Inside Drag Me Up: The Drag Experience Helping Everyday People Discover Their Inner Queen

Chloe Sargeant — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:26:31 +0000

For Pete Lord, the idea for Drag Me Up began with something simple: the joy of dressing up. It’s a feeling many queer people know instinctively — the thrill of ...

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‘Incredibly Special’: This Rainbow Family Reflects On What It Meant To March In Mardi Gras This Year

Staff Writers — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:57:01 +0000

For Sydney mums Cyrena and Courtney, the path to parenthood hasn’t been a straight line. Between four-and-a-half-year-old Marley, born via IVF, their two-year-old son who joined the family through foster ...

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Clarity Health Care: Specialised, Holistic & 17c��+ Culturally Aware Mental Health Care Under One Roof

Lydia Jupp — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:32:37 +0000

Based in both Melbourne and Hobart, Clarity Health Care provides specialist multidisciplinary mental health care, designed to support people at all stages of their mental health journey. Its community-based clinics ...

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This Chappell Roan Approved Queer Hoedown Is Taking Over Randwick

Michael James — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:56:22 +0000

Dust off your boots and clear your calendar because the Rainbow Rodeo is riding into Randwick, and it’s shaping up to be one of Sydney’s most joyful queer nights of ...

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STIs Are Easily Treated, So Make STI Testing Your Beforeplay

Staff Writers — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 01:25:58 +0000

STI testing is quick, easy and the best way to protect yourself and your partners from STIs. New year, new priorities – make your sexual health the top of the list. With sexually transmissible infections (STIs) ...

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Gaydream Island: Planetdwellers’ 17c��+ Island Takeover in the Whitsundays

Staff Writers — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:34:52 +0000

Here’s the thing about 17c��+ holidays: we don’t just want a destination. We want a feeling, a vibe, gorgeous queer energy. A sense that, for once, the world has been ...

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Kween Kong Says Hot & Steamy Is A Party “Needed Now More Than Ever”

Lydia Jupp — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:15:40 +0000

For the first time since their inaugural launch in 2020, Hot and Steamy is leaving the sultry sweet nights of Port Douglas to make a new home on the Gold ...

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Big Dreams, Big Pride: What Do You Want Your Rainbow Family To Look Like?

Staff Writers — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:19:59 +0000

With the city awash in colour and pride dialled all the way up, Sydney Mardi Gras is the season of big feelings and even bigger dreams. And for some in ...

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‘Afterglow’ Explores Honesty & Opening Up Your Relationship (And Heart)

Sofie Rasmussen — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 04:43:09 +0000

Writer and director S. Asher Gelman says that the truest messages of his play Afterglow is to reflect on love, honesty, and how deeply important communication is in modern relationships. ...

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Let’s Talk About Sex, Syphilis & Why Getting Tested Matters More Than Ever

Staff Writers — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:59:35 +0000

It’s one of those topics that always hovers – sometimes loudly, sometimes quietly – in the background of queer conversations: regular sexual health testing. One in six Australians will contract ...

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Sandra Bernhard Is Coming To Australia — And She Feels More Radical Than Ever

Lydia Jupp — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:12:14 +0000

At this point in her career, there’s not much that Sandra Bernhard hasn’t done. Her career has encompassed many different facets of entertainment — and she’s always refused to be ...

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Jess Mauboy Is Ready To ‘Bring The Confetti’ At Mighty Hoopla Sydney

Staff Writers — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:39:26 +0000

For almost a decade, London’s Mighty Hoopla has been the spiritual home of queer pop lovers — a technicolour playground where chart divas, drag royalty, nostalgic bangers and unapologetic camp ...

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From the Tropics to the City: Fierce Queer Celebration Hot & Steamy Goes National

Michael James — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 05:58:39 +0000

After four unforgettable years of turning Port Douglas into a tropical queer playground, the Hot & Steamy Festival is packing up its glitter and getting ready to travel! The much-loved ...

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Atlantis Events Returns With Brand New Hong Kong To Singapore Gay Cruise

Staff Writers — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 04:50:57 +0000

If you’ve been spending the winter dreaming about basking on a pool deck and visiting balmy climates, you’re in luck — Atlantis Events is back with an all-new Hong Kong ...

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Queening Out At Sydney Fringe Festival 2025

Chloe Sargeant — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 01:30:29 +0000

Every September, Sydney Fringe Festival transforms the city into a giant playground of creativity. And this year, the festival’s beloved Queer Hub is back — taking over Qtopia Sydney from ...

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The 2025 Pride Game Is More Important To Sydney Swans Than Ever Before — And They’re Aiming To Do Better

Staff Writers — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 03:08:08 +0000

The annual Pride Game is returning to the SCG on Saturday, 2 August — but this year’s match arrives under a brighter spotlight and a deeper sense of responsibility for ...

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Queer-Owned Studio The Northern Pottery Loves Community, Care, and Clay

Lydia Jupp — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 07:37:12 +0000

Located in Sydney’s upper north shore, The Northern Pottery is a newly opened ceramics studio and gallery that wants to help you get your hands dirty and lose control. “Clay ...

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State Library of QLD’s Incredible Rainbow Research Fellowship Is Now Open For Applications

Chloe Sargeant — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:17:53 +0000

State Library of Queensland’s Rainbow Research Fellowship is now open for applications — and if you’re an 17c��IA+ Queenslander with a passion for storytelling, history and community — you should ...

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QPP: Helping 17c��IA+ Folks Over 50 Stay Connected To Community

Staff Writers — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 01:04:14 +0000

Let’s face it—we’re all getting older. And while the club nights might not hit quite the same as they used to, that certainly doesn’t mean the end of excitement, friendship, ...

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Valencia Gay Games XII: Celebrating Sun, Sea & 17c��IA+ Sport

Michael James — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 23:00:53 +0000

From 27 June to 5 July 2026, the coastal city of Valencia, Spain, will shimmer beneath a rainbow spotlight as it hosts the 12th edition of the Gay Games—a global ...

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