Why did Hamish Macdonald leave the ABC’s Q&A current affairs panel show just 18 months into his tenure? Reports across multiple media sources seem to indicate that he decided to call it quits following relentless social media trolling and bullying from both sides of the political spectrum. “It was overwhelming at times. It became something...
The Queer Screen Film Festival is on and available to viewers across Australia by digital subscription. We chose five of the best… Free Fall A couple of German cops, Marc (Hanno Koffler) and Kay (Max Riemelt), fall for each other amid the rough-and-tumble testosterone-charged police environment. Things are complicated by the fact that Marc has...
If there weren’t enough reasons to love Tony Armstrong, he has provided us with another reason to smile – a live on-air “Bulging Dick” comment which left his co-hosts (and the rest of Australia) in hysterics. While talking about Tim Paine the captain of the Australian Cricket team and his upcoming neck surgery, Armstrong misspoke and...
German authorities have compensated 249 people who were persecuted or investigated under heavy handed Nazi laws that criminalised homosexuality, reports ABC. The Federal Office Of Justice said that up until the end of August this year, 317 people had applied for compensation, with 249 people being paid out over $US1 million in total. In 2017,...
The Met Gala has wrapped up for another year and now it’s time to have a look back at our favourite fits from fashion’s most revered event. This year we saw the LGBTQIA+ community well-represented with many of our favourite celebrities not only showing up, but standing out with looks that were more than just...
Lil Nas X has won the Video Of The Year Award at the MTV Video Music Awards for Montero (Call Me By Your Name). The 22-year-old beat out other popular contenders for the award, such as Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion for WAP, Doja Cat and SZA’s Kiss Me More and The Weeknd in...
National Geographic’s latest documentary titled Fauci, goes in depth into the extensive career of Dr. Anthony Fauci as he dealt with the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 80s and 90s, and the Covid-19 pandemic of today, reports The New York Times. Drawing parallels between the two, Fauci becomes emotional throughout the documentary of his career as...
Drag superstar and host of RuPaul’s Drag Race, RuPaul, has taken home his sixth Emmy win for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program, reports Deadline. RuPaul’s win puts him in the same position as Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who broke the Emmy record by winning Best Actress in a Comedy six years in a row...
Speaking to Lifeline’s podcast, Holding on to Hope, openly gay ex-rugby player, Ian Roberts, talks about his experience coming out in the rugby world during the 90s and his struggles with mental health in the wake of his retirement. September 9th is R U OK Day in Australia, a day to remind and encourage people...
The US gospel artist who sang the 1977 gay pride anthem I Was Born This Way, Carl Bean, has sadly passed away at age 77 after battling a lengthy illness, reports the BBC. Bean, who was openly gay, became one of very few gay artists in the 1970s to come out and openly advocate for...
Billy Porter, unforgettable as Pray-Tell on the groundbreaking Pose, is starring as Fab G, the Fairy Godmother, in the reworked version of Cinderella now streaming on Amazon Prime. He spoke to DNA for the launch of the movie about the “magic” of being asked to embrace his queerness and all things fabulous in this new...
Former Labor Party leader and current One Nation state leader, Mark Latham, has convened with the NSW Educational Committee to introduce a number of anti-trans recommendations to the state’s education system, reports Star Observer. The NSW Educational Committee have released a report after their enquiry into One Nation’s Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill 2020,...
Grammy Award-winning artist Lil Nas X has been honoured with the Suicide Prevention Advocate Of The Year award. Presented by The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organisation for LGBTQIA+ people, Lil Nas X was awarded for his ongoing commitment to end suicide among LGBTQIA+ young people. The Trevor Project cited...
Nashville Predators hockey player, Luke Prokop, has come out as gay after re-signing his contract with the NHL, reports ESPN. Prokop’s coming out is an important milestone for the NHL as no player active or retired has ever publicly come out as gay. In a statement posted to Instagram Prokop said, “It has been quite...
Only a matter of weeks after announcing the couple were adopting their first child, Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten, have announced the birth of their two children. Announcing the good news on Twitter, the pair officially welcomed twins, Penelope Rose and Joseph August Buttigieg to their family. The announcement makes Pete Buttigieg the first...