
Relics of a lost gay leather and fetish bar
For 37 years, The Backstreet was London’s longest-running gay leather and fetish bar. Here, the owners talk us through the stories behind some of the venue's most memorable items.
For 37 years, The Backstreet was London’s longest-running gay leather and fetish bar. Here, the owners talk us through the stories behind some of the venue's most memorable items.
A Single Man: this week, a new prescription and a needle in the arm gives our gay sex columnist a spring in his step.
In the wake of the murder of Brianna Ghey, the activist group’s Liv Wynter hosted webinars on how best to fight rising transphobia. Here are their pointers.
A Single Man: Intimate – and painful – details are revealed during two first dates in this week’s gay sex column.
A Single Man: after a best friend bags a boyfriend, the appeal of the one-night stand comes into question in this week’s gay sex column.
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