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Author » Doug Pollard

  • Let’s go pollie shopping Let’s go pollie shopping

    As we get into election season, I’m shopping for pollies. Here’s what I want from mine. Same-sex marriage. The ‘nationally consistent system of state-based registers’ the Government wants remains a joke. ... Read more

    Tue March 9th, 2010 - No Comments

  • Do you still want drag with that? Do you still want drag with that?

    To paraphrase a famous saying, whenever I hear the words ‘gay culture’, I reach for my (metaphorical) revolver. I reached for my revolver when George Michael, once again arrested trolling for ... Read more

    Tue March 2nd, 2010 - 9 Comments

  • Dammit, I like the boy Dammit, I like the boy

    Not so long ago the Liberal Party looked like the land of the living dead. The time of the election was Rudd’s to choose, and the only betting was on how ... Read more

    Tue February 23rd, 2010 - 7 Comments

  • The conquest of suburbia versus Mardi Maigre The conquest of suburbia versus Mardi Maigre

    Surrounded by pricey real estate, the complex of tennis courts, squash courts, a bowling green,  sprawling clubhouse and car park has seen better days. Fortunately it’s hidden in a cul-de-sac, ... Read more

    Wed February 17th, 2010 - No Comments

  • A quiet kind of Pride A quiet kind of Pride

    Commentating on the Victorian Pride March for JOY 94.9 on Sunday gave me a good vantage point — from the back of a stationary ute — which you don’t get ... Read more

    Tue February 9th, 2010 - 2 Comments

  • Out of Africa Out of Africa

    In Africa, gays and lesbians are running for their lives. In South Africa’s Western Cape, one gay rights organisation deals with up to 10 new cases of ‘corrective rape’ — pack-raping ... Read more

    Tue January 26th, 2010 - No Comments

  • Happy Holidays Happy Holidays

    My editor tells me he doesn’t need me till the middle of January. Time to head off somewhere for a break. But where? How about the Caribbean — hop on a ... Read more

    Tue December 15th, 2009 - No Comments

  • One in a thousand One in a thousand

    In an era when gay papers are dropping like Calvins, 30 years and 1000 editions is an impressive record. Longevity, however, is no guarantee of survival. Some, like the UK Pink ... Read more

    Wed December 9th, 2009 - 5 Comments

  • Straight to marriage, as the Liberals implode Straight to marriage, as the Liberals implode

    So the Senate inquiry has said no, the ACT ceremonies have been castrated, the Equal Love rallies are over for the time being. But that doesn’t mean equal marriage is ... Read more

    Tue December 1st, 2009 - 4 Comments

  • Rudding around the Christmas Tree Rudding around the Christmas Tree

    Christmas may only come once a year, but nowadays it’s a month-long multiple orgasm. So although it may seem awfully early, I will take a leaf out of the TV ... Read more

    Tue November 24th, 2009 - No Comments

  • Catholic tastes Catholic tastes

    It never ceases to amaze me that while individual Catholics are decent, humane and tolerant people, their leaders are a bunch of fuckwits. In Washington DC, the diocese is trying to ... Read more

    Tue November 17th, 2009 - 2 Comments

  • Family Values Family Values

    After last week’s column I received a barrage of comment, for most of which, thanks. The rest — you know who you are. Some people have no sense of humour. That ... Read more

    Tue November 10th, 2009 - 2 Comments

  • Shame shame – 25 who do jackshit for us Shame shame – 25 who do jackshit for us

    It’s that time of year again, time to nominate the 25 allegedly most influential fags and dykes in Australia. I like the idea of celebrating success in environments where it’s tough ... Read more

    Tue November 3rd, 2009 - 6 Comments

  • Lessons from the Emerald Isle Lessons from the Emerald Isle

    Ireland has begun to grow up. When Boyzone star Stephen Gateley died, he was given a full Catholic funeral with his civil partner Andy Cowles accorded all the respect of ... Read more

    Tue October 27th, 2009 - No Comments

  • Lessons from the Emerald Isle Lessons from the Emerald Isle

    Ireland has begun to grow up. When Boyzone star Stephen Gateley died, he was given a full Catholic funeral with his civil partner Andy Cowles accorded all the respect of ... Read more

    Tue October 27th, 2009 - No Comments

  • A cancer of the soul A cancer of the soul

    Archie and Bill** have been together for decades. Bill is very sick. Terminal cancer. Archie struggles, trying to keep their little business afloat, monitoring Bill’s complex drug regime, and supervising ... Read more

    Tue October 20th, 2009 - 2 Comments

  • A perfect excuse A perfect excuse

    The Rudd Government suffers from a lack of what Maggie Thatcher used to call ‘intestinal fortitude’. It responds to pressure, not with ideas, but with inquiries. Rudd appears to think inquiries, ... Read more

    Wed October 14th, 2009 - No Comments

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