Hooray for Harro-gay-te!
The North of England’s ultimate spa town! Adrian Gillan gets steamed and cream-tea’d up – by happy Harrogate’s Georgian grandeur
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Stratford 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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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
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Orlando’s Cock is Bloom-ing Marvelous!
Hollywood heart-throb Orlando Bloom has been photographed naked whilst on holiday in Italy. Whether walking the decks of a pirate
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We are Family, especially in Cromer!
More and more gay families now include children – adopted, biological, maybe even from previous op-sex relationships. And where better
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Brighton in May: a Fistful of Fests!
Bent’s Adrian Gillan hits the UK’s queerest seaside resort for the 50th Brighton Festival (7-29 May 2016), England’s largest arts
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NAKED MATES HOLIDAYS
With Spring well and truly on it’s way, many people will be casting their minds towards summer holidays in exotic
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HOMEGROWN LUXURY: CUMBRIA, NORTHUMBRIA, THE DALES
At Bent Magazine we like travel as much as our readers do. But we’re always keen to trumpet the beauties
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Travel – Hot in Ottawa!
It may be winter in the Canadian capital, but Ottawa’s history, culture and men leave Adrian Gillan all in a
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Travel – Mykonos
Beauty and the beach By JD Van Zyl Hedonistic party nights, sun-drenched beaches and the most gay-friendly destination in the
Read MoreGetting sexy in Salt Lake City
Ushered onto the global stage by the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, Salt Lake City might still be best known as
Read MoreTravel – Barca Boys
You know… that place near Sitges! Adrian Gillan visits the Catalan capital of camp and cool and finds Barcelona still
Read MoreEveryone’s favourite nephew
Porn star Ashley Ryder is well known for his work with the likes of Eurocreme, UK Naked Men and a
Read MoreBent Erotic Fiction – Connection
By Les Lea I’d been looking forward to our holiday in Cyprus for a few months and despite my
Read MoreNewquay nookie!
Photo: Newquay PR team. Who needs Hawaii? Adrian Gillan far prefers the gorgeous surfer boys wafted in by warm
Read MoreDazzlin’ Dallas – not your verage Western cowtown
Live Large. Think Big. That’s the Dallas marketing slogan and one on which the metropolis delivers in true Texan style.
Read MoreTweak My Peak
Chocolates and cheese, mountains and lakes, money and men: Adrian Gillan is far from neutral about the fab hiking
Read MoreTravel – Edinburgh
Great Scot! Adrian Gillan takes the high road for a queer cultural treat in Scottish capital, Edinburgh! From medieval Old
Read MoreViva Las Gaygas
Words and photos by Mark Hawkins At the very top of my imaginary list of perfect holiday destinations was a
Read MoreJohans Blog: Sex on the beach… but I prefer a hotel room
To be perfectly honest, I really urgently need a holiday. After all, the last few weeks have just been way
Read MoreMaspalomas Pride 2011
Photos: Grizz We at Bent are always up for a bit of a ‘do’… and when the particular ‘do’ on
Read MoreBirmingham Pride set to be the biggest yet!
Birmingham will be turning pink over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend as an anticipated 100,000 visitors descend in the city
Read MoreA Slut’s Guide to Holiday Heaven
By Beyonce Tried and tested by four of the biggest slags in Britain (well, three and their rather lacklustre quasi-slutty
Read MoreMaintaining the lead
Blackpool has, for a long time now, been the premier holiday destination for those seeking a thrilling daytime matched by
Read MoreGAY HOT SPOTS – Spartacus best places
20 Top Destinations for Gay Travellers “GAY HOT SPOTS leads us to the most popular travel destinations for gay men.
Read MoreFebruary 2011: Editor’s Words
Now that we are well into 2011 many of us will be turning our thoughts to the warmer weather and
Read MoreIbiza Geezer! – By Adrian Gillan
Already mad about Mallorca and Menorca, Adrian Gillan samples that gayest of Balearics: Ibiza! It attracted artists in the 50s,
Read MoreJohan: Sometimes it’s better to just stay in bed!
Maybe you know the feeling. There are days you just want to forget. Days when everything goes wrong and you
Read MoreAiming to get men more active!
This year, the annual National Men’s Health Week 14th-20th June, organised by the Men’s Health Forum, will encourage men and
Read MoreTravel – Pick-of-the-cropolis!
