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GAY TIMES • Issue 546 August 2024

Editor’s Letter

Gotta Have It

“I don't want to be a superstar”: Kehlani hates being famous – but loves fucking with gender norms • Singer-songwriter Kehlani talks finding gender euphoria on and off the stage, defiantly speaking her mind and her fullthrottle new album, CRASH.

Ben Platt on his noncardigan related wedding vows and backing the queer love agenda • The Broadway legend discusses his queer love album Honeymind, the status of The Politician and kissing Superman.

Kate Nash: ‘People seeing the exploration of gender as a threat to feminism have it wrong’ • The British singer-songwriter speaks with GAY TIMES about her lauded fifth album, the need more for “union” between feminists and trans people and the future of her cult queer comedy GLOW.

From anfona to zalamiyya: Here’s your queer cultural guide to Arab slang • Lebanon-born graphic designer, writer and visual artist Marwan Kaabour discusses his debut book which playfully maps out the dynamic lexicon of the LGBTQIA+ Arab community.

Evenings and Weekends: Oisín McKenna’s queer love letter to London • First-time novelist Oisín McKenna discusses his heartfelt vignettes of London, queer love and Millenial life.

Drag queens, dyke detectives and dead racists: the incredible real story of first known gay video game Caper in the Castro • Rediscovered in 2017 by artists C. M. Ralph, for years Caper in the Castro was thought to have been lost. Eli Cugini unpacks the game’s significance in the history of queer gaming.