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GAY TIMES • Issue 544 June 2024

Editor’s Letter

Gotta Have It

You’re all invited: meet the vibrant cast of influential LGBTQIA+ figures celebrating GT40 • From the worlds of sport, fashion, entertainment, drag and activism, discover the icons kicking off our anniversary celebrations

Munroe Bergdorf

Bimini

Jake Williamson

Black Peppa

Layton Williams

Lava La Rue

Rosie Jones

Molly McCann

Paris Lees

The birth of GAY TIMES an oral history • From blasphemy lawsuits to police raids, Derek Jarman to Peter Tatchell, early staff members reflect on the launch of GAY TIMES four decades ago and its vibrant first decade.

For the community, by the community: celebrating half a century of Switchboard’s vital queer helpline • The UK charity has just rung in its 50th anniversary – we delve into five decades of its history as told by volunteers and service users

Shoulder to Shoulder is the book writing sex workers into queer history • For centuries, queer and sex-working communities have been lumped together and targeted by moral puritans, who view us all as a scourge on respectable society

The Past and Present of Bi-activism

At 40, GAY TIMES gets a facelift: the five artists reimagining our logo • From France to the Philippines, we tasked some of our favourite creatives with redesigning the GT masthead. Here’s what they came up with.