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New Gold Coast LGBTIQ festival to launch this weekend
A new Gold Coast LGBTIQ+ festival will launch at Surfers Paradise this weekend, and organisers will share exciting plans for 2021. Update: Please be aware of the following directive from Queensland Health regarding gatherings on the Gold Coast from 8 am Saturday morning: Gatherings in private homes and public spaces restricted to a maximum of …
CORONAVIRUS: Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson test positive
Tom Hanks has revealed he and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for coronavirus here in Australia. The pair have taken up residence on the Gold Coast where Hanks has been filming the new Baz Luhrmann film about Elvis Presley. But now it seems they will be spending some time in isolation. Earlier today, …
International Sex Worker Rights Day: Stop the Raids
Grab your red umbrella! On Tuesday — International Sex Worker Rights Day — #DecrimQLD and Respect Inc invite allies to the Stop the Raids rally at Southport. In the last six months, police charged more than 30 people for sex work related offences. The charges followed raids and also undercover entrapment. In response sex workers, …
Here’s all 10 of Australia’s hopefuls for Eurovision 2020
SBS has unveiled the final four artists who will compete in Eurovision: Australia Decides in February next year. All 10 artists will perform on the Gold Coast for their chance to represent us at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in May. On Tuesday, SBS revealed The Voice 2019 winner Diana Rouvas, …
Mojo Juju joins huge lineup of HOTA’s ‘Deadly Hearts’ concert
ARIA-nominated artist Mojo Juju is joining a lineup of Australian talents on stage in Deadly Hearts, a concert celebrating Australian Indigenous music at HOTA on the Gold Coast. The Melbourne-based blues singer is best known for her acclaimed 2018 album Native Tongue. And next month she’ll take the audience on a journey as she explores …
Tickle Nightclub is the Gold Coast’s LGBTIQ night out
Always wondered what it was like to party in the 80s? Ever thought about how you’d look in a perm and shoulder pads? Got a bad case of FOMO because you never go to wear leg warmers and spandex? Well wonder no more, because Tickle Nightclub in Broadbeach has you sorted with their Throwback Thursday …
Take a look inside Queensland’s first LGBTI aged care residence
Queensland’s first ever LGBTI aged care residence, Arcare Parkwood, will open its doors to community elders next month. Aged care provider Arcare’s new five-star residence at Parkwood in the Gold Coast hinterland will provide 90 suites for LGBTI elders. Arcare Parkwood will provide a mix of both permanent and dementia care. Facilities also include a …
Gay man bashed in ‘bloodthirsty, homophobic’ Gold Coast attack
A gay man says he won’t return to Queensland after he claims he and his brother were brutally bashed at a Gold Coast shopping centre. The victim, named Joshua, told the Gold Coast Bulletin he was up from Melbourne visiting family when he and his 16-year-old brother were targeted by teenage thugs at Coomera Westfield …
Search begins for Australia’s Eurovision 2020 entry
SBS has called on songwriters to put forward their submissions for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. The broadcaster has confirmed our selection show Eurovision: Australia Decides will return to the Gold Coast next February. A shortlist of songs will be announced later this year. The songs will then be paired with ten Australian performers competing …
Gold Coast man allegedly choked Grindr hookup with dog collar
A Gold Coast dentist has appeared in court after allegedly using a metal dog collar to choke a man during a Grindr meetup. The court heard dentist Hilary Leonard Knight, 68, and his co-accused, Braddon Ian Carter, plead not guilty to charges including deprivation of liberty and assault occasioning in bodily harm, AAP reported. It …