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“Read Queer, Be Here”: A New Online Queer Bookshop Has Opened In Sydney

Patrick Lenton — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:22:27 +0000

Only a few months after the much loved queer staple Bookshop Darlinghurst closed in Sydney, a small, self-funded queer bookshop has stepped up to try and respectfully fill their fabulous ...

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Greens Establish Parliamentary Inquiry Into Violent Dating App Attacks On Gay & Bi Men

Patrick Lenton — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:10:21 +0000

The Victorian Greens have successfully passed a motion for a parliamentary inquiry into the scale and scope of anti-LGBTQIA+ hate crimes across Victoria, focusing on a series of terrifying attacks ...

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Art Phoenix, A New Exhibition Celebrating HIV+ Creativity Comes To Sydney Ahead Of Mardi Gras

Patrick Lenton — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 04:23:24 +0000

HIV frontline service the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation has partnered with the National Art School to present Art Phoenix, a one-night only exhibition showing artworks celebrating the creativity, resilience, and lived ...

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LOVING: Queer Bravery On Display In Qtopia Sydney’s Latest Photography Exhibition

Josh Kerwick — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:15:36 +0000

It’s a fact that queer people have always existed throughout history, despite whatever’s being said in the culture wars these days. But in case you needed some definitive evidence, there ...

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Midsumma 2026: Star Observer’s Must-See Picks For Week 2

Chloe Sargeant — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 06:27:20 +0000

Let’s be honest, Midsumma doesn’t really do quiet weeks — but this one feels especially stacked. Between late-night dance floors, daylight community gatherings, moments of collective remembrance and some genuinely ...

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The Mardi Gras 2026 Fair Day Line-Up Has Been Revealed

Chloe Sargeant — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 01:09:28 +0000

Sydney’s most joyful daytime party is officially back on the calendar, with the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras unveiling a stacked, sun-soaked line-up for Fair Day 2026. Returning to ...

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LGBTQIA+ Youth History Workshop

Naomi Lawrence — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:17:11 +0000

Calling all LGBTIQA+ folks aged 16–25 in Melbourne! Come hang out, get creative, and dive into the queer histories that led us here today. Proudly supported by the Australian Queer ...

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MELBOURNE PRIDE GUIDE: DIVA

Naomi Lawrence — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 04:19:55 +0000

Are you a true runway romantic? Well, the extravagant new fashion exhibition at the Australian Museum of Performing Arts, ‘DIVA’, is calling you. Opening 11 December, this spectacle is a ...

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MELBOURNE PRIDE GUIDE: Victoria’s Pride Street Party 2026

Naomi Lawrence — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 04:18:20 +0000

Clear your calendar, it’s once again time to groove on the streets of the inner North! For the fifth year running, Midsumma closes with a full-throttle street takeover with the ...

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MELBOURNE PRIDE GUIDE: NGV Friday Nights: Midsumma

Naomi Lawrence — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 04:15:54 +0000

Calling all fashion lovers and runway divas craving an alternative night out! NGV Friday Nights invites you to immerse yourself in ‘Westwood | Kawakubo’, a sensorial exhibition celebrating style icons ...

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Midsumma Carnival 2026

Naomi Lawrence — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:59:24 +0000

Gather the girls, gays and theys, it’s time to stake your spot in the park and open Pride season the right way — with Midsumma Carnival, Naarm/Melbourne’s biggest celebration of ...

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Drag Storytime for Adults w/ Narelda Jacobs & Karina Natt

Naomi Lawrence — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:56:47 +0000

Get comfy and settle in for storytime turned all the way up at Drag Storytime, strictly for adults. Fierce drag performers take the lead as Narelda Jacobs and Karina Natt ...

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Southside Queer Pool Party

Naomi Lawrence — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:56:00 +0000

Mark your calendars, because Thorne Harbour Health is inviting everyone to plunge into the wettest and wildest LGBTQIA+ pool party of the season, with Prahran Pool offering up waves of ...

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MELBOURNE PRIDE GUIDE: BEASTIES

Naomi Lawrence — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 22:48:23 +0000

Following a sold-out season, BEASTIES is bringing its parade of beautiful queer creatures back to Melbourne, bristling with pure imagination and energy. Part of Midsumma Presents, this vivid exhibition-performance experiment ...

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Minnie Cooper Serves Cabaret Magic In New One-Night-Only, One Woman Show

Lydia Jupp — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 05:28:43 +0000

One of the city’s most iconic drag queens and cabaret artists, Minnie Cooper will be bringing an evening of song and storytelling to Sydney’s newest theatre. TEATRO at Leichhardt’s Italian ...

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AN ODE: The Bearded Tit Is Dead. Long Live The Tit

Lydia Jupp — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 02:30:26 +0000

The Bearded Tit is soon to be no more, with its last party happening on November 1. After nourishing the artistic and queer scenes for 11 years, the milk of ...

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This Lesbian Speed Dating Event Actually Made Me Feel… Hope? (Sounds Fake, I Know)

Lydia Jupp — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 06:09:44 +0000

The lesbian dating scene in Sydney is fraught with difficulties. I’m not joining a running club, I’m too old for Birdcage, and apparently lesbians aren’t allowed on Oxford Street anymore. ...

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Australian LGBTQIA+ Filmmakers Shine At Queer Screen Film Fest

Lydia Jupp — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 05:32:48 +0000

LGBTQIA+ stories from around the world were spotlighted at this year’s Queer Screen Film Fest, with thousands of dollars awarded to local creatives for their prospective films. The 12th Queer ...

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Step Into The Homoerotic World of Gay Aussie Artist John Douglas

Robert La Bua — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 03:13:27 +0000

Step Into The Homoerotic World of Gay Aussie Artist John Douglas is a feature by Robert La Bua. True artists are dedicated to creation. They cannot go a day without ...

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Poppin Out Is Starting Adelaide Pride Off With a Bang

Mae Rawson — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 03:55:35 +0000

Adelaide Pride is aiming to be gayer, louder, and better than ever before, with the city’s coolest street party, Poppin Out, kickstarting it with non-stop dancing and music. Poppin’ Out ...

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