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GAY TIMES • Issue 532 June 2023

Editor’s Letter

Gotta Have It

ASHNIKKO • The alt-pop disrupter on her dystopian debut album, collaborating with Ethel Cain, and envisioning an avatar dedicated to annihilation.

Jazell Barbie Royale • From Miss Continental to future EGOT winner: Black trans icon Jazell Barbie Royale is finally receiving her flowers on a mainstream level.

Are big festivals failing LGBTQ+ artists? • Major festivals have long lacked diversity in lineups. From all-male headliners to a repetitive circuit of palatable music stars, Zoya Raza-Sheikh explores how the music industry needs to invest in queer talent.

Sir Isaac Julian • A new exhibition looking at the life and work of Black, queer artist Sir Isaac Julien explores LGBTQ+ desire, racial injustice, and influential figures like you’ve never seen before.

Eurovison: • What does it take to stage the world’s greatest song contest?