The Music Special. George Michael speaks - his frankest interview ever. Gay HIV Database - Will you be on it? Rufus Wainwright and Justin Bond.

Retro Heaven: Stamps: now, that's a collection we'd like to have and cardies are back

Hello, Ducky Queer Duck gets the big screen treatment.

DVD Releases: We review Shortbus, Borderline, Running with Scissors, Sleeping with Dogs and Surveillance.

Ask Jacques: Jacques gets a Turkish experience - bizarre, Preview the Proms and Matthew Bourne's reinvention of Bizet.

More Tales of The City: Armistead Maupin comes clean. Rupert Smith is his confessor.

Q-Boy in the USA Our favourite hip-hopper keeps a diary and craves vitamins on the first US queer Hip-Hop Tour, HomoRevolution

D.I.Y: Not computer-dating slang, but an invitation to get out the scissors and make your own queerzine.