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It’s been 12 years since Equus last graced the West End stage, with the 2007 production causing a flurry of media excitement, starring Daniel Radcliffe in the lead role during the height of his Harry Potter fame. Time may not have been kind to Peter Shaffer’s 1973 work – the language seems laboured in places, while the psychology feels dated and full of clichés – but this version, with director Ned Bennett at the reins, has breathed new life...

Jacob Tobia is tired of being asked where non-binary stops and trans starts. “At a certain point I want to say, ‘Can you stop dissecting me? I’m a person,’” the author of Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story said. “I don’t want to dissect my community like that. I don’t want to dissect my chosen family like that. I just know what feels like home when it feels like home.” Tobia, who identifies as genderqueer, made their comments during a panel discussion at...

Peter Gynt is a play with a lot of potential. From the opening scene it is evident that this is going to be an extravagant and large-scale production, and the initial exchange between Gynt and his mother is entertaining and amusing enough. The set design is impressive and there are a handful of humorous quips at our protagonist’s expense. Sadly, it’s all rapidly downhill from there. The structure of the piece is fundamentally flawed. At three and a half hours,...

A homophobic group in the United States called One Million Moms have called for a boycott of Toy Story 4 due to a subtle same-sex scene. In a powerful yet blink and you’ll miss-it moment within the film, two mothers are seen picking up their child from kindergarten and although it’s an extremely subtle reference, it was the only thing One Million Moms focused on. The leader of the group, Monica Cole, laid out the reasoning behind the boycott by ridiculously...

La Fille du Régiment tells the story of Marie, a young girl abandoned on a battlefield by her family who has been rescued and raised by the 21st army regiment. Her foster-father Sulpice decrees that she should only marry a man from the regiment, as a token of gratitude for being saved by them – which complicates matters when she falls for the Tyrolean Tonio. Upon learning Marie’s fate, Tonio enlists in the 21st regiment in a bid to...

Set on the idyllic Greek island of Cephalonia in the early 1940s, this show tells the story of the titular Captain Corelli, an enigmatic young Italian officer posted to the island as part of the occupying forces during the war. He is housed with local man Dr Iannis, and swiftly falls for the doctor’s feisty and beautiful daughter Pelagia. It’s a charming and intriguing adaptation of the multi-million selling novel, although at times it is somewhat meandering. This is particularly...

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s masterpiece opens at London’s Barbican Centre having previously played the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in 2016. With some returning cast members but many new faces, this Superstar production sets out from the start its desire to move into a new era. With immersive dance throughout, blood being replaced with glitter and vocals that’ll seem almost an impossible reach, superstar seems a fitting title on many levels. Timothy Sheader’s isn’t swapping the gender of...

“One Million Moms” is calling for a boycott of Pixar’s Toy Story 4 over what the conservative anti-LGBT group admits is a “subtle” nod to the LGBTQ community. “At the start of the movie, when Woody’s new owner Bonnie goes for her first day of kindergarten, in the background there is a quick scene where one child is dropped off by two moms,” the group explains on their website. “Later, the moms return to pick up their child who gives...

A Canadian teen is making us all swoon with the story he posted to Reddit recently, a story of young queer love very much requited. “I am so giddy and excited and don’t have any friends really to share this with,” he says in the post. The 17-year-old from Canada explains that his parents are immigrants from Chile and “pretty Catholic,” and that he’s “so far in the closet I’d need a rescue team of 30 professionals to get me...

Be ready for a very (veeery) long story and keep in mind english isn't my first language! This is a true story that happened a couple years ago, when we were 20, but I remember it in such a vividly way because it's been the best sex I've ever had. I'm 6'3'' and thin, gay, and he was a tiny bit less than 5'5'' tall but extremely muscular (and straight). He did surfing, football and boxing. What I liked the...

While most of our writers are stuffing themselves with holiday cheer, we thought we would share some of our more memorable stories from recent months. There's been many stories from Reddit and other web hosts that we've shared with you where gay men, straight men, and women have asked for advice in life. Is he gay, am I gay, how much should I be gay for pay for? The advice you've given has been funny, serious, and has also been...

‘That’s my boyfriend and I would really like it if you didn’t message him anymore’ Pro US wrestler Anthony Bowens and his partner, fitness instructor and aspiring actor Michael Pavano, have opened up about how they met. Bowens came out as bisexual via an op-ed on OutSports back in March. Since that time he has spoken out about stigma against bisexual people in the LGBT community. In a video posted yesterday on Pavano’s YouTube channel, the couple say they want to answer...

Who said straight guys can’t be an asset? I realize that there are a lot of gay people out there that have had more unpleasant experiences than I ever did and are living harder lives. That is a given. But I would like to bring my contribution to the community and break some stereotypes along the way. I am Mark, 27 years old and I have been through a tough period of my life recently. I have always been a sociable...

Today one guy sent us a message crying for help. He asked us to save his life. But unfortunately we aren't an organization that provides asylum to all people in need. We are just site sharing daily news that happen in LGBT world and in the lives of famous gay and queer celebrities. But we decided to share the problem of this guy with you. Maybe some of you can give him at least a piece of advice or...