Plus:


THE GAYEST OLYMPICS EVER?
Organisers promised us a truly gay Games – so why are out athletes so thin on the ground, asks Georgina Turner

SARAH WATERS
The much-loved author gets ready for L Fest

EX-GAY? REALLY?
Julia Thompson investigates the shocking activities of faith groups that think you
can “pray away the gay”

GAY ICONS: JUST FOR THE BOYS?
What makes a gay icon and why don’t we have them too?

JOAN ARMATRADING
The famously private singer-singwriter talks to Eden Carter Wood

DO IT LIKE A DOMINATRIX
The do’s and don’ts of power-play

PENNY ARCADE
The legendary New York performance artist talks sex, censorship and feminism

DJ BECKY P
The up-and-coming mistress of the We Love decks reveals her double life


And there’s all the usual great content, including columns from Donna McPhail, Rachel Shelley and The Rubbish Lesbian, plus books, film, music and online reviews, horoscopes, travel, style and more.