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Darwin’s Throb Nightclub forced to close after 23 years
Long-running Darwin queer nightclub Throb has been forced to close after more than 20 years due to building issues. Throb shut its doors on September 7 after the building housing the club, as well as a restaurant and cafe, received an emergency order from authorities. The Northern Territory’s Building Control issued the order last month. …
Man shares chaotic Grindr catfish saga in middle of the outback
A British backpacker has shared the bizarre story of being catfished on Grindr while working in the middle of the Australian outback. The 26-year-old gay man, Olly (above), came to Australia from the UK on a working holiday. He took a job at a remote outback resort in the Northern Territory, six hours out of …
fabALICE celebrates drag, community and culture in Alice Springs
The annual fabALICE Festival returns to the Red Centre next month with some new additions to the outback celebration’s lineup in Alice Springs. Each year, fabALICE is on right after Sydney’s Mardi Gras. This is so locals and visitors alike can continue the celebrations through Central Australia’s rich culture, arts, and entertainment. Almost 30 years …
NT’s FabALICE Festival is returning to the Red Centre soon
NT pride festival FabALICE will raise the rainbow curtain in Alice Springs once again in March, promising family-friendly fun and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert vibes. FabALICE 2023 runs from March 9 to 12 with a spectacular collection of events including comedy, cabaret, music and drag. Each year, the festival is typically on the weekend …
‘Years in the making’: NT to change laws to protect LGBTQ teachers
Equality advocates have welcomed an NT government proposal to reform anti-discrimination laws, including to protect LGBTQ teachers. The NT government released an exposure draft proposing changes to the Northern Territory’s Anti-Discrimination Act for public consultation. Among the dozens of proposed amendments is a change to section 37a, that currently provides religious institutions the right not …
Drag queen meets NT croc up close during Darwin Pride Festival
A Northern Territory croc has come face-to-face with a famous drag queen during Darwin Pride Festival this week. Sydney drag performer Wonder Mama (pictured above) has travelled to the Top End as a special guest for the festival, on in the Northern Territory. And on a visit to Crocosaurus Cove Darwin, Wonder Mama took on …
Top End Pride puts on two huge festivals in Northern Territory
Northern Territory LGBTIQ+ group Top End Pride is getting ready to celebrate two major upcoming Pride Festivals over two weekends. Top End Pride chairperson Amber Sayers-Hunt said from next week, nineteen events are spread over two weekends – from June 17 to June 26 – as part of the Katherine Pride Festival and the Darwin …
NT’s Top End celebrates at first Katherine Pride Festival
Hundreds of people turned out to celebrate at the inaugural Katherine Pride Festival in the Northern Territory last weekend. The event celebrating and supporting the region’s LGBTIQ+ community ran last weekend (June 18-20), organised by local group Top End Pride. Katherine is located 320 kilometres southeast of Darwin. It’s the Northern Territory’s fourth largest town. …
Katherine Pride Festival celebrations to begin in NT’s Top End
Northern Territory LGBTIQ group Top End Pride are getting ready to celebrate this year’s Katherine Pride Festival this weekend. Now in its second year, the Festival will run this weekend (June 18-20), with both free and ticketed events, entertainment and family-friendly activities. “Top End Pride aims to connect the LGBTIQ+ people in remote areas with …
Gay Indigenous MP Chansey Paech makes history in NT Parliament
Northern Territory MP Chansey Paech has this week become the country’s first openly gay indigenous speaker of an Australian parliament. Paech (pictured right), the Member for Namatjira, won his seat in the NT Legislative Assembly in the 2016 election. He became the first openly gay First Nations MLA in Australian history. In his maiden speech, …
