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‘Communion for gays’: Kylie Minogue releases surprise wine brand
Kylie Minogue has quietly released her very own brand of rosé wine. UK fans were shocked to discover bottles of the “Kylie” branded booze on shelves of Britain’s Tesco supermarkets. Fans online complained of some stores selling out. Kylie hasn’t made any official announcement, but the supermarket is selling Kylie Minogue Rosé for £9 ($17 …
Queer Eurovision fans rank their top 20 entries of the last decade
LGBTIQ fans of the Eurovision Song Contest have voted Swedish singer Loreen’s “Euphoria” as their favourite entry of the last decade. The end-of-decade poll was run by local Eurovision fansite and podcast Aussievision.net. They received fan’s picks from across Australia and elsewhere. Dale Roberts from Aussievision explained Loreen’s “Euphoria”, the 2012 winner, was one of …
Melissa Etheridge ‘heartbroken’ after son Beckett dies, aged 21
Melissa Etheridge has said she is “heartbroken” by the loss of her 21-year-old son Beckett Cypher. The singer confirmed in a heartbreaking statement Beckett died as a result of opioid addiction, aged just 21. “Today I join the thousands of families who have lost loved ones to opioid addiction,” she wrote in a message via …
Local talent joins Equality Australia for ‘Queer Love In’ livestream
Equality Australia is holding a special livestream event featuring a lineup of local queer artists to bring the community together this weekend. The LGBTIQ advocacy organisation will showcase queer artists in the virtual event, Queer Love In, to raise funds for their campaigning. Spokesperson Paige Burton explained the Queer Love In will bring LGBTIQ+ artists …
Home and Away actor has secret gay tryst in new music video
Australian electropop duo Yuma X’s new music video for “Secret Lover” is giving us Brokeback Mountain vibes. Actor Lukas Radovich, who plays Ryder Jackson on Home and Away, stars in the video as a closeted young man who’s crushing on a female friend’s boyfriend. Both guys apparently have girlfriends. But the foursome go on a …
Kyle Sandilands rants about Sam Smith’s non-binary pronouns
KIIS FM shock jock Kyle Sandilands has struggled to get his head around Sam Smith’s non-binary pronouns in an on-air rant. Sam came out as non-binary last year, and asks that people use the pronouns “they/them”, not “he/him”. But on the Kyle and Jackie O Show on Tuesday, Kyle queried that if he had to …
Queer stars to unite for two big virtual concerts this week
Two big virtual concerts hosted by GLAAD and the Stonewall Inn will bring together queer stars to raise money during the COVID-19 pandemic. RuPaul’s Drag Race producers World of Wonder and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back charity will host Stonewall Gives Back! A Live-Streaming Concert for the LGBTQ+ Nightlife Community. Drag Race judge Michelle Visage …
SBS reveals alternative Eurovision celebration next month
SBS has announced a week-long celebration of Eurovision next month, following the sad cancellation of this year’s competition. Eurovision bosses announced last month the 2020 event was cancelled due to COVID-19, the first cancellation in the competition’s 64-year history. But next month hosts Joel Creasey and Myf Warhurst will still helps Australia’s Eurovision fans celebrate …
Sam Smith says they ‘definitely’ contracted coronavirus
Sam Smith has revealed they believe they had an unconfirmed case of COVID-19, but said they’ve recovered after experiencing symptoms. “I didn’t get tested but I know I have it, 100% have it,” the singer told Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio station. “I’m just going to assume that I did because everything I’ve read completely …
How Aussies can watch Lady Gaga’s all-star COVID-19 concert
More artists have signed up for this weekend’s global coronavirus relief concert curated by Lady Gaga. Gaga partnered with charity Global Citizen to raise over $35 million for the World Health Organisation’s COVID-10 Solidarity Response Fund. She also announced they were organising the star-studded concert set to take place on Sunday morning, Australian time. A …