London’s annual Pride festival is the highlight of the gay calendar. Alex Hopkins from Gays.com looks at this year’s highlights.
 


Pride in London
Love Happens

All forms of geekery are very popular among gay men. But why? To mark Star Wars Day (May the 4th Be With You), Gays.com's Alex Hopkins hunts down some self-professed gay geeks and asks some probing

With the release of his new film Call me a Ghost, independent filmmaker, Noel Alejandro is fast becoming one of the most promising creators of adult gay movies. With his unique talent, Noel is

Drag queens are an integral part of gay culture – but how do they stand up against alternative drag, asks Alex Hopkins.

I was 17, my parents were away, I was acting in a summer theater

(Advertorial) Hardly any capital is as sexy, diverse, exciting, multi-layered and queer as Berlin – whether you want to hit the darkroom on a Friday night or prefer paddling in the countryside:

What are the ways the straight people can show respect for LGBT people? Well, they can start by not asking them these ten outrageous questions…
 
What not to say to LGBT people 1:

Where would we be in Lockdown without Ryan Murphy’s fearless queer storytelling? In 2018, the out gay screenwriter, director and producer signed a $300 million deal with streaming giant Netflix. Here

Do bisexual guys often feel they are not 'bi' enough to have more sexual experiences with men? We look at some of the challenges facing bisexual men.
 
Challenges facing bisexual men

EXIST. PERSIST. RESIST! - A worldwide LGBTQIA+ Pride event has announced the first wave of speakers and acts appearing at the online event on June 27, expected to attract up to 300 million viewers.

This Pride month we take a look at why we should care about LGBT history. Alex Hopkins explores how our past can reveal how we are today – and what we should look out for in the

For over 30 years, The Pink Singers has been the UK’s longest running LGBT choir. But what does it mean to involved in such a group – and why is it needed more now than ever? Alex Hopkins at Gays.com

Fifty years ago, the Sexual Offences Act 1967 decriminalised homosexual acts in private between two men in England and Wales. As the 50th anniversary of the act approaches, Gays.com's Alex Hopkins

Judy Garland is possibly the greatest gay icon of all time. Gays.com's Alex Hopkins talks to Ray Rackham about his new West End musical, Judy!

“What actually was to have been a concert

London’s gay scene has undergone significant changes in recent years, but there’s still much to enjoy, says Alex Hopkins.

Since the mid 1990's, London’s LGBT landscape has

In 2009 and 2010, Gays.com collaborated with the Committee for the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHO or IDAHOT) to launch two awareness projects, The IDAHO

Classifying our sexual and gender identities has won LGBT human rights, but are the labels we’ve given ourselves still needed, asks Alex Hopkins.
 
“Do you like girls or boys? It’s

LGBT venues have always been popular with Hen/Bachelorette parties, but how easily have straight women and gay men been mixing, asks Alex Hopkins.

The notices on the doors of London’s

Do gay men and lesbians make best friends, or do the two groups have too little in common, asks Alex Hopkins.

I remember the moment vividly. The words that I’d held inside me for so

Alex Hopkins takes a look at pioneering LGBT films. How have their themes changed, and what can we expect to see in the future?
 
In March this year, to coincide with the annual BFI

How can the LGBT community respond to the mass murder at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando? And what needs to change to ensure that this never happens again, asks Alex Hopkins.

Two days

Gay men have always had a complex relationship with porn. But is our idolisation of its performers misplaced, asks Alex Hopkins.

Porn is often a gay man’s first encounter with gay sex.

Is there a downside to equal rights? Are gay men and lesbians now under more pressure than ever to conform to the corporate world?

The gym has never been a passion of mine: it’s

Gay men and lesbians have a long history of adoring strong but also fragile women. How have our idols changed over the years, and what do they continue to offer us, asks Alex

We use the words ‘gay community’ constantly, but what does it really mean to people today, asks Alex Hopkins.

It started as an innocent question on Facebook: ‘is there a gay community

Transgender people are now more in the news than ever before. But if real progress is going to be made, we need to address issues of freedom of speech for all and look for transgender icons beyond