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Young queers to make a splash

The Mardi Gras Youth Festival (MGYF) will kick off this year with 21 Down on Saturday. February 20, at Slide. Hosted by Courtney Act, this drug- and alcohol-free event is presented by ACON and gives youth a place to party safely. A new addition to the festival is the Aqueerium, organised by ... Read more
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Seen
Gay pop-rocker Michael Stype has got together some of the music world's leading talents - including our own pint sized gay icon, Kylie Minogue - to produce a moving rendition of Everybody Hurts. Proceeds from the single go towards helping the millions effected by the Haiti earthquakes.
Scene

The Mardi Gras Youth Festival got off to a colourful, and wet start at Cook and Phillip Park, before our photographers set sail at the naviGAYtion2. Lemons with a twist added some zest to the mix, there were a galaxy of starlets at Girlaxy, and things got sweaty at Phoenix.
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GAMMA
GAMMA, a support group for married men who have sex with men, meets in secure confidential and non-sexual surroundings at the ACON building, 9 Commonwealth St, Surry Hills, on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 8pm. There is also a support line, Monday-Friday 6-10 pm, on 9267 4000.
www.gamma.org.auGAY BUSINESS
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Business Association hosts Lemons With a Twist on the first Friday of each month and Fruits in Suits on the third Thursday of each month, at Slide.
www.sglba.com.auCOME OUT AUSTRALIA
Come Out Australia is a social group for our community, with branches in Canterbury-Bankstown, Epping/ Northern Districts and Penrith. You're invited to "Come Out"; get involved with a branch, event, project, or to start something happening in your area.
www.comeout.org.auQUEERSCREEN
Lovers of gay cinema are encouraged to become a member of Queerscreen, Sydney’s premier gay and lesbian film festival body.
www.queerscreen.com.au
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