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BOYS GMUNDER Homoerotic publishing house Bruno Gmuender has a lot of hot titles on offer for 2010, including Domenico Cennamo’s photographic essay Before The Game, focused on the male locker room, ... Read more
Thu March 11th, 2010 - No Comments
Scene guide
THURSDAY 11 ARQ Drag for Dollars from 11pm + Dungeons and Drag Queens with Minnie Cooper, Mitzi Macintosh, Charisma Belle and Tora Hymen. Free entry from 9pm. BERESFORD HOTEL Happy Hours 5pm ... Read more
Tue March 9th, 2010 - No Comments
Community stalwart’s final parade
Pioneering drag identity and founder of Ken’s Karate Klub, Ken (Kandy) Johnson, lost his long battle with cancer on Saturday night, aged 75 years. One of the original Les Girls, Johnson ... Read more
Wed March 3rd, 2010 - No Comments
Honesty needed over drug use
The gay community needs to be more honest with itself when it comes to using illegal drugs, New Mardi Gras co-chair Nick Parker believes. And his co-chair, Steph Sands, has urged ... Read more
Wed March 3rd, 2010 - 3 Comments
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Float sneak peek
Sequined cyclists with flashing light-globe headwear, powering a giant green heart topped with rainbow flags will shine down Oxford St tomorrow night on the City of Sydney float entry. Created by ... Read more
Fri February 26th, 2010 - 2 Comments
Search for missing cat
A Darlinghurst couple have sent out an urgent SOS after their cat was stolen from their home near Arq on Saturday morning. Jeremy and Chris live in Sturt St at the ... Read more
Thu February 25th, 2010 - 1 Comment
Yes Virginia, girls can be Bears
The Harbour City Bears is an inclusive organisaton, so much so it even has female members. Virginia C Brenner is one of the organisation’s female members — and not only is ... Read more
Wed February 24th, 2010 - 1 Comment
Mitcham signs up for Cologne
If Australia’s Gay Games team needed any inspiration when it heads to Cologne later this year it needs look no further than its own camp. Australia’s most recognisable gay athlete and ... Read more
Wed February 17th, 2010 - 4 Comments
Calling all bisexuals
Bi-identifying men and women interested in reinvigorating the local scene are encouraged to help save Bi-NSW. The treasurer for Bi-NSW, a once-lively group which lately has become a more casual meeting ... Read more
Wed February 17th, 2010 - No Comments
Spicing up Randwick
If studying the racing form seems too much like homework, and stilettos elicit nothing but fear, there’s another reason to get involved with Sydney’s big gay race day — the ... Read more
Wed February 17th, 2010 - No Comments
Miss transsexual crowned
Transgender Melbourne showgirl Chelsey Mikimoto was last week crowned Miss Transsexual Australia 2010 during Australia’s first-ever transgender beauty pageant. Held at St Kilda’s Bar 362 and organised by Victorian Secret Promotions, ... Read more
Wed February 17th, 2010 - No Comments
Beary good prizes on offer
Bear Essentials, one of Sydney’s most popular gay festivals, will be launched on Thursday, February 25, at the Oxford Hotel. Organised by the Harbour City Bears, the official Mardi Gras event ... Read more
Wed February 17th, 2010 - No Comments
The bear essentials of Mardi Gras
They’re furry, friendly and don’t fit any specific stereotype — yet the Harbour City Bears (HCB) is the second-largest gay and lesbian membership-based organisation in Sydney, after New Mardi Gras. Formed ... Read more
Wed February 10th, 2010 - 1 Comment
Parade decision ‘unfair’
New Mardi Gras has taken a hardline approach to community parade entries, leaving some long-time participants on the sidelines. Animal Liberation NSW were last week informed that after four years of ... Read more
Wed February 10th, 2010 - 13 Comments
Ex-gay survivors unite this Mardi Gras
Ex-gay therapy survivors will unite this Mardi Gras in a walking entry that is as much about highlighting the issue as it is about personal empowerment. Already 27 people who have ... Read more
Wed February 10th, 2010 - No Comments
Letters
SCANNERS With Mardi Gras fast approaching there will be a spike in anti-gay violence. I recently went back to my home town, Perth, and was surprised to see they have introduced scanners ... Read more
Tue February 9th, 2010 - No Comments
ACON to celebrate 25 years with your help
ACON will mark its silver jubilee this year with a series of special events and activities and wants members of the community to help it plan the celebrations. ACON was established ... Read more
Tue February 9th, 2010 - No Comments
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 ... Read more
Tue February 9th, 2010 - No Comments
BGF bets on a little glamour
For 15 years Glamstand has given parade watchers a comfortable place to sit at the same time raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for HIV support organisation the Bobby Goldsmith ... Read more
Sun February 7th, 2010 - 1 Comment
Putting the squeeze on sterotypes
Gay and lesbian sport in Australia has a bigger profile than ever before thanks to Olympic diving gold medallist Matthew Mitcham. With one dive Mitcham showed the world we could match ... Read more
Sat February 6th, 2010 - No Comments
Pressure mounts as opportunities arise
It could easily be considered the most important Mardi Gras Festival since the phoenix season of 2003. For the first time in its history the Mardi Gras parade and after-party ... Read more
Fri February 5th, 2010 - 9 Comments
Riding the rumour wave
Every year, usually just before Christmas, Australia’s gay and lesbian community starts gossiping. That same gossip dominates conversation at nightclubs, dinner parties, community gatherings and online chat forums. It’s predictable and ... Read more
Fri February 5th, 2010 - No Comments
Whipping leather lovers into shape
International Mr Leather (IML) Jeffrey Payne will visit Sydney for Mardi Gras as part of a global tour to demystify and broaden the appeal of the international leather community. Payne, who ... Read more
Tue February 2nd, 2010 - 1 Comment
Scene guide
THURSDAY 4 ARQ Drag for Dollars from 11pm + Dungeons and Drag Queens with Minnie Cooper, Mitzi Macintosh, Charisma Belle and Tora Hymen. Free entry from 9pm. BERESFORD HOTEL Happy Hours 5pm ... Read more
Tue February 2nd, 2010 - No Comments
Classification Board bans female orgasm
Drew Sheldrick Customs officials have been accused of confiscating depictions of the female orgasm in imported adult video content when accompanied by an ejaculation. It follows the Classification Board’s decision to start ... Read more
Tue February 2nd, 2010 - 1 Comment
Current Issue
Velvet in the garden
A new burlesque and cabaret show, The Velvet Garden, showcasing the debut work of up-and-coming performers will feature at the Red Rattle Theatre on Friday, March 19. With playwright Wayne Tunks as host, the ... Read more
PFLAG outrage: Shame on you, Tony Abbott
Parents, friends and relatives of gay and lesbian people are being encouraged to register ... Read more
We were wrong
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says a deal was struck to to force a vote ... Read more
Change to BGF service structure
Bobby Goldsmith Foundation (BGF) clients will be asked to take more responsibility for their ... Read more
We’re here, we’re queer, we’re shovel-ready!
The shriek of whistles pierces the air, dykes tease the crowd with their purring ... Read more
HIV+ migrant inquiry
Some of the nation’s peak AIDS bodies have used an inquiry into migration by ... Read more