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Matt Cain is heading to The Ministry for a night of queer stories, books...
Author, broadcaster and all-round LGBTQ+ storytelling powerhouse Matt Cain MBE is taking over The Ministry this September, and this one comes with a particularly...
Gay Apps Should Feel Better Than This
There’s a strange thing about the apps we use as gay men. Almost everyone uses them, or has used them, but very few people...
Where to Stay for WorldPride Amsterdam 2026
For WorldPride Amsterdam 2026, we’ve teamed up with our travel partners at Global Travel Moments to bring you an insider’s guide to one of...
More Than Bricks and Mortar: Why Community Makes a House a Home
Avery Residential founder Thomas Avery has helped people find homes across London. We caught up with him to talk about community, belonging and why...
SILENCE IS PART OF THE PROBLEM
You Are Loved is tackling some of the hardest conversations facing the LGBTQ+ community right now, from suicide and addiction to loneliness and stigma....
The June Issue of Gay London Life is out now!
Happy Pride Month! There’s something magical about London in June. Rainbow flags appear in windows, community groups step into the spotlight, and our city becomes...
Serving Pride on the Wicket: Invicta Icons Step Up
Cricket might not always scream queer culture, but Invicta Icons are here to change that!As Kent's first and only LGBTQ+ cricket team, the Icons...
Topher Taylor on Turning 37 and Letting Go of Gay Expiry Dates
I want you to jump into your time machine and transport yourself back to 2002. The charts are full of European electronic house and...
Proud to Hire. Proud to Be You. The LGBTQ+ Recruitment Agency Putting People First
For many LGBTQ+ people, finding a job isn’t just about salary, progression, or perks. It’s about safety. It’s about whether you’ll have to explain...
Bisexual visibility: why it still feels like we’re invisible by Lewis Oakley
This May marks ten years since I wrote my first article about bisexuality. At the time, I had no grand plan. I wasn’t setting out...
The Soho Spin: Why London’s gay men stay single.
If you ever want to understand the modern gay dating scene in London, stand on Old Compton Street for ten minutes and just watch....
The brand-new MAY issue of Gay London Life is OUT NOW!
Our spring edition is absolutely packed with everything queer London has to offer right now. Inside this month’s free issue, we dive headfirst into festival...
A Powerful Night of Film and Connection Is Coming to Clapham Picturehouse
There’s no shortage of ways to “connect” in London, but finding something real can feel a lot harder. That’s exactly what Friend of Dorothy...
Topher Talks: Sometimes all it takes is 72 hours somewhere else entirely..
I went to Cork for St Patrick’s Day - and despite the short turnaround, something in me has quietly reset. I was talking to...
The Silence Ends With Us, And It’s About Time We Had This Conversation
There’s a new national campaign landing across the UK, and it’s not here to tiptoe around the subject. The Silence Ends With Us, led by...
Meet the Man Who Knows Where Gay London Is Moving To Next
London isn’t a city you arrive in, it’s one you grow into. For Thomas Avery, Managing Director of Avery Residential, that idea sits at...
What If Gay Men Had a Club That Was Actually Inclusive?
London's Queer Scene Is Changing - And It's Not Happening In Clubs London has never really had a problem with queer nightlife. Packed dancefloors in Soho,...
Bunny Ears at the ready, it’s only blooming April’s Gay London Life!
Longer days, warmer nights and a capital that feels like it’s stepping into spring, Get ready to give a warm welcome to the Gay...
Festival of Football ’26 Is Bringing One of the UK’s Biggest Inclusive Tournaments to...
Football might call itself the beautiful game, but for many LGBTQ+ players, it hasn’t always felt that welcoming. That’s exactly what the West London...
A Big Gay Friday Night Is Taking Over Aethos’ Secret Members’ Club
There’s something quite fun about getting into a place you’re not supposed to! Even better when it’s full of gays, cocktails, and a DJ.On...
24 Hours to Go: Trans Mission Is About to Hit Wembley!
Unless you've been lost in a dark room *ahem* you'll know that Trans Mission hits Wembley TOMORROW, Wednesday 11th March! So if you’ve been meaning...
Ageing Well: A Health and Wellbeing Guide for London’s LGBTQ+ Community
The generation of LGBTQ+ Londoners now entering their sixties and seventies lived through decriminalisation, Section 28 and the AIDS crisis. That history shapes how...
Under Our Skin: A Powerful Queer Group Exhibition Lands in Brixton for LGBTQ+ History...
As part of LGBTQ+ History Month, Under Our Skin arrives at the gallery space inside Brixton Tate Library with a bold, intimate and deeply...
A Museum That Actually Feels Like Ours
Museums reopening don’t usually feel urgent. Nice, welcome, maybe even overdue, but rarely urgent. The reopening of the Queer Britain Museum on 4 February...




























