Charity for LGBTQ+ elders to permanently close
Opening Doors, an LGBTQIA+ charity aiming to ensure no older community members feel alone, isolated or without support, has announced it is permanently closing. In…
Strictly Come Dancing pro Robin Windsor has died, aged 44
Robin Windsor, former professional on Strictly Come Dancing, has died aged 44. On 20 February, Burn The Floor, an international dance show co-founded by Windsor,…
Funeral service for iconic trans revolutionary Cecilia Gentili sends Catholic officials into a spiral
Credit – Leandro Justen More than 1400 mourners gathered in St. Patrick’s Cathedral bearing an abundance of red roses while dressed in high-fashion funeral attire…
MTA director responds to gays having sex on top of moving train
The Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) has issued a statement after two men took intimacy to a new level on-top of a moving subway train, according…
Sadiq Khan on how new Overground line honours LGBTQ+ history
Sadiq Khan is “hoping” that naming one of the London Overground lines Mildmay will encourage people to learn more about the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The Mayor…
Teenager charged with attempted murder after trans teen stabbed
A teenager has been charged with attempted murder after a trans teenage girl was stabbed multiple times in a “shocking and violent attack,” a court…
Australia’s LGBTQ+ hate inquiry prompts calls for police to act
It happened more than 30 years ago, but David McMahon clearly remembers the ringleader’s words as a group of more than a dozen teenagers ambushed…
What are Alberta’s proposed gender rules?
The Canadian province of Alberta has proposed a range of gender policies restricting surgery and hormone treatment for minors – measures criticised by doctors, teachers…
Meet the campaigner at the forefront of HIV/AIDS activism since the 1980s
“We started off literally one night a week with a telephone helpline. Then slowly there were more people in Manchester living with HIV, so very…
How sanctions on Uganda aim to undo anti-LGBTQ+ law
Uganda’s Constitutional Court is expected to rule in the coming weeks on a legal challenge to last year’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, which allows the death penalty…
The Divine: LGBTQ+ venue from team behind The Glory opens in London
Jonny Woo discusses The Glory’s iconic legacy and what he hopes to achieve by opening The Divine, London’s newest LGBTQIA+ venue. WORDS BY CONOR CLARK…
Getting tested for HIV? 5 FAQs answered by an expert
Getting tested for HIV can feel intimidating, so GAY TIMES worked with National AIDS Trust to answer five FAQs about the process. WORDS BY CONOR…
Why is Germany so low on PrEP and will HIV infections now rise?
A severe shortage of HIV prevention drugs in Germany has sparked fears of a spike in infections over coming months, with doctors urging government to…
The Ukrainian film taking aim at homophobia
Ukrainian film director Arkadii Nepytaliuk knows what it means to be homophobic. When he was growing up in a small village in Ukraine’s Khmelnitskyi region…
The teenagers who murdered Brianna Ghey have been sentenced to life in prison
The two teenagers who were found guilty of murdering 16-year-old Brianna Ghey have been named and sentenced to life in prison. Content warning: This story…
Testing, treatment, PEP and PrEP are key in ending new cases of HIV by 2030
When Terry Higgins became one of the first named people in the UK to die from an AIDS-related illness in 1982, the virus didn’t even…
Murder of trans woman still haunts LGBTQ+ Iraqi Kurds
Doski Azad dared to live openly as a transgender woman in Iraqi Kurdistan, but her murder two years ago shattered the enclave’s reputation as a…
LGBTQ+ Indians fight for safe space
The suicide of a 16-year-old Indian boy who hit a wall of online abuse after posting selfies in saris and makeup has galavanised calls for…
Drag Race star Crystal on winning libel case against Laurence Fox
Drag Race UK star Crystal says she is feeling “a mix of emotions” after winning her libel case against Laurence Fox. Yesterday (29 January), a…
How new anti-LGBTQ+ bills in Africa expand crackdown on rights
Despite the decriminalisation of same-sex relations in Mauritius in 2023, rights groups warn that new laws being considered in several African countries risk eroding LGBTQIA+…