NEWS

Ravi gets 30 days jail for Clementi spying

Written By // Serkan Ozturk

Dharun Ravi has been sentenced to 30 days jail for spying on his former gay Rutgers University roommate, Tyler Clementi, who later committed suicide. ...

FEATURES

Camp and Cheese

Written By // Serkan Ozturk

It’s kitsch and over-the-top, but that’s precisely why so many tune into Eurovision each year. As the competition heads to Azerbaijan, Julia Zemir ...

ENTERTAINMENT

The Cock Pen

Written By // Andrew Shaw

Want a cruisey start to the weekend? The Cock Pen delivers. Guys willing to go bare-chested can take advantage of our shirts off drink discounts. Feel ...

LIFE + STYLE

The High Point

Written By // Mark Winchester

With world-class resort facilities and an award-winning day spa, Q1 on the Gold Coast sets the stage for a weekend of relaxation and entertainment, wr ...

Articles tagged with: ABC

Mar29

Marriage equality ‘great for this country’, says Olympic hero

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // News + Politics, New South Wales

Olympic gold medal winning beach volleyballer Natalie Cook has become the latest high-profile Australian to give public support to same-sex marriage, saying the introduction of marriage equality would “be great for this country”.

Mar13

Photographer angry, journo stood down as Katter ad fallout continues

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // News + Politics, National, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

The controversy surrounding the anti-gay television ad aired by Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) over the weekend in the lead-up to the Queensland election has widened, with a French photographer angry that his images were used and KAP funder, billionaire James Packer saying he “certainly” doesn’t support the message conveyed in the ad.

Mar08

Same-sex TV wedding a go

Written by // Alex Dunkin Categories // Celebrity, News + Politics, National, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

It has been confirmed Adam Hills will be hosting Australia’s first ever mass same-sex TV wedding during his ABC program later this month.

Feb27

Mardi Gras Parade: A Brief History

Written by // Garry Wotherspoon Categories // Feature, New South Wales

A protest, a political demonstration, a gay pride celebration, a tourist attraction – 34 years on and the Mardi Gras Parade continues to evolve. Here, historian Garry Wotherspoon charts some of the events most memorable moments.

Feb06

Beam Me Out

Written by // Daniel Chamberlain Categories // Feature

Inside the new comedy series about a gay science fiction fan club that’s all about being different. Daniel Chamberlain speaks to the cast and creator of Outland.

Jan25

Phoebe's Intersex Adventure

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // Feature

Phoebe Hart embarks on a journey of self-discovery as she unearths intersex stories in a captivating and personal documentary exploring her intersex identity.

Jan18

ABC drops cross-dressing sitcom

Written by // Ron Hughes Categories // News + Politics, World, National, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

US television network ABC has announced the cancellation of cross-dressing comedy Work It after only two episodes.

Jan10

Filmmaker opens up about being intersex

Written by // Alex Dunkin Categories // News + Politics, National, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

The ABC is set to screen a documentary focusing on the intersex condition of the documentary’s filmmaker, Phoebe Hart.

Dec20

Cross-dressing comedy no laughing matter

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // Celebrity, News + Politics, World, National, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

LOS ANGELES: A new US sitcom about two unemployed men who dress as women to gain sales jobs has been blasted before it has aired by a number of LGBT advocacy organisations for promoting transphobia as well as being demeaning towards women.

Nov14

A Speck-tacular Finish

Written by // Garrett Bithell Categories // Entertainment

To celebrate the end of cult television hit Spicks and Specks, the gang we all know and love is hitting the road with a spectacular arena version of the show, starting in Sydney. Myf Warhurst speaks to Garrett Bithell. 

Nov09

New ABC series seeks same-sex couple

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // News + Politics, National, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

If you think your relationship with that special someone could be improved a little or a lot, you and your partner could perhaps be just the sort of people producers of a new show to air next year on ABC1 are looking for.

Oct22

At the movies: 25 years of Margaret & David

Written by // Daniel Chamberlain Categories // Entertainment

REVIEW: Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush host a special live episode of At The Movies to celebrate 25 years of Margaret and David, writes Dan Chamberlain.

Oct19

ABC defends marriage equality coverage

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // News + Politics, National, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

CANBERRA: The ABC’s managing director, Mark Scott, has been forced to defend the public broadcaster’s coverage of same-sex marriage during a Senate Estimates hearing in Canberra yesterday.

Oct09

Neighbourhood Watch

Written by // Daniel Chamberlain Categories // Entertainment

REVIEW: Alex Dimitriades returns to our screens in another Christos Tsiolkas adaptation. And while it got off to a bumpy start, the rest of the series makes for good viewing, writes Daniel Chamberlain.

Sep12

Real life: one on one with Margaret Pomeranz

Written by // Andrew Shaw Categories // Feature

For 25 years, Margaret Pomeranz has been guiding Australians through the world's diverse cinematic landscape. She talks to Andrew Shaw about her partner-in-crime David Stratton, censorship and her blink-and-you'll-miss-it scene in Priscilla.