, the author behind the gay fiction darlings,
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How Does He Do That?
As we left the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford, that was the only topic of conversation. How the hell, in a
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Character is the key
CHARACTER is the fancy, up itself, international Gay Art magazine of images and emotions… but it has every right to
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Travel – Fabulous Fethiye!
History, culture, nightlife: Adrian Gillan flies Monarch to Dalaman and falls in love with nearby Fethiye, jewel of the Turkish
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Meet meat magazine
This is a little mag that may have slipped past your gaydar, so perhaps it’s time to re-acquaint you with –
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Ben Cohen Supports Diversity Role Model’s Workshops
Former England Rugby international Ben Cohen visited The Elmgreen School in Tulse Hill, south London, to support leading anti-bullying charity
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Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage
Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage – the critically-acclaimed play about Gareth Thomas, the first professional rugby player to come out while
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New play about Alan Turing
To Kill a Machine is unique and innovative piece of theatre which offers an empowering and heartbreaking story of a
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‘The Tolerance Trap’ – what happened to the kick-ass gay rights movement?
Is marriage really the summit of aspiration for the ‘gay nation’? Angry radicalism should not have turned into a whisper
Read morePatrick Gale – Ask the author
Novelist Patrick Gale is known for his bestsellers set deep in the heart of Cornwall where he lives on a
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Needed – gay role models to join the register and save lives
A gay bone marrow donor is calling for more gay men to join the Anthony Nolan donor register, highlighting the
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House of Lords inequality for gay partners
Days before the first anniversary of same-sex marriages being legalised in the UK, the argument for gay couples to receive
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Manchester Pride’s Spring Benefit
The Manchester Pride charity Spring fundraiser is back on Thursday 14th May, sponsored by Manchester Airport, with an exciting array
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South West’s biggest Pride event
Photos: Alan Quick Health and well-being advice and information will be found at the South West’s biggest free celebration of
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Film – One Deep Breath
Antony Hickling’s new film ONE DEEP BREATH just won a prize at the Bilbao LGBTQ+ film festival One Deep Breath
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Spearhead for historical change
Stephen Fry spearheads a UK effort on Change.org calling for 49,000 British gay men persecuted in the 1950s to get
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Sam Smith – Grammy King
Everyone who was anyone was there, except for those who were in London at the BAFTAs, but Los Angeles hosted
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Action plan tackles health inequalities for men who have sex with men.
Public Health England (PHE) has launched an action plan to address the health and wellbeing inequalities affecting gay, bisexual and
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Bent USA – Kenyth Mogan unlocks your heart
Kenyth Mogan was born and raised in Glasgow, Montana. He grew up in a typical All-American home with a typical
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The Only Way Is Gay
Just thought you might like to have a look at a relatively new site (to me anyway) called onlywayisgay.com . It
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The Boys Upstairs
Sex, Dating, Friendship, and all the blurry lines in between…The Boys Upstairs invites you into the fabulous living room of
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No More Gay Asylum Tests – Court Rules
The European Court of Justice have issued a judgement that refugees who claim asylum on the grounds that they are
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Michael Sam – GQ Man of the Year
“If I had it my way, I never would have done it the way I did, never would have told
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Find Naked Mates On The Move
Naked Mates, the popular website for men who like to get naked with other men, is now available to use
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Top 10 Tips for “Coming Out” Gay
Top 10 Tips for “Coming Out” Gay The person you come out to first should be someone you trust. Ideally
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Book – ‘The Complete Guide to Gay Life for New Explorers’
Coming out in 1996 wasn’t easy for author Michael Ryan. There were few resources available to help him through this
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Wanted – twins for sexual orientation study
A new study at the University of Essex is hoping to help understand how childhood experiences shape our sexual orientation
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A Look at Rentboys Through History
A Look at Rentboys Through History Written for brainiacs, but also fascinating to laypeople, Male Sex Work and Society (Harrington Park Press),
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Simple Pleasures
by G Alexander The other day I was chatting to a group of gay guys about what makes them happy
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Eurovision Song Contest Radio
Bent would like to welcome ESC Radio to its site as it broadcasts across Europe 24/7. The Eurovision Song Contest
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Bottom or Top?
Feeling versatile? Want to experience everything? You decide Well here’s a new little idea that might just put the fun
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Review – This Book Is Gay
This is a handy little guide to everyone LGBTI or straight, Muslim, Christian, Jew etc or just damn curious… all
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Why cottaging still matters.
In 2008 Jeff Akers, a retired accountant, went into a public toilet in the small town of Walton in Surrey
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Get Naked With New Mates
Whether you are always getting your kit off or are just interested in getting naked with like-minded guys, Naked Fest
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Travel – Surf’s Up! GaySurfers host South America’s only LGBT surf camp
Michael Sam, Ian Thorpe, Amelie Mauresmo, Tom Daley, Megan Rapinoe… the list of professional, out athletes keeps growing, but that
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Commonwealth Human Rights Rainbow Appears in Glasgow
As the Commonwealth Games commences a ground-breaking conference statement has put Glasgow on the map in the journey of lesbian,
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Bollywood Music Video for Gay Rights Exceeds One Million Views
A Bollywood-inspired United Nations music video with a message of gay acceptance has rapidly become one of the most watched
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The Thorpedo comes out
In an emotional new interview that is scheduled for transmission in Australia today (Sunday) nine times Olympic medal winner, swimmer
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Book – The Oldest Gay in the Village
A powerful, moving and very personal account of one man’s experience of being gay over the last nine decades. “I
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Heiðrik – Maria’s Donkey
Now here’s an artist from a place where we hear very little of – Heiðrik is a Faroese singer, songwriter and
Read more‘Coming Out’ to Play by Jonathan Dahl.
When I was at school it was always the sporty types who were treated differently. Teachers fawned over them and
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The Lunatic Agenda
This is the face of Russia’s co-creator of their gay propaganda laws, Vitaly Malinov. A man (we can only surmise)
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