Issue i569

June 2026

In love with your straight friend? A therapist's guide on what to do

In love with your straight friend? A therapist's guide on what to do

Ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn't have fallen in love with? A therapist weighs in on how to manage the grief, heartache and complex relationship dynamics of unrequited love.

Katie Baskerville • i569

Editor’s Letter July 2026

Editor’s Letter July 2026

Gay Times Magazine • Magazine

Symone takes us aboard her wild ride in Stop! That! Train! — Photography: Dev Bowman

Symone takes us aboard her wild ride in Stop! That! Train!

The Drag Race winner discusses working alongside RuPaul and a cast of queer-icon royalty, her beta-blocking scene-stealer Ayshleiygh and the big-screen comeback of drag comedy.

Sam Damshenas • i569

Reform is a wolf in wolf’s clothing – why do they have gay and bi men's support?

Reform is a wolf in wolf’s clothing – why do they have gay and bi men's support?

Recent polling suggests Reform is now the most popular party among gay and bisexual men. JJ Croucher argues the British Left’s ambiguity on multiculturalism and LGBTQIA+ rights has created political anxiety the Right can exploit — but the greatest threat to queer rights remains homegrown.

Gay Times Magazine • i569

The final frontier of gay shame is the fagcent

The final frontier of gay shame is the fagcent

From Roman emperors and Oscar Wilde to Timon in The Lion King and Kurt in Glee, the gay voice is not new but our relationship to it is changing.

Tom George • Community

Conversion practices are torture. No more excuses, the time for delay is over

Conversion practices are torture. No more excuses, the time for delay is over

While the draft bill is a welcome shift, Galop's new study shows LGBTQIA+ youth need support now, more than ever, as conversion practices continue to wreak havoc on lives repeatedly. More from Katie Baskerville.

Katie Baskerville • i569

On the Sea stars Barry Ward and Lorne MacFayden on bringing rural queer life to the big screen

On the Sea stars Barry Ward and Lorne MacFayden on bringing rural queer life to the big screen

Ahead of its UK release, the stars of On the Sea discuss repression, rural queer life and the complex romance at the heart of Helen Walsh's acclaimed drama.

Sam Damshenas • i569

With Girls Like Girls, Hayley Kiyoko is ushering in a new era of sapphic cinema

With Girls Like Girls, Hayley Kiyoko is ushering in a new era of sapphic cinema

Eleven years after Girls Like Girls changed a generation of queer lives, *the* Lesbian Jesus discusses its evolution into a feature film, the power of Asian representation and her mission to reshape sapphic cinema.

Phebe Barnum-Bobb • i569

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