The full first season of Queer Me Out: Chasing Tales is now available wherever you get your favourite podcasts. For that audio escapism we could all use right now as the winter weather closes in – listen as Harriet Rose sits down with a special guest and takes you on a journey across some of Europe’s most popular destinations.

Each episode of Queer Me Out: Chasing Tales hears host Harriet Rose and a special guest reminisce about their queer stories and experiences from some of Europe’s best LGBTQ+ friendly destinations.

Harriet and her guests land in some of Europe’s most popular destinations, from Ibiza to Rome, Amsterdam to Barcelona and a special episode recorded to a live audience at W London.

You’ll meet queer people who love these cities, with stories from culture, nightlife, cuisine, personal experiences and queer spaces told by the people and visitors who bring each scene to life.

Guests include rising DJ, ABSOLUTE., and his tales of Ibiza; London-born and raised jazz and soul singer Poppy Ajudha and her experiences of the capital; Drag Race Holland winner Envy Peru spills the T on Amsterdam; fashion designer Carlota Barrera takes us around the streets of Barcelona; and dance music pioneer Kenny Carpenter reminisces about his trips to Rome.

Each episode is packed with unique stories, humorous tales, and top travel tips from cultural purveyors who live and breathe the international lifestyle.

In conversation with Kiss FM Breakfast Show presenter, Harriet Rose, some of Europe’s key destinations are brought to life through a queer lens for LGBTQ+ listeners and allies to enjoy.

Queer Me Out: Chasing Tales is a collaboration between GAY TIMES and W Hotels. The full series is available right now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts.

If you fancy creating your own tales, be sure to check out the latest hotels and happenings at https://w-hotels.marriott.com/.

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London, United Kingdom. 02 August 2021 – This November, GAY TIMES Honours returns live to stage. Online and in-person – the LGBTQ+ event of the year is back, and it’s bigger and better than ever!

With more talent and partners being secured every day, GAY TIMES is taking this year’s Honours 2021 to the next level. All will be revealed soon – watch this space.

Get in touch with Tiffany Gumbrell (tiffany.gumbrell@gaytimes.co.uk) if you’d like to be a part of the LGBTQ+ event everybody will be talking about.

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The ‘Recolour The Rainbow’ campaign has breathed new life into archive imagery to acknowledge and celebrate those who have come before us in the fight for LGBTQ+ liberation.

Alongside the recolouring of four black and white images, we have delved deeper into the stories of the people featured in the photographs to find out their memories of the moment, and to spotlight and preserve queer history for a new generation.

You can find out more about the campaign here.

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GAYTIMES+ are giving the gift of ‘giving back’ this festive season, by opening up GAYTIMES+ to charitable new members who would like to ‘Pay It Forward’ and purchase a new membership for not only themselves, but another member of the global LGBTQ+ community.

Be it for a friend, or a total stranger, you can sign up to GAYTIMES+ Pay It Forward here.

GAYTIMES+ Pay It Forward members receive the same benefits as GAYTIMES+ members, but they also cover the cost of a new member for as long as their membership is active.

It’s very simple – visit the sign up page here, and select which GAYTIMES+ Pay It Forward Membership tier you would like to purchase.

GAYTIMES+ will then allocate this membership to somebody from the community who has previously expressed interest in joining GAYTIMES+, but who perhaps can’t afford the membership fee at this time.

You can also choose who you would like to purchase your membership for – just submit their email address to payitforward@gaytimes.co.uk after you have signed up and GAYTIMES+ will handle the rest.

Every GAYTIMES+ member receives instant and exclusive access to the latest issue of GAY TIMES Magazine via the GAY TIMES app, as well as 20+ back issues.

Members get original LGBTQ+ content and editor-led newsletters direct to their inbox twice per week and have their voices heard through member’s only surveys, polls and interviews.

Members also have access to exclusive events both online and offline (when it’s safe to do so), and new podcast series coming before the end of 2020.

Pay It Forward with GAYTIMES+ this holiday season – sign up here.

