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Head north to chillax
People often head north post-Mardi Gras to chill out and relax, or chillax as I believe the new saying goes. The weather is beautiful, the beaches are spectacular and the ... Read more
Tue March 16th, 2010 - No Comments
Stay busy post-Mardi Gras
As the Mardi Gras comes to an end there are also some changes in ACON’s Illawarra office with the departure of Youth Education and Community Development Officer, Andre. We will all ... Read more
Tue March 9th, 2010 - No Comments
The fun goes on
Mardi Gras has come and gone for another year. I hope your Mardi Gras was safe, fabulous and enormous fun. How amazing was the Newcastle Mardi Gras Float! Featuring a rainbow ... Read more
Tue March 2nd, 2010 - No Comments
Fun in the northern sun
Commonly known as Gay Christmas, Mardi Gras is a time to partay and hang out with friends and lovers. If you’re attending events around Sydney, keep an eye out for ... Read more
Tue February 23rd, 2010 - No Comments
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Gay Christmas is coming
With only a few days until the start of Gay Christmas, there’ll be glitter in the air and lots of people purchasing that perfect outfit. As well as the city ... Read more
Wed February 17th, 2010 - No Comments
Happy Mardi Gras
I hope everyone had a restful January. With such a big Mardi Gras season ahead I will need a few weeks of sleep after it all to recover if I ... Read more
Tue February 9th, 2010 - No Comments
February Festivities
February provides many opportunities for exploring and celebrating your sexuality, having fun, and developing new sexual relationships. Whether they are long-term ones, or 10-minute fleeting ones, in all of those relationships ... Read more
Tue February 2nd, 2010 - No Comments
Lots on offer in the steamy north
People could be forgiven for thinking nothing is happening in the Northern Rivers after the hugely successful Tropical Fruits Festival held over New Year, but nothing could be further from ... Read more
Tue January 26th, 2010 - No Comments
Making new links
Whenever I go along to a group, especially if it’s one I haven’t been to before, I get a little nervous. Who is going to be there? Will people be ... Read more
Tue January 19th, 2010 - No Comments
Happy festive season
For my last article of the year, I would like say a big thank you to all the volunteers, workers and community members who have made 2009 such a great ... Read more
Tue December 15th, 2009 - No Comments
Pack your bags wisley
For some people travelling to new places is a time to be adventurous and maybe take some risks they normally wouldn’t. While having new experiences is exciting, just like all ... Read more
Wed December 9th, 2009 - No Comments
A jam-packed New Year’s
By the time you are reading this edition of SSO another World AIDS Day has passed. A hearty call of appreciation must go to the many volunteers across Northern Rivers and ... Read more
Tue December 1st, 2009 - No Comments
Ribbons show your support
You would have no doubt seen the advertisements and banner ads, not to mention countless emails asking for volunteers, attendance, support and money. AIDS Awareness Week is about to start ... Read more
Tue November 24th, 2009 - No Comments
A time to reflect
In what seems to be a sprint to the finish toward the end of the year, things are beginning to wrap up as people look forward to holidays. However, don’t switch ... Read more
Tue November 17th, 2009 - No Comments
AIDS Awareness Week
by DERMOT RYAN AIDS Awareness Week and World AIDS Day are fast approaching and we have some great events happening across the Hunter and Mid-North Coast. This is Oz will be launched ... Read more
Tue November 10th, 2009 - No Comments
Volunteering is food for the soul
“Boredom is a choice, not a state of mind,” a wise person once said. So if you ‘feel’ bored in the gorgeous Northern Rivers the following suggestions may snap you ... Read more
Tue November 3rd, 2009 - No Comments
Fun and Esteem
There is a scene in one of the Superman movies where Clark Kent jumps into a phone booth, rips off his business suit and underneath is the lovely tight blue-and-red ... Read more
Tue October 27th, 2009 - No Comments
Busy times ahead
October is a busy time in the Illawarra, with lots to check out. Coming up first are the Spectrum Festival, a community fundraiser for next year’s Illawarra Mardi Gras float and ... Read more
Tue October 20th, 2009 - No Comments
Rainbow festival time
Once again it’s Rainbow Festival time in the Hunter and we have had a week of fantastic events with more to come this weekend. Presented by Rainbow Visions, the seventh annual ... Read more
Tue October 13th, 2009 - No Comments
Whip it, whip it good
With October comes the celebration of International Lesbian Day (ILD). The origins of International Lesbian Day are hazy at best. Some say the day began in Brisbane in the 1990s ... Read more
Tue October 6th, 2009 - No Comments
Picnic with pride
When I was younger my family and I would go on family picnics. They were mostly with my dad’s work social club. My parents would pack a picnic lunch and ... Read more
Tue September 29th, 2009 - No Comments
Survey to help us all
I recently returned from Spring Migration, where I helped run the Regional Gay Community Periodic Survey. I was blown away by what a great event this has become. A big ... Read more
Tue September 22nd, 2009 - 1 Comment
Hibernation is over
October reminds all of us in the Hunter that winter has passed and we begin our migration back to community as we end our winter hibernation and come together for ... Read more
Tue September 15th, 2009 - No Comments
Party season on the coast
Who loves a partay, who loves a partay — hold on to your wigs and glitter because North Coast party season is about to kick off. Tropical Fruits parties are ... Read more
Tue September 8th, 2009 - No Comments
Being polite online
Everyone has cravings. For some it’s chocolate, coffee or going to the gym. While I get cravings for all of those things (except for going to the gym), by far ... Read more
Tue September 1st, 2009 - 1 Comment
Current Issue
Tony, please think before speaking
You have to feel sorry for Tony Abbott. He has been criticised for speaking without thinking, in his comments on women’s virginity, and on homosexuality “challenging orthodox notions of the right order of things”. The ... Read more
Talk to us, Tony
Manly Liberal MP Mike Baird has “strongly recommended” Opposition leader Tony Abbott break his ... Read more
Talk to us, Tony
Manly Liberal MP Mike Baird has “strongly recommended” Opposition leader Tony Abbott break his ... Read more
Gabbing with Glambert
Appropriately for someone whose goth-glam appearance is the subject of much tabloid fodder, out-and-proud ... Read more
Court rules in favour of trans teen
Transgender rights advocates have welcomed a Family Court decision to allow a trans teenager ... Read more
Police apologise to Blacktown victims
Police will do by better by gay and lesbian victims of crime, NSW’s top ... Read more