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New Gold Coast LGBTQIA+ bar Hairy Mary’s is opening soon
A new LGBTQIA+ venue on the Gold Coast, Hairy Mary’s, is opening soon to provide community members a safe place to let their hair down together. The new bar will be located a short distance from Pacific Fair Shopping Centre on Surfers Ave at Mermaid Beach. It’s owned by Steven Fahd (pictured below), who says …
A homophobic petition is targeting Gold Coast library books
The Gold Coast City Council has reacted to a homophobic petition targeting inclusive childrens’ books, demanding the Coast’s libraries move books about “drag queens and alternative sexual lifestyles” to the “adult section”. The anonymous petition is circulating in hard copy at Southport on the Coast, the Gold Coast Bulletin reported. “We the undersigned being parents, …
Tributes after death of footy player and HIV advocate Matt Hall
Former Aussie Rules football player Matt Hall has been remembered as a “passionate and devoted” advocate for Australians with HIV after the Queenslander died this week. Queensland Positive People announced the death of Matt, their longtime member and former President, in an online tribute. “On behalf of QPP, its staff and friends we are deeply …
Gold Coast Pride are hosting a coastal nature walk ‘n talk
The team behind the Gold Coast Pride Festival are inviting everyone to join them on a queer-friendly nature walk on the Coast this weekend. On Sunday (June 18), the folks at Gold Coast Rainbow Communities will meet walkers at Phillip Park at Main Beach, before setting off through Federation Walk Coastal Reserve. The reserve is …
This duck won Gold Coast Pride’s dog pageant in shock upset
A surfing duck in a tutu who charmed the crowd at Gold Coast Pride Festival has won the festival’s dog pageant in a landslide in a hilarious upset. Gold Coast Pride Festival returned to sunny Surfers Paradise on June 3, with the annual beach Pride Parade and Fair Day at Macintosh Island Park. As well …
Gold Coast’s Chameleon Bar to close doors after one last party
Gold Coast LGBTQIA+ venue Chameleon Lounge Bar and Restaurant has announced it will soon close its doors. The Broadbeach venue took to social media this week to call last drinks and share the sad news it would close for good later this month. Messages flowed from performers and patrons, reacting to the closure and paying …
Twelve queens to compete in Gold Coast Pride’s drag pageant
A dozen Queensland drag performers will battle it out for the title of Miss Gold Coast Pride 2023 at the annual festival this Saturday (June 3). The Gold Coast Pride Festival is back for its third year, including Australia’s only beach Pride March and a free Fair Day at Surfers Paradise. At Fair Day, the …
Gold Coast Pride Festival to hit the beach at Surfers Paradise
The Gold Coast Pride Festival is back for its third year, with Australia’s only beach Pride March and a free Fair Day at Surfers Paradise. On Saturday, June 3, the festival kicks off with the Pride Parade at Narrowneck, Main Beach, to the Fair Day in Macintosh Island Park. Hundreds of marchers will gather at …
Gay gymnast Heath Thorpe has Olympic dreams after big win
Gay Australian gymnast Heath Thorpe has qualified for his sport’s 2023 World Championships, as he and his teammates also set their hopes on the 2024 Paris Olympics. Last week, the Sydney-based 22-year-old and his national teammates very narrowly beat Team New Zealand to win the Oceania Continental Championships on the Gold Coast. Heath placed first …
Gold Coast Rainbow Convoy in response to Pride Flag Hate
Residents of Coomera Waters and the wider Gold Coast will join a Rainbow Convoy on March 19 following the hateful response to a resident flying a Pride flag. Coomera Waters resident Summer Irvin shared an anonymous letter dropped in her letterbox on Instagram. She received the letter after flying the pride flag during recent WorldPride …
