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A new wave is taking over. A generation of queer identifying people are occupying mainstream spaces and using it to tell their unqiue story – often without limitations. And in this digital world, that equals power. From that, it develops into people

(album out 30 August) Lana Del Rey pretty much invented the ‘sad pop’ genre with her still-brilliant debut album Born To Die, and since then she’s provided the soundtrack to years of broken hearts and daddy issues with a string of broody records. Thi

If you’d told us ten years ago that one of the more exciting pieces of modern tech would include a lightbulb, we more than certainly wouldn’t have believed you. But then came along the Philips Hue; a range of smart light bulbs that are stylishly brig

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines, because the official cast for the highly-anticipated debut season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is H-E-R-E, here! This October, ten sickening queens will sashay down the runway and compete for the title of the UK’

After “five bloody years” of meeting with televisions commissioners and even sharing a bedroom with Perez Hilton and Katie Hopkins for a month - the horror! - Michelle Visage has finally got what she wants: a UK version of Emmy-winning reality-compet

Having Charli XCX’s name and ‘pop pioneer’ in the same sentence feels correct. After slaying the industry with her synthpop debut True Romance and her punk-pop sophomore follow-up Sucker, the British singer-songwriter radically changed her sound with

If anyone embodies what it means to be a glamazon, it’s Amazon Ashley. The self-described “Queen of the Amazons” stands tall at a gorgeous 6 foot 7, and she’s used it to her advantage throughout her career as a burlesque dancer – a career that’s seen

There are high expectations for MUNA’s ambitiously-titled new album Saves The World. After winning over critics and a legion of fans with self-produced debut album About U, which featured queer anthem (and their biggest hit to date) I Know A Place, t

“Stay calm.” That’s Jonathon Van Ness’s advice. Of course, as someone so globally adored for giving advice he has more to say than “stay calm” – but this is what seems to stick out in his mind. At least this is where our conversation ends, one which

Vander Von Odd is one of the most exciting faces of alternative drag – and proof that the artform isn’t a one-size-fits-all box. The gender-queer performer took home the crown on the first season of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula – the gritty little si

“The Queen just knocked on the door during the renovations and asked if she could have a nosy,” says someone very important at The Fife Arms, which in one glorious, tartan-flavoured swoop has become one of the world’s most dazzling hotels. “I didn’t

Pfft. Who needs an Emmy Award-winning reality competition to be a legend in the drag community? Lucy Stoole? Absolutely not. The self-described “loud, outspoken sex-positive” performer has been a staple in the Chicago drag scene for the past 12 years

“I love my disgusting rodent and rat infested mess” says the coffee mug at Chase Street Accessories. It’s a reference to one of Tr*mp’s recent Twitter tantrums that described Baltimore, home of queer film director John Waters (Pink Flamingos, Serial

Where is it? Miami Beach up the top bit. No, up a bit further. Right on the beach, obvs. Why so lovely? Well, it’s an Ian Schrager. Shall we just leave it at that? Well, he is the world-beating hotelier with the touch of touches meaning that it’s sta

‘After all these years, it still takes my breath away,’ says Cher on a bit of the guest book from legendary hotel Eden Roc that’s been ripped out, framed and hung on the wall along one of the corridors on the way to the suites. There are others; Tom

You’ve treated yourself to a flight on BA and can’t wait to get to Terminal 5 at Heathrow because they have a Wagamama and everything, but you don’t want to schlep your bags on a tube (how long does that take!) and don’t want to fork out for a taxi…

Why go to a hotel on an island when you can go to a private island? Not a reason in the world we can think of. Petit St. Vincent, tucked in at the bottom of the Grenadines (which you thought was something they put in cocktails) is such a thing. And b

Often called the capital of the Scottish Highlands, Inverness is an inevitable port of call when venturing to the most Northern parts of Scotland. Meaning ‘Mouth of the Ness’, Inverness straddles a nexus of railroads, firths, glens and lochs, most no

Most of us are familiar with the holiday destinations in Europe that are famous for appealing to LGBTQ travellers. However, we teamed up with James Villa Holidays for a new travel series exploring local communities in locations where LGBTQ visibility