Helen Meriel Thomas

2 weeks ago | gaystarnews.co.uk | Helen Meriel Thomas

Did someone say cheese and pineapple? The Barbican are going back to in time, with a film season dedicated to Queer cinema of the 1970s. Queer 70s: LGBTQ+ Cinema in the Decade after Stonewall is a poetic theme for Britain’s most famous brutalist building, but this programme is anything but hard and functional. Rather, it’s an unexpected reveal of a lush Queer world.

3 weeks ago | gaystarnews.co.uk | Helen Meriel Thomas

RAF Veteran Liz Stead has spoken to the BBC about her criminal record for “perceived same-sex sexual activity.” She was thrown out of the RAF in 1969 after bosses discovered a love letter from her girlfriend. However, she was unaware this also came with a criminal record, which she only discovered last December. She learnt of the criminal record when applying for the scheme awarding financial redress for veterans who were sacked during a ban on homosexuality in the armed forces.

3 weeks ago | gaystarnews.co.uk | Helen Meriel Thomas

There are certain events that can only happen in Mayfair. A luxury erotic performance art salon is one of them. Down the carpeted stairs and wood-pannelled walls of Dear Darling, the Sublime Society is about to make its London debut. It would not be at home in a grubby warehouse, or on a cabaret stage to an audience of sweaty, sticky club-goers. It has the heady flavour which is all too-often missing in modern sex: opulence.

1 month ago | gaystarnews.co.uk | Helen Meriel Thomas

The Met Gala 2025 theme of “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” not only brought out incredible fits, but fixed attention on the Black artists, designers and stylists who are shaping culture and fashion. The Met Gala theme supports this year’s Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute exhibition on Black dandyism, inspired by Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity. It is also a tribute to Vogue legend Andre Leon Talley, who died in 2022.

1 month ago | gaystarnews.co.uk | Helen Meriel Thomas

Ginger modelling project Red Hot have announced their latest photography calendar, and this year the theme is the All American Road Trip!With an all-new cast of gorgeous redhead boys, the models are embracing old school Americana and Queer cowboy chic as they embark on a life-changing journey through the desert. Expect: hunks on horseback, meets in the motel, and rugged redheads on the ranch. The calendar will feature 12 nude images in A3 size.