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Mardi Gras 2021 Set To RISE Above Expectations

Connor Webster — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 20:30:43 +0000

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade marched down Oxford Street in late February last year. Today, it’s surreal to imagine those 200,000 spectators swarming around more than 12,000 participants ...

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Sydney Skywriter Strikes Again With Possible Anti-Lesbian Sentiment

Connor Webster — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 20:30:52 +0000

Sydney residents looked skywards on Tuesday to find “KIDS NEED DADS” written in 500-metre-high vapour. The message, the latest in a series of controversial sky signs, sparked heated debate online ...

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ACON Launches PrEP ‘Take Me’ Campaign

Connor Webster — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 00:30:41 +0000

New South Wales’ leading HIV health organisation, ACON, has announced the launch of a new awareness campaign, Take Me, aimed at gay and bisexual men who use the HIV prevention ...

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Hong Kong Authorities Investigating Gay Porn Filmed On Public Train

Connor Webster — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 02:00:36 +0000

Police in Hong Kong have launched an investigation after videos surfaced showing two men having sex on the city’s public train service. Two videos appeared on Twitter last week: one ...

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Sydney Mardi Gras & Facebook To Sponsor Venues Hosting Parade Viewing Parties

Connor Webster — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 21:01:09 +0000

Mardi Gras and Facebook have teamed up to offer venues across Australia a COVID-safe solution to restricted crowd numbers at this year’s parade event at the SCG. Mardi Gras announced ...

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Gay Serial Killer Dennis Nilsen’s Autobiography Confesses To New Murders

Connor Webster — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:30:50 +0000

In his forthcoming posthumous autobiography, serial killer Dennis Nilsen has confessed to a series of new crimes. Nilsen’s book, penned from behind bars, details a previously unknown sexual assault on ...

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Golfer Justin Thomas Loses Sponsor After Homophobic Slur

Connor Webster — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:30:36 +0000

Former world number one, Justin Thomas has lost his sponsorship with The Ralph Lauren Corporation after using a homophobic slur during a televised tournament in Hawaii. Justin Thomas, who was ...

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COVID Forces Sydney’s Iconic Bodyline Gay Sauna To Close

Connor Webster — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 05:30:34 +0000

Bodyline, one of Sydney’s longest-running gay saunas, announced its closure due to COVID-19 last Thursday. The announcement was posted through the sauna’s Facebook page, stating, “Bodyline would like to thank ...

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Professor Denied Job For Being Gay, Now Suing His Former Employer

Connor Webster — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:30:20 +0000

A professor has filled a lawsuit against Seattle Pacific University in Washington after he was allegedly denied a fulltime position based on his sexuality. After 40 years as a registered ...

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Coogee’s Women’s-Only Sea Pool In Hot Water Over Trans Policy

Connor Webster — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 05:34:05 +0000

McIver’s Ladies Baths in Coogee updated their website on Monday after being called out for an exclusionary statement about transgender women. The original text read: “Only transgender women who’ve undergone ...

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UK Youth Found Guilty Of Murdering Schoolboy

Connor Webster — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 22:30:23 +0000

A 19-year-old UK man has been found guilty of the murder of a schoolboy, after paying him to keep their sexual relationship a secret. The court heard Alex Rodda, 15, ...

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Sydney Cricket Ground Restrictions Cast Doubts Over Mardi Gras

Connor Webster — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 08:30:37 +0000

On December 29, Cricket Australia announced the third Test between India and Australia would go ahead on January 7 at the SCG. The decision was made prior to the COVID outbreak ...

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Democratic Win In Georgia’s Senate A Huge Win For Gay, Lesbian & Trans Americans

Connor Webster — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 06:25:59 +0000

Against historical odds, Democratic candidates are set to claim victory in both contested seats in Georgia’s run-off Senate election this week. While the results are likely to be contested, it’s ...

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RuPaul’s Drag Race Australia To Begin Filming In New Zealand

Connor Webster — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 20:30:56 +0000

The first ever season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Australia is set to begin filming in New Zealand later this month. Due to recent COVID-19 cases in Sydney and across New ...

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