Shepparton’s fabulous LGBTI festival Out in the Open kicks off
Saturday’s Carnival Day is the festival’s centerpiece, featuring over 50 market stalls, food vendors, live entertainers, and fun attractions.
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Australia’s queer scene: a survival guide
If you live on Australia’s east coast or are planning to fly over, check out our handy guide to the queer scene.
‘We’ve seen many gay bars shut their doors over the years’: Dolly Diamond on the LGBTI scene
“With the rise of hook-up apps, it seems easier to order in nowadays than stand around all night waiting for a stuffing”
Introducing: the Gay Scene Guide newsletter
Delivered straight to your inbox every Thursday, the Gay Scene Guide newsletter will arrive just in time for you to plan your weekend.
Gay Scene: weekly news wrap-up
In case you missed it here are some of the highlights in LGBTI news this week.
And the beat goes on
Cruising for sex in public areas has been a part of gay subculture for decades. But with greater LGBTI visibility and the rise of gay hook-up apps like Grindr, will beats be around for much longer? Matthew Wade reports.
The week in photos: The GH, Cairns Tropical Mardi Gras, and Sydney immerses in queer literature
This week in photos saw some great snaps from Star Observer’s photographers. Here are our highlights.
Meet the DJ: Kam Shafaati
In the latest monthly segment of Q&A profiles of LGBTI entertainers around Australia, Troy Murphy caught up with Kam Shafaati — a well-known gay DJ in Melbourne whose success has seen him headline parties around Australia and the US.
Feeling inferior on the gay scene?
God, I remember my early bar days with affection but also acknowledge that for much of my beginning gay life I felt a bit inferior …