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NSW CHO urges gay and bi men to be alert to monkeypox
New South Wales’ Chief Health Officer has urged gay and bi men to be alert to symptoms of monkeypox after the rare virus emerged in two Australian states. The virus is normally limited to Central or West Africa. It’s a usually mild viral infection which most people recover from in a few weeks, and doesn’t …
Insurance scammer stole $120k to fund his life on ‘gay scene’
A South Australian man who stole $120,000 from insurance company Medibank in Melbourne to fund a “high-end” lifestyle of clubbing and drugs has turned his life around. A Melbourne judge sentenced Dwayne Antojado (pictured) to time served after he pleaded guilty to obtaining property by deception, the Herald Sun reported. The 26-year-old has spent 606 …
Woman on business trip ‘accidentally booked seat on Mardi Gras Pride Flight’
A Melbourne woman heading to Sydney on a “low-key” business trip has claimed she accidentally booked a seat aboard Virgin Australia’s loud and proud Pride Flight down to Mardi Gras. The day before the Mardi Gras Parade earlier this month, Virgin Australia hosted two big mile-high parties aboard flights to the Sydney event. The two …
Why doesn’t disgraced drunk driver Tim Smith just STFU
Disgraced Victorian Liberal MP Tim Smith doesn’t seem to understand that some people should lie low for a while. That would include drunk drivers who crash their cars into other people’s houses. Tim Smith crashed his Jaguar outside a child’s bedroom last year while more than twice the legal blood-alcohol limit. The MP resigned from …
Khanh Ong got ‘petty’ revenge on ex-boyfriends after Survivor casting
Australian Survivor star Khanh Ong has revealed a funny and “100% petty” act of revenge on four ex-boyfriends after he was cast on the Channel Ten reality show. The new season of Australian Survivor: Blood vs Water began on Channel 10 two weeks ago. This season, Khanh Ong is competing alongside his sister, Amy Ong. …
Teenage boys arrested for catfishing and bashing gay men at park
Victoria Police have arrested a group of teenage boys who allegedly lured and assaulted three gay men in Melbourne parklands. The group of teenagers allegedly catfished the men by posing as an adult male with a fake profile on a gay app, police said. They then lured the gay men to a reserve on Harlequin …
Terminally ill father’s heartbreaking final post after MND battle
A terminally ill Melbourne father who “took control over the beast” of motor neurone disease with the aid of Victoria’s assisted dying laws has shared a poignant final social media post. Greg Ashmore shared the message to Facebook after his death in Melbourne on Monday night. The 50-year-old travel adviser and father of three wrote …
Open letter calls for Victoria Police to stop marching at Pride
More than 100 queer Victorians have signed an open letter urging Victoria Police to not march as an organisation at Midsumma this year. Midsumma is Victoria’s long-running annual LGBTIQ arts and culture festival. It kicked off last weekend and runs into next month. The festival’s annual Pride March is on again on Fitzroy Street in …
‘I started the industry’: Kurt Coleman’s fiery message to fellow influencers
Instagram personality Kurt Coleman has said he is Australia’s original social media influencer and demanded respect from Australia’s influencer industry. The 24-year-old was not impressed when a pop culture account on Twitter this week described him as a “former Gold Coast micro influencer”. Coleman clapped back, “Babe I started the whole entire [influencer] industry in …
Australian Open 2022 to light up in rainbow for first AO Pride Day
Rod Laver Arena will light up in rainbow colours as the Australian Open 2022 celebrates its first ever Pride Day, in a show of support for the sport’s LGBTIQ+ players and fans. The tennis tournament kicked off in Melbourne on Monday (January 17) and runs until January 30. And on January 24 the inaugural AO …