Feature

Feb23

ADT's Proximity

Written by // Peter Burdon Categories // Feature, South Australia

Australian Dance Theatre premieres its new work Proximity in the Adelaide Festival. Peter Burdon spoke to dancer Daniel Jaber.

Feb23

Gettin’ political

Written by // Alex Dunkin Categories // Feature, South Australia

Comedians Hannah Gadsby and Tom Ballard are both returning to Adelaide Fringe with new shows with a political edge.

Feb21

ChillOut to the Max

Written by // Andrew Shaw Categories // Feature

ChillOut spokesperson and occasional drag queen Max Primmer shares his passion for Australia’s No. 1 Rural Gay Festival with Andrew Shaw.

Feb21

Park Lounge, Femme Fun

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // Feature, New South Wales

The Sydney Femme Guild is holding their annual Mardi Gras picnic at Enmore Park – and everyone is invited.

Feb21

Freedom to Love in Egypt

Categories // Feature

One year on from the start of the Egyptian revolution, Manoj Dias-Abey talks to a gay activist about his involvement in the protests and the prospects for sexual freedom in Egypt.

Feb20

All in the Family

Written by // Garrett Bithell Categories // Feature, New South Wales

SYDNEY: A diverse group of entertainers have been brought together by the collective powers of DJ Wayne G and Shauna Jensen.

Feb20

All About A-MEN

Written by // Reg Domingo Categories // Feature, New South Wales

A bold new resource is giving Sydney’s Asian gay community its very own platform to exchange ideas, express opinion and share personal stories. Reg Domingo takes a look at A-MEN.

Feb20

Summer of Sam

Written by // Garrett Bithell Categories // Feature, National

Sam Sparro is transformed: a new label, a new sound, a new album and a new wardrobe. Ahead of his return to Australia, he speaks to Garrett Bithell about revolutionising his outlook, and the break-up that made it happen. 

Feb20

Shop 'til you drop: The Main Drag

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // Feature

SYDNEY: A shopping initiative on Oxford Street featuring fitness gurus, massages and drag shows is enticing locals to rediscover the gay mile during the Mardi Gras season. 

Feb16

Colour Coded: Inside Trough X_hibition

Written by // Garrett Bithell Categories // Feature

An exhibition of the seminal artwork from Melbourne’s Trough X party is coming to Sydney’s Gallery Gaffa. And, as dynamic duo John Tsiavis and Nik Dimopoulos tell Garrett Bithell, there’s a fine line between sex and sexy.

Feb16

Still Radical

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // Feature, New South Wales, National

In 1971 Dennis Altman blazed his way into the queer history books with the groundbreaking Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation. Forty years on, he talks to Serkan Ozturk about its lasting impact, how he feels more radical today, and why the GLBT community’s goals are too conservative.

Feb14

Challenges for Malta

Categories // Feature

Recent attacks on lesbians in Malta demonstrate that the island nation needs to take a good look at its moral conscience as well as its laws, writes Joseph Chetcuti.

Feb14

Dykes, bikes and body art

Written by // Ron Hughes Categories // Feature, New South Wales

Dykes on Bikes are revving up for their annual Bike and Tattoo show. Ron Hughes reports.

Feb14

From Belarus With Love

Written by // Colin Fraser Categories // Feature, New South Wales

Risking violence and imprisonment, Sergey Yenin and other queer activists from GayBelarus push forward to present the country’s first public gay pride event. Australian documentarian Logan Mucha captures their courageous journey in the new documentary East Bloc Love.

Feb13

You Better Work: One on one with RuPaul

Written by // Garrett Bithell Categories // Feature, National

RuPaul has arguably penetrated the mainstream more than any other drag queen. Ahead of his return to Australia after almost 15 years, he speaks to Garrett Bithell about New York’s underground scene, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and our fight for equality.