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‘Bachelor in Paradise’ fans are loving Brooke Blurton and Alex Nation’s kiss
Twitter users have praised Bachelor in Paradise after female contestants Alex Nation and Brooke Blurton share a passionate kiss on last night’s episode. The show is in its second week, and while both women have have also had connections with male suitors, Alex chose to use her date card to take out Brooke. “I know …
WATCH: Courtney Act makes history with ‘Dancing With The Stars’ performance
Courtney Act has made history on last night’s episode of Dancing With The Stars by taking to the dancefloor as her male self. The Australian drag star and dance partner Joshua Keefe have topped the leaderboard repeatedly since the show began in late February. But on Monday night’s episode, Courtney danced as her male self, …
Death and imprisonment: A brief history of queer ‘Game of Thrones’ characters
By Stephen M Hornby, University of Salford Game of Thrones is back. The most-watched show from HBO in nearly half a century is in its home straight after seven years – and the last six episodes will be among the most expensive television ever made. Given the way the world of television is rapidly splintering …
Queensland intersex advocate Alex David appears on ABC’s ‘You Can’t Ask That’
A group of intersex Australians have appeared on the ABC’s You Can’t Ask That program to answer questions from the public about their lives and what it means to have an intersex variation. The show allows people from various marginalised or misunderstood groups and communities to answer a wide range of questions that have been …
WATCH: Netflix series ‘Special’ explores life as a gay man with cerebral palsy
The first trailer for Netflix’s latest queer series Special has been released, and it’s set to take a heartwarming look at the experiences of a gay man living with cerebral palsy. Special is written by and stars Ryan O’Connell, who based the show on his memoir I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves. “I …
Network 10 and Screen Australia offer grants for regional LGBTIQ documentaries
Network 10 has partnered with Screen Australia to launch a new initiative providing grants to allow LGBTIQ+ people in rural and regional communities a chance to turn their stories into documentaries. The “Out Here” initiative encourages storytellers to apply for one of three grants up to $80,000 to help develop projects around being LGBTIQ+ in …
Georgie Stone to play first transgender character on ‘Neighbours’
Trans youth advocate Georgie Stone has signed on for a role on long-running TV soap Neighbours as the show’s first transgender character. The 18-year-old told the Daily Telegraph she scored the gig after pitching herself for the role to executive producer Jason Herbison last year. She said she was thrilled to receive a reply back …
Netflix denies changing series’ episodes for gay users
Netflix has denied a claim that its algorithms have tailored the episode order of a new series to users based on their perceived sexual orientation. Love, Death & Robots is a new anthology series recently released on the platform, which tells a variety of non-linear science fiction stories. Lukas Thomas from tech not-for-profit Out in …
The next Wayne and Tom? Gogglebox looking for first Queenslanders
The producers of TV favourite Gogglebox are casting for two new households to join the show, and for the first time they’re looking for Queenslanders. Currently in its ninth season, Gogglebox Australia features a diverse range of personalities from differing backgrounds and ages who provide hilarious, heartwarming and sometimes emotional commentary on some of the …
Benjamin Law’s ‘The Family Law’ Returns For Final Season
Benjamin Law’s SBS series The Family Law will break new ground with its central character’s coming out story in its final season, starting tonight. Created and co-written by the journalist and author (pictured, centre), the acclaimed show is loosely based on Law’s memoir of the same name and is a coming-of-age story told through the …