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3 days 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.
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1 week 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.
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2 weeks 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.
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3 weeks ago | 
gaystarnews.co.uk | Helen Meriel Thomas
Every Queer woman I know has wondered the same thing at some point: was I in love with my high school best friend? Sometimes this is felt in the moment, but more often, from my experience, it’s a reflection, pondered about many years after leaving school. Playfight is a story about that feeling, the knotty ball of anxiety between teen friendship, lust, jealousy and love.
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1 month ago | 
gaystarnews.co.uk | Conor Clark |Jack Guinness |Helen Meriel Thomas |Daniel Harding
The UK Supreme Court today (16 April) delivered its landmark verdict that a woman should be defined by “biological sex” in the Equality Act, leaving LGBTQ+ rights campaigners deeply concerned over the ramifications this could have for Trans people.
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1 month ago | 
gaystarnews.co.uk | Orlagh Doherty
Whether you’re a lover of fine food, craft beers, or seeking a bit of relaxation, Limerick offers something for everyone. We headed to Limerick to check out the infamous Dyke Nite and spent an unforgettable 48 hours in this vibrant city. Here’s a guide to how I immersed myself in its charms. When we arrived in Limerick, our first stop was the charming No. 1 Pery Square, a boutique hotel that perfectly blends history with modern luxury.
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1 month ago | 
gaystarnews.co.uk | Helen Meriel Thomas
Since the 90s, Queer women around the US have been heading to Palm Springs, California in September for the annual legendary Dinah Shore festival – effectively Spring Break for 15,000 Lesbians. But there wasn’t an equivalent for European WLW. So in 2015, DJ Carine De Mesmaeker started Velvet Ibiza, which takes place on Spain’s infamous, hedonistic island paradise. “I truly believe there’s a need for these kinds of gatherings — and that need is still very real, perhaps now more than ever,” she says.
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1 month ago | 
gaystarnews.co.uk | Helen Meriel Thomas |Jack Guinness |Daniel Harding |Conor Clark
Concern is growing for two LGBTQ+ activists who have reportedly been imprisoned by the Taliban in Afghanistan. According to the Afghan LGBTQ+ nonprofit Roshaniya, Lesbian woman Maryam Ravish, 19, and Trans woman Maeve Alcina Pieescu, 23, were arrested while trying to board a Mahan Airlines flight to Tehran from Kabul on March 20th, with Maryam’s partner Parwen Hussaini.
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1 month ago | 
gaystarnews.co.uk | Conor Clark |Jack Guinness |Helen Meriel Thomas |Daniel Harding
Almost two years have passed since news broke that one of the world’s most famous drag queens had passed away, yet major questions about what happened to her remain unanswered. Heklina (Steven Grygelko), was found dead by close friend Peaches Christ on 3 April 2023 at the flat the two of them were renting in Soho, London – though a cause of death is yet to be confirmed, and the Met Police took until January 2025 to release CCTV of potential suspects.
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1 month ago | 
gaystarnews.co.uk | Helen Meriel Thomas |Jack Guinness |Daniel Harding |Conor Clark
Edward II is a play which considers the question: what would happen if the King of England was in love with a demon twunk? The RSC’s new adaptation of Christopher Marlowe’s classic historical play tells the tragic true story of King Edward II, whose love of “favourite” Piers Gaveston led to a political breakdown between himself and his magnates.