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Masc Shortage clothes swap brings a wardrobe refresh to Soho
A good outfit can make you feel like yourself. At the Masc Shortage clothes swap, you can find a new one while meeting the...
Queer Edge Brighton: a new home for queer life, from desks to dancefloors
Queer Edge Brighton is bringing coworking and queer nights under one roof at Ironworks Studios. For the Hackney-born collective’s first expansion beyond East London,...
Black 26 times in a row: what a famous run in Monte Carlo teaches...
On 18 August 1913, a roulette ball landed on black 26 times in a row at a Monte Carlo casino. As the streak went...
Ella Morgan, Joe Baggs and Kitty Scott-Claus front new LGBTQ+ dating series from NYX...
Love, dating disasters and unapologetic self-expression are on the agenda as six LGBTQ+ personalities share their stories in a new social series celebrating queer...
Steve Wyatt at 50: learning to live beyond survival
Steve Wyatt at 50 is asking a question that can arrive after the big birthdays, a hard-won career and years spent keeping life on...
Heaven’s community status offers a safeguard, not a guarantee
Heaven ACV status runs until 2031, after Westminster City Council recognised the club as an Asset of Community Value. It’s an important acknowledgement of...
The GLL Halloween Special Is Out and London’s Queer Calendar Is Packed: Here’s What...
October is a heavy month on the queer London calendar. The GLL Halloween Special is out now, with Libidex on the cover after 22...
Music for Change returns with a powerful message of LGBTQ+ unity
More than 50 queer performers, including the London Gay Men’s Chorus and Pink Singers, will come together for a special fundraising concert on Transgender...
World AIDS Day Red Run returns to Victoria Park this November
The Red Run Victoria Park event returns on Saturday 21 November 2026, bringing thousands of walkers, runners, rollers, strollers and sashayers together to raise...
WLQP Autumn of Tasters: a low-pressure way into queer sport
If your relationship with sport has mostly involved watching other people do it while you hold a pint, WLQP Autumn of Tasters offers a...
From Drag Bingo to the Night In: London’s Nightlife Crowd and the Choice to...
Drag bingo gets its energy from the room. A host can make the pause before a number funnier than the number itself, and friends...
HugoDate: gay speed dating for people who’ve had enough of the grid
You know the drill. You open the app, swipe through a few dozen torsos, start three chats, and every one of them dies somewhere...
Sophie’s Serenity Memorial Garden
There's a Barbie-pink phone box in Rebecca More's beautiful country garden now. Not a working one - or one for working girls to advertise...
New LGBTQ+ drug survey reveals a worrying reality for London’s queer community
From GHB/GBL overdoses to the stigma stopping people from seeking help, new research from You Are Loved paints a troubling picture of drug-related harm...
James Barr and Friend of Dorothy Are Bringing a Big Night of Queer Comedy...
A welcome drink, a gift bag and four very funny people. Friend of Dorothy has Thursday 17 September looking rather good. If your week needs...
Topher Talks, Dolly Parton
I was six, in Catriona’s living room in Kidbrooke, singing “I Will Always Love You” into a shoe. Laura had chosen the shoe. I’ve...
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...
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