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GAY TIMES • Issue 543 May 2024

Editor’s Letter

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In Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s vocabulary, love is always a verb • The legendary musician and synth pioneer combines personal, philosophical and natural worlds in his intricate compositions. He reflects on love, queer legacy and inspiring the next generation.

girl in red is here, queer and ready for world domination • We talk to the Norwegian musician about her sophomore album I’M DOING IT AGAIN BABY!, her infamous Gen Z lore and what we can expect from her self-proclaimed “goofy era”.

Punk polymath Brontez Purnell on the cult of masculinity, trimming weed and the ‘McDonaldisation’ of identity • To mark the release of his poetic memoir Ten Bridges I've Burnt, the writer reflects on twenty years of writing and living queer life in candid conversation with Eli Cugini.

Beyond Gentleman Jack: how the sleepy English town of Calderdale quietly became a queer capital of the North • Halifax-born creatives Ryan Cahill and Jesse Glazzard speak to LGBTQIA+ locals in the Yorkshire town and explore the potential for Pride and progress outside of the Big Smoke.

What should you do with the communal sex toy box? • For some corners of the queer community, getting dumped leads to one particularly divisive dilemma: deciding what to do with the strap-ons and vibrators you’ve used as a couple.

Germany just passed a landmark “Self-Determination” law – but does it go far enough? • Prominent members of the German trans+ community share their thoughts on the “Self-Determination Law”, passed on 12 April.