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Maude Boate wants to be your wedding celebrant
Maude Boate is one of the true originals of Australian drag. At the forefront of Aussie drag for 30 years, we know Mrs Boate as mentor, drag mother and Glambassador, but the good ship Maude recently set sail on an exciting new journey. Lismore’s Maude Boate, authorised marriage celebrant, is ready to crack the champagne …
Lance Bass & Freddie Mercury: Flamingos in love
Chilean flamingo Lance Bass and American flamingo Freddie Mercury are a same-sex animal couple. Paired up now for several years, they live at Denver Zoo. To celebrate Pride month in the US, recent Facebook posts from Denver Zoo highlight LGBTIQ staff, scheduled Pride events and resident same-sex couples. Lance and Freddie, same-sex flamingo couple Lance …
Wedding Feature — Styling your special day
Your wedding day is your special day — probably the most important day in your and your partner’s life. Here in this wedding feature are some great hints for personalising your wedding to make it all about you. We’ve rounded up three great businesses with wonderful ideas for your day. N Gentry Chalkboard, The Paper …
An intellectual shallow dive into the dangers of pop psychology
Pop psychology might better be described as psychobabble, because the uninformed teachings of self-taught ‘experts’ only serve to limit our human potential. Do you have an intellect, or just the box it came in? Let’s stop limiting ourselves and others. I often hear people artistic friends state that creativity trumps intelligence. But are we compelled …
Brisbane’s LUMINOUS Lantern Parade celebrates diversity
Up to 20,000 people flocked to the LUMINOUS Lantern Parade held at Brisbane’s South Bank Parklands last night to celebrate diversity. Marching in the parade for the first time in 2019, the Rainbow Hub. Brisbane’s Rainbow Hub offers international queer students in Brisbane a safe space to celebrate identity and diversity without discrimination or judgement. …
The Project’s Hamish Macdonald introduces boyfriend Jacob on red carpet
The Project host Hamish Macdonald has confirmed his relationship with his boyfriend at the recent GQ Gentlemen’s Ball in Melbourne. The Channel 10 journalist arrived at the gala event and walked the red carpet holding hands with partner Jacob. Afterward, Macdonald posted a photo of he and Jacob hand-in-hand alongside a love heart emoji to …
Chris Evans slams the ‘homophobic’ men planning a ‘straight pride parade’
Chris Evans has criticised the “homophobic” organisers of a “straight pride parade” in Boston. A group of three men made headlines for planning the parade to “fight for the right of straights everywhere.” The group also claim heterosexuals are an “oppressed majority” and they want an “S” for “straight” added to the LGBTIQ acronym. But …
Stygian Stones: Matthew Taylor Thomas at MELT 2019
Matthew Taylor Thomas explores the story of queer depression and the fight for survival in a toxic society in his new exhibition. The Brisbane Powerhouse hosts Stygian Stones during MELT 2019, the Festival of Queer Arts and Culture. We saw one of the early photographs from Stygian Stones earlier in the year. Impressed by the …
The most – and least – LGBTIQ-friendly countries in Europe revealed
Malta has been named the most LGBTIQ-friendly travel destination in Europe for the fourth year in a row. Advocacy group ILGA-Europe produces the Rainbow Europe list annually, ranking 49 European countries based on how their laws and policies impact on the lives of LGBTIQ people. Categories include equality and non-discrimination, families, hate crime and hate …
MELT Festival: Moving story behind 2019 Portrait Prize winner
Judges have chosen a portrait depicting the internal struggle of LGBTIQ Pacific Islander people as winner of the MELT Festival Portrait Prize. Brisbane photographer Dan Molloy’s Silenced in the Shadows was named Judge’s Choice at Brisbane Powerhouse on Friday night. He won a $1000 prize. Molloy (pictured) photographed Stevie for the portrait, who identifies as …