Alastair James

Writer & Journalist

United Kingdom

I'm a journalist and writer experienced in covering news, politics, culture, and lifestyle with an emphasis on the LGBTQ+ community. I've contributed to publications including AnOther, Attitude, Rolling Stone UK, Gay Times, Vada, PinkNews, Flicker and Heavy Feral. I formerly worked as a Broadcast Journalist at the BBC.

Reach me at [email protected]

Portfolio
Vadamagazine
04/21/2026
Everyone should be talking about Alexis Gregory's SMOKE

Riot Act's Alexis Gregory sits down to discuss how his savage-comic queer urban thriller, SMOKE, is inspired by real-life events and why a play dealing with the deaths of gay men, drugs, grief and more is necessary right now.

Heavy Feral
12/17/2025
Did Pillion Make Me A Dom?

"Watching Pillion, I realised I'm less the 'good boy' sub and more the older, guarded dom who uses control to keep real feelings at bay."

Heavy Feral
09/29/2025
Erotic cinema: Artist Helias Doulis takes us on a journey

In short: Helias Doulis' "obsession" with erotic cinemas goes back to some of his earliest creative inspirations, such as the work of actress Isabelle Huppert. In his latest short film, Angelo, a young man treads cautiously up to and then across a threshold into a completely new world positively brimming with fantasies and dreams come to life.