Gay priest Lars Gårdfeldt refuses to marry straight couples
Openly gay Swedish priest, Lars Gårdfeldt, declared Wednesday he would stop marrying heterosexual couples. The gay priest from a parish in Gothenburg made the declaration ahead of a church election on Sunday. Although the Church of Sweden has allowed same-sex marriages since 2009, it allows priests with conscientious objections to refuse to perform a marriage. …
Shit scared of dentists: a painless visit to Face Value Dental
I’m shit scared of dentists. In fact, nothing else scares me quite so much. I’m not usually subject to phobias. Well, except for zombies of course. Yes. I suffer from kinemortophobia. But everyone worries about zombies, don’t they? Well, except for the dental hygienist at Face Value Dental who denied ever thinking about them. And …
QNews responds to accusations
QNews has recently been accused of hate speech, bullying and several other forms of misconduct. We understand that the allegations have risen as a result of articles recently published to our website with regards to an event marketed to the LGBTIQ community. QNews wishes to emphatically state that we do not, and have not, resorted to bullying …
Sydney Mardi Gras wins bid to host WorldPride 2023
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has won its bid to host biennial mega-festival WorldPride in Australia in 2023. WorldPride is the largest global gathering of LGBTIQ communities and a different city hosts the event every two years. Members of the worldwide InterPride network of Pride organisations voted between the three contenders – Sydney, Montreal …
PHOTOS: Sportsman Hotel’s Charity Bake-Off, August 4, 2019
Congratulations to the Sportsman Hotel for raising $2750 at this year’s Bake-Off! The proceeds from the event will go to the Mature Aged Men Support Group in Brisbane.
Star Observer saved by established publisher
Lawrence Gibbons, the publisher of Sydney’s City Hub newspaper, announced last night the acquisition of the Star Observer. His new company Out Publications will now publish the Sydney based LGBTIQ newspaper. The Star Observer will now move into the City Hub offices with both publications managed by Lawrence Gibbons as Group Editor. Due to celebrate …
Here We Queer First Birthday Party
Here We Queer would like to invite you to the celebration of their very first birthday. They are commemorating one whole year of being out, loud, and proud! On 29 June, Here We Queer pair with Bloodhound Bar in Fortitude Valley HWQ pink to raise money in support of Open Doors Youth Service Inc.’s incredible …
Calls for Tasmanian Premier to stop election ads ‘demonising’ trans rights
Tasmanian transgender advocates have called on the state’s Premier to stop Upper House election ads that lump together transgender law reform and child abuse under the policy of “protecting your children”. Liberal candidate for the Upper House seat of Pembroke, Kristy Johnson, has published newspaper ads (pictured) that declare one of her three top priorities …
Europe calls for Brunei ‘asset freezes and visa bans’ over anti-gay laws
The European Parliament has backed calls for asset freezes and visa bans over Brunei’s new “death to gays” penal code. The parliament passed a resolution on Thursday (April 18) condemning the southeast Asian nation’s recently introduced Penal Code, which imposes penalties as harsh as death by stoning for gay sex, extramarital sex and abortion and …