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    WIN: Marc Lane books

    Australian-born author Marc Lane’s books, Palladium Eastern Empires and Approach the Throne, are both thrilling queer-themed fictional tales set in a brief time of sexual tolerance in the dying days of the Byzantine Empire. These books challenge...

    • Posted 17 hours ago
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    WIN: I Am Divine tickets

    Thanks to our friends at the Sydney Film Festival we’re giving away five double passes to queer documentary I Am Divine at 9.30pm on Saturday, June 15 at Event Cinemas, George St. The film chronicles the life...

    • Posted 22 hours ago
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    Rudd support will create new stolen generation: ACL

    The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) claims that former prime minister Kevin Rudd’s new-found support for marriage equality will create a new “stolen generation”. A statement released by ACL Tuesday morning said that despite rightly giving an apology...

    • Posted 2 days ago
  • Rudd-Standard
    Rudd reverses gay marriage position

    Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has revealed a change of heart on the issue of marriage equality, announcing that he now believes a “secular Australian state should be able to recognise same sex marriage”. Rudd posted a...

    • Posted 2 days ago
  • Monique
    Screen queens

    We asked some of our community’s biggest film buffs to fill us in on all their celluloid secrets. Grab your popcorn and read up on all their favourite movie moments and what they’re most looking forward to...

    • Posted 6 days ago
  • Struck by Lightning
    Queer film feast for Newcastle

    Newcastle’s queer film festival, ShOUT, returns for its second year from May 17-19. With three days of queer cinema from around the world, the official selection for this year’s festival includes French period drama Farewell, My Queen,...

    • Posted 7 days ago
  • Renee Geyer Swing
    Renee Geyer albums

    Legendary Australian singer Renee Geyer has a new album, Swing, in which she tackles the big band classics. But this is no polite supper club makeover: the famously ferocious diva tackles timeless standards like Fly Me To...

    • Posted 7 days ago
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    More than kicking balls

    Melbourne Rovers president Heath Wilson knows the value of a volunteer. The soccer club’s head is currently managing different parts of running a club on his own and he admits he is struggling a little bit. The...

    • Posted 7 days ago
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    Tournament to be a hit

    It’s time to hit the courts to watch partners dust the clay powder off their best Henin/Nadal game as LGBT tennis group Tennis Sydney prepares to hold its 2013 Doubles Clay Tournament at Kingsford this Sunday, May...

    • Posted 7 days ago
  • beyondblue
    Mental health system needs shake-up

    A new report has shown Australia’s mental health system has been hampered by poor design, making it impossible to know if the $28 billion spent annually on supporting people is effective. Federal mental health minister Mark Butler,...

    • Posted 7 days ago
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