What defines a ‘gay icon’?

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‘I’VE NEVER HAD a problem with being open,” says Andy Bell. “I wear my heart on my sleeve.” It’s a simple statement, but one that has defined a career. From the moment he stepped into the spotlight wi

HE VOLUNTEERS IT within 10 minutes of meeting me. “People either love me or fucking hate me, put every ounce of belief into me or don’t believe [in] me whatsoever,” he says, sounding more bullish than

Jeremy Atherton Lin is an essayist who captures the queer status quo in his thought-provoking writings. His first book, Gay Bar, was a cultural history that explored why clubbing is so central to the

When Donald Trump was elected for a second presidential term, my wife and I knew we had to do everything in our power to cement our relationship and also to protect our community. A feeling of dread a

The Queer Eye star tells Samuel McManus about being spooked, making history and his menagerie of pets