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Patrick Lenton

The Guardian

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My phone thinks my boyfriend is my ‘best friend’. It’s not alone

My phone thinks my boyfriend is my ‘best friend’. It’s not alone

My boyfriend and I invented a game on our recent trip to Italy. We called it “invisible gays”, which might have been an attempt at some kind of...

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The Guardian

Patrick Lenton

The Devil Wears Prada sold me the journalism fantasy. The sequel captures the unglamorous reality

Many years ago I rage-quit from my editor job at a digital youth media publication. It was the beginning of the pandemic, my team had been slashed to...

13.05.2026 40

The Guardian

Patrick Lenton

Puppy love: why asking my boyfriend to coparent Basil the greyhound was the most important proposal of all

Recently I got down on one knee and presented my boyfriend with some jewellery, and asked if he would commit to caring for a very long, cute, stinky...

02.04.2026 50

The Guardian

Patrick Lenton

I don’t like organised fun, but Dungeons and Dragons is my shining nerdy light amid the darkness

29.01.2026 40

The Guardian

Patrick Lenton

I’ve always admired the magpie for its beauty and spite – so much so I got one tattooed on my arm

23.09.2025 30

The Guardian

Patrick Lenton