Gay London Life | Dec '25 Edition - Magazine - Page 2
In the
know
Co-Founders
Steve Gregory
steve@gaylondonlife.co.uk
Chris Colman
chris@gaylondonlife.co.uk
Baring All
Naked Boys Reading is exactly
that — a selection of undressed
Man, Oh Man
guys who step on stage and read
Last month, the LGBT Foundation, the UK’s leading LGBTQ+ health and
out passages to a rapt audience.
wellbeing charity, launched a new campaign to celebrate diverse masculinities
After an absence of six years, the
and challenge fixed societal notions of what it means to be a man. This follows
event is making a long-awaited
This Is What a Woman Looks Like, the organisation’s campaign exploring
return at Chats Palace (E9 6DF) on
modern womanhood earlier this year. The latest campaign features GLL
Friday 5th December. The venue
columnist Adam Williams from the second series of I Kissed a Boy, along with
opens at 7pm and the readings
Dr Ranj Singh. There are various ways to get involved, including signing the Man
start at 8pm. Book your place
Enough pledge and sharing your experience of masculinity using the hashtag
today at outsavvy.com.
#ManEnoughToBeMe. Visit lgbt.foundation for more information.
This Is Not a Eulogy
To celebrate ten years of bringing
performance art to East London’s dance
floors, the queer techno collective
INFERNO has teamed up with eight other
nightlife groups to address the crisis facing
queer nightlife in the capital. The photoshoot
and campaign aim to draw attention to
various issues, including rising venue hire
costs, the cancellation of sex-positive kink
events, and the pricing out of vulnerable
communities. INFERNO founder Lewis
G Burton says, “These spaces are a lifeline — it’s where we build chosen family, find community care, and survive.
We need queer nightlife to be taken seriously and funded properly. We provide just as much culture as galleries and
museums”. Read the full collective message @INFERNO_London.
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Editorial Contributors
Joe Holyoake, Jason Reid,
Taofique Folarin, Nathaniel Hall,
Helen Scott, Topher Taylor,
Adam Williams, Thomas Magill
& Alexis Blake
team@gaylondonlife.co.uk
Design & Photography
Janne Öijer,
Nicolas Chinardet
& Richard Holland
team@gaylondonlife.co.uk
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