• new pope funny
    Hola, Señor Papa

    In the days since the new Pope was elected, a fairly clear picture has emerged of the kind of guy Argentinian Cardinal Bergolio will be: he rides on buses, he’s pretty old, and he’s predictably conservative. So...

    • Posted 66 days ago
  • ChillOut gen 420x470
    Boys, girls and taking the piss

    Last weekend my boyfriend and I packed up his car and drove to Daylesford for ChillOut; four days of drinking, camping and browsing the kind of antique stores gays retire to the country to run. We camped...

    • Posted 73 days ago
  • Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful as he leads his Urbi et Orbi at the Vatican
    Goodbye, Mr Pope

    The closest I ever got to Pope Benedict XVI was on a trip to Rome in 2009. My visit was an anticipated stop on a pretentious European holiday, and I figured the crypts beneath St Peter’s Basilica...

    • Posted 80 days ago
  • Superheroes Gay 420x470
    Superman versus the gays

    A few weeks ago, American publishing company DC Comics announced they were hiring science fiction author and well-known homophobe Orson Scott Card to write a Superman comic. It hasn’t gone down very well. In the US, a...

    • Posted 86 days ago
  • Benjamin-riley
    I now pronounce you partner and partner

    Despite recent advances towards marriage equality in the US over the last year, married same-sex couples faced opposition last week from an unlikely source: the Associated Press (AP). A leaked internal memo outlined the American news agency’s...

    • Posted 96 days ago
  • Benjamin-riley
    Smutting up and coming out

    When straight people ask how old I was when I came out, I’m never sure what to say. As most queers will understand, coming out isn’t something you do just once. I can remember the first time,...

    • Posted 100 days ago