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3.4KOfficial Party Cancelled: Sydney Mardi Gras 2026 Scraps The Main Event – For Now
Sydney Mardi Gras 2026 has confirmed that official post-Parade Party is off. It’s a massive blow to the festival calendar. Organisers announced the decision late Tuesday afternoon and cited a “perfect storm” of financial setbacks, venue issues, and bad luck with talent. A difficult decision. For decades, the Party has been the must-attend end-of-season event,...
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2.1KDon Lemon Vows He Will Not Be Silenced After Federal Arrest In Los Angeles
Journalist Don Lemon was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles on Thursday night, January 29. The former CNN anchor was in town to cover the Grammy Awards when he was taken into custody. This seemingly sudden move by the Department of Justice has sent shockwaves through the media industry and the LGBTQIA+ community. Lemon...
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2.9K“Afterglow” Brings Its Raw, Three-Man Love Story To The Stage In Australia
If you like theatre that gets close, fast, Afterglow is worth knowing about. The play by S. Asher Gelman opened its Australian premiere season in Melbourne last week before it heads up to Sydney. What Afterglow is about… It starts with a clear setup. Josh and Alex are married and in an open relationship. They...
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4.9KSydney Community Mourns The Loss Of Comedian Brent Thorpe
Sydney performer and comedian, Brent Thorpe, has died at the age of 61. The news was shared in a Facebook post by his husband, Travis De Jonk, and reported on 2 February. In the post, De Jonk wrote: “On 6 January 2026, I lost the love of my life, Brent Thorpe,” and described him as...
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2.5KJane Fonda’s “Internal Lesbian Anger” Speaks Out, With Help From Dana Goldberg
The loved iconic actress and the lesbian comedian team up to inspire action. In the Reel shared on Dana Goldberg’s socials, Fonda opens with a simple “I’m Jane Fonda,” then Goldberg jumps in as a second voice: “And I’m Jane Fonda’s internal lesbian anger.” Fonda pushes back with, “Dana, I’m not a lesbian,” and the...
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4.3KJim Verraros Turns Up The Tension In “Good Boy” Music Video
The American Idol alum gets down to work in his latest visual release. Jim Verraros is a DNA favourite who was recently featured in DNA #308, but his video for Good Boy takes things to a whole new level. Directed by Brad Hammer, the clip sees Verraros channelling his inner CEO, complete with a sharp...
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4.6KBrian Sims Unleashes His Inner Leather Daddy For Nasty Pig
We have always had a soft spot for Brian Sims. The former Pennsylvania State Representative has built a reputation on being smart, outspoken, and incredibly photogenic. Now he is leaning all the way into his “daddy” status as one of the faces of the new Real Nasty Pigs Of New York campaign. Politics meets fetish...
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3.5KGreg Slade Comes Out Ahead Of The Australian Open And Wants Other Gay Men To Feel Safer In Tennis
British wheelchair tennis player Greg Slade has come out publicly ahead of the Australian Open, saying the response has been overwhelmingly positive and that he hopes it helps other gay men in tennis feel more comfortable being themselves. Slade, 23, is a quad wheelchair tennis player and a Paralympic silver medallist, after winning quad doubles...
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5.1KRob Jetten Says A Gay Prime Minister Would Be A Big Symbol As Dutch Coalition Deal Nears
Rob Jetten, leader of Democrats 66 (D66), says it would be “a very beautiful symbol” if he becomes the Netherlands’ first openly gay prime minister, with coalition negotiations now focused on final checks rather than big fights, according to reporting by NL Times. At DNA, we know representation can feel abstract until it’s suddenly standing...
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3.3KWhy Matt Damon And Ben Affleck Wrote Explicit Gay Sex Scenes Into “Good Will Hunting”
Back in the mid-1990s, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were two unknown actors trying to sell their screenplay for Good Will Hunting. They had already sold the rights to Castle Rock Entertainment, but something felt off. Ben Affleck as Chuckie Sullivan in Good Will Hunting (1997) Dir. Gus Van Sant pic.twitter.com/sMw3L2dczz — ʙᴇꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ʙᴇɴ...
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3.5KHolly Valance Collabs With Pauline Hanson For Anti-Trans Song And It’s As Bad As You’d Expect
Holly Valance, the former Neighbours star who had a string of hits in the early 2000s, has released her first music since 2003. Unfortunately, it’s not a comeback anyone asked for. The British-Australian singer has teamed up with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson for a track called Kiss Kiss (XX) My Arse. The song is...
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3.0KGus Kenworthy Says Miley Cyrus Was His Real-Life Rose From “Heated Rivalry”
The HBO hit struck a nerve with the Olympic skier. Olympic freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy has opened up about his pre-coming-out years. In an interview with The New Yorker published on 25 January, the 34-year-old drew striking parallels between his own life and the hit series Heated Rivalry. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen myself...
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3.5KFamily Say Police Homophobia Failed Ed Cornes, Found Dead In A London Hotel
ITV News correspondent Sejal Karia has reported on the family of Ed Cornes, a 19-year-old student found dead in a central London hotel in October 2021, and their claim that the Metropolitan Police investigation was shaped by homophobia and avoidable errors. Cornes had been at University College London for just two days when he died,...
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1.9KUN Urges Australia To End LGBTQIA+ Discrimination By Religious Schools
A United Nations review has formally called on the Australian government to scrap laws that allow religious schools to discriminate against LGBTQIA+ students and staff legally. Member states at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva delivered the recommendation on Monday as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This process is a comprehensive peer...
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2.7KFinn Wolfhard Brought “Harry Potter” And “Heated Rivalry” Together For One Gloriously Unhinged SNL Sketch
What happens when you mash up wizards and hockey romance? Saturday Night Live returned from its winter break on 18 January with Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard as host. The 23-year-old Canadian actor made his hosting debut just weeks after the Netflix series finale aired. And while the whole episode had its moments, one pre-taped...