If you would like to register your interest to receive a GAYTIMES+ Pay It Forward membership from a member, please email payitforward@gaytimes.co.uk.

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On Tuesday 27th October, GAYTIMES+ presented their first event in collaboration with GiveOut, to celebrate the successes of the first year of Amplifund, GAY TIMES’ pioneering global LGBTQ+ charity.

Hosted by GAY TIMES CEO, Tag Warner, with guest speakers Claire Tunnacliffe (GiveOut Grant-Making Officer) and Amir Ashour (IraQueer Founder and Executive Director), the evening was a GAYTIMES+ member’s exclusive.

On Tuesday 27th October, GAYTIMES+ hosted their first event in collaboration with GiveOut, to celebrate the successes of the first year of Amplifund, GAY TIMES’ pioneering global LGBTQ+ charity.

Watch the full event below.

By Jared Fleming

Hosted by GAY TIMES CEO, Tag Warner, with guest speakers Claire Tunnacliffe (GiveOut Grant-Making Officer) and Amir Ashour (IraQueer Founder and Executive Director), the evening was a GAYTIMES+ member’s exclusive, summarising the incredible work that has been done by GAY TIMES’ charity partners over the past 12 months, how the global pandemic has impacted these industries, and what the plans and aspirations are for the future.

Speaking about the work that GiveOut do, Claire explained to the audience that the vision that really drives and shapes GiveOut’s grant making is a world where the human rights of LGBTQ+ people are respected. “They’re free to be who they who they are and love who they love without the threat of discrimination, persecution, harassment or violence. And we specifically work to address the issue of underfunding in the movement by enabling individuals and businesses to give in one place before we distribute these donations as grants to activist-led organisations, therefore ensuring that they have more of the resources that they need to defend their communities and campaign for equality.”

GiveOut’s grant making is rooted in recommendations from a grant making advisory panel, with members ensuring that any processes and grants are grounded in the advice and expertise of those who are active in the global LGBTQ+ movement. “We primarily provide long term flexible core support with our grant partners, reflecting the diversity and complexity of the movement at the heart of our grant making. For us, it’s really essential that the agency of activists is integral by providing resources and not strategies and really focusing on amplifying their voices.”

The vision that really drives and shapes our grant making is a world where the human rights of LGBTQ+ people are respected.

Also speaking at the event was special guest, Amir Ashour, Founder and Executive Director of IraQueer – Iraq’s first and only LGBTQ+ charity.

Speaking to the experiences of LGBTQ+ people in Iraq, Amir discussed the media report released earlier this year by IraQueer, exploring how the mainstream media in Iraq serves as hate speech, informing anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment in the country. The 14-page document recognised that the poor state of LGBTQ+ rights in Iraq is currently influenced by a number of factors, but biased media coverage of LGBTQ+ issues reinforces discrimination in wider society.

“When LGBTQ+ individuals feel disempowered and unsupported, LGBTQ+ civic organising and the equality movement will suffer too, as it will be unlikely for individuals to join when their lives could be at stake,” the report states. “Information shared by the media can limit and shape the behaviour of individuals who are central to wider social change.”

Amir described how “95% of the words that have been used to describe queer people have been negative words like sinners, mentally ill, abnormal, terrorists, dangerous – all kinds of things that are used to actively brainwash them, viewers, and that includes LGBTQ+ people.”

“80-90% of the LGBTQ+ people that we spoke to said that these TV programmes have negatively impacted their self perception”, demonstrating that the impact of Iraqi media is not only negatively impacting perceptions of our global community, but is also impacting the core movement as a whole, “because the movement is consistently of people. And if people do not believe in themselves, they’re not going to join movements, which means we’re not going to go anywhere.”

“Information shared by the media can limit and shape the behaviour of individuals who are central to wider social change.”

The full event is available to watch here or below.

5% of all GAYTIMES+ memberships goes towards supporting Amplifund. You can sign up to GAYTIMES+ here.

To read the full IraQueer report, click here.

And to make a one off donation to Amplifund and support all of the charity partners mentioned, please visit the GiveOut site.

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