We have a confession to make. The life and times of Pete Burns is something that has passed us by, despite attending his TWO(!) bachelor parties as part of a reality show. Investigating his back catalogue has been on our ‘To Do’ list for years and rather than remember this weekend for the woeful lip-sync […]

Technically Black History Month ended on 31st October, but let’s be real, Black History needs to be told every day, not just one month a year, so here we have Mzz Kimberley‘s last history lesson on Friday 2nd November – writer and commentator James Baldwin. James Baldwin (1924-1987) Born in New York, James Baldwin spent […]

Next in Mzz Kimberley‘s series of Black History Month Heroes is the first black transgender model to pose for both Vogue & Clairol, Tracey Norman. Tracey Norman (1951 – Present) Tracey Norman, originally from Newark, New Jersey, modelled for Essence, Vogue Italia and Harper’s Bazaar. Norman also had a magazine cover and life story spread […]

So far, Mzz Kimberley has helped us celebrate Black History Month by telling us about Bayard Rustin & Marsha P. Johnson. Next up, she tells us about her friendship with footballer, Justin Fashanu. Justin Fashanu (1961 – 1998) When I first came to the UK, I met this kind man who was so lovely to […]

Yesterday we began our look at five Black LGBT heroes as part of Black History Month. Today we continue, with Mzz Kimberley writing about New York’s legendary drag queen and activist Marsha P. Johnson, who was a leading figure in the Stonewall Riots of 1969. Without this woman there may have never been a Pride. Plus, […]

One of my favourite things to have come from starting Loverboy, is meeting people and learning from them. That was really the whole reason I started this magazine, this site – I wanted to tell people’s stories. And what a joy it has been reading London icon, performer & activist, Mzz Kimberley‘s daily lesson on […]

Taking to the stage in a pink leotard, white PVC body harness, a tousled mess of pink hair and sparkly platform boots, Georgia. Tasda makes quite the impression. Then she opens her mouth to reveal blackened teeth and a broad Northern accent and it’s clear this is not just another run-of-the-mill RuPaul girl. In her […]

As you probably know by now, Madonna turns sixty this month. Fuck. Anyway, we have a lot of exciting Madonna features coming up, the first of which is from our resident Professor in Punk, George Alley, who looks at how Madonna is truly the people’s punk princess. This August Madonna turns 60.. It’s easy to […]

To coincide with the epic BFI season on Joan Crawford, Loverboy contributor and Joan aficionado Matt Harris asks the question, was she an actress or just a camp icon? Joan Crawford started her career as a body double for Norma Shearer in 1925, and within three years had become the archetypal flapper of the late […]