Yee Gods! Adrian Gillan visits Athens, the birthplace of homosexuality! Outside Egypt and the Middle East, perhaps no other city
Read MoreBent Erotic Fiction – Come on Vacation
By G Alexander. The temperature was in the 80s as I supped my beer and looked out onto the calm
Read MorePulling in my Puma – Pulling off my pants.
by Johan Volny. There is still lots of snow here in the Czech Republic, but I’m already preparing for the
Read MoreBabylon in Bangkok. (Thailand)
By Darrell Hirst. Few capital cities can regard themselves as on a par with Bangkok. Thailand’s main urban centre is
Read MoreHalloweek – Toronto
Halloween is a special time in any Torontonian’s calendar. Rather than celebrate on just one night, like we do, they
Read MoreQueer Crete!
Role over Rhodes and make way Mykonos! Adrian Gillan hits Crete – birthplace of Zeus; and the Minotaur! By far
Read MoreBarcelona Circuit Festival 2009
The Spanish Matinee Group famous for its parties in Barcelona, Ibiza and around the world, now organise what has become
Read MoreCheeky Chester!
Adrian Gillan grins wider than a Cheshire cat in historic, and surprisingly queer, Chester! Hugging the North Wales border, Chester
Read MoreThe Kerry Katona free Iceland
There are many misconceptions about Iceland, but with low cost airliners like Iceland Express offering travellers regular flights, it does
Read MoreMad about Mallorca!
Seen Ibiza? Loved Menorca? Adrian Gillan tries that other beautiful Balearic: mighty Mallorca! It bore the likes of Rafael Nadal
Read MoreMalta – At the heart of the Mediterranean
Darrell Hirst flies off to this little nugget of an island to discover if it is the Mediterranean’s best kept
Read MoreJohan’s Blog – Summer fun and a dash of Pride
Hurray! At long last it’s summer, and we can finally get to enjoy the sunshine – and the holiday season
Read MoreTravel Cyprus
Eastern Mediterranean From Istanbul to North Cyprus, Chris Amos takes in a vacation with a difference. While our pound takes a
Read MoreHoliday Dos and Don’ts
Holiday dos and don’ts Do Get a tan, so you can show up all those fake-baked nancy-boys what it’s all
Read MoreTravel Gran Canaria
Why is Gran Canaria such a popular Gay Destination ? This was the question that I was asked last week
Read MoreHotel Matchmakers
Hotel Matchmakers The reservations engine of Attitude Hotels, the world’s only gay-and-lesbian-oriented lodging brand, has just rolled out another revolutionary
Read MoreDanny Tenaglia
DANNY TENAGLIA Danny Tenaglia is the master of progressive garage, hailing from the supercool nightclubs of New York. You might
Read MoreQueen’s Day 2008
Queen’s Day 2008 by ChrisGeary.com If you only visit Amsterdam once in your life, make sure your visit coincides with
Read MoreNever Forget
You Can’t Take That Away From Them… We’ve had the Madness Musical ‘Our House’, the Blondie Musical ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’
Read MoreNorway Shows The Way
The Norwegian government has proposed a marriage law that would give gay couples the same rights as heterosexuals, including church
Read MoreThe Q Guide To Gay Beaches
The Q Guide to Gay Beaches By David Allyn This is not a typical travel guide, instead, it offers commentary from
Read MoreMiami Winter
Winter Party Festival 2008 With the by-line “The US dollar is weak but the Miami sun is strong!” you just
Read MoreTravel – Austria
The Alps – Winter or Summer make for an unforgettable holiday! Now open, Austria’s first hotel for gay men in
Read MoreTravel – Marrakech
Moor, please! Adrian Gillan delights in the medieval Moroccan molly-Mecca of Marrakech! This ancient Southern Moroccan “Red City” (more salmony-pink)
Read MoreTerry – Jimmy Carr
The coldest comedian What a weird weekend I had recently. It started out with a mad dash across the Pennines
Read MoreDantes Cove
Sex on the beach Red-hot supernatural Stateside TV hit – Dante’s Cove – finally comes to the UK this month.
Read MoreGoing Going Gone
Going going gone. A new survey in the US has found that nearly half of all gay men (48%) and
Read MoreThe Lonely Planet
Take A Break – before you break Stress is a killer, needless stress is just plain pointless so why put
Read MoreArt – NAKED AMBITION
NAKED AMBITION Paint A’Licious is a sumptuous collection of images by the famous body-painter, artist and photographer, Joanne Gair. Joanne creates
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