Queensland
Hugh Sheridan plays first gay role in Brisbane Christmas movie
Actor Hugh Sheridan is playing their first gay role in new Brisbane-shot festive flick Christmas on the Farm, streaming on Stan this week. The heartfelt and hilarious rom-com was shot in Brisbane earlier this year. It stars Aussie actress Poppy Montgomery alongside Sheridan and Nicholas Brown, who plays Sheridan’s farmer husband. Montgomery plays author Clementine …
Add your loved ones’ names to Queensland’s World AIDS Day vigils
Organisers of Queensland’s World AIDS Day vigils have invited people to submit the names of loved ones lost to the epidemic for inclusion in memorial readings this week. World AIDS Day 2021 is on Wednesday (December 1). This year commemorates the 40th anniversary of the first official reporting of what was to become known as …
Get tickets to a free screening of new gay drama Swan Song
QNews and the Pride Business Network are hosting a free screening of the comedic and poignant gay drama Swan Song in Brisbane next month. After a 50-year film career, Udo Kier has taken the lead in the role of a lifetime. For the 76-year-old, the buzz around Swan Song follows lead and support roles in over …
Racy stage show ‘A Very Naughty Christmas’ is back to jingle your bells
Brisbane’s beloved adults-only Christmas comedy A Very Naughty Christmas is back to tickle your tinsel this December. Now in its fifth year, the racy Christmas cabaret show has built a cult following and in a few weeks returns to Brisbane Powerhouse. The show is a Christmas comedy for adults with a live band, eight electric …
Queensland gender reforms delayed until next year
Queensland’s Attorney-General has said long-awaited reforms to the state’s births, deaths and marriages laws to benefit transgender Queenslanders won’t be introduced until next year. Trans and gender diverse Queenslanders must undergo expensive and invasive gender affirmation surgery before they can update gender markers on birth certificates. Many can’t access the surgeries for various financial, medical, …
Local legends recognised at Queensland’s Trans Community Awards
Community members have gathered to celebrate the annual Trans Community Awards, the night of nights for Queensland’s trans, gender diverse and non-binary community. This week is Transgender Awareness Week, raising visibility of transgender, non-binary and gender diverse communities each November. And each year, the Trans Community Awards recognise the work and achievements of activists, groups, …
Brisbane drag diva Elle de Flower crowned Miss Sportsman Hotel 2021
Brisbane drag performer Elle de Flower has been crowned Miss Sportsman Hotel 2021 at the venue’s annual drag pageant. On Saturday night (November 13), Elle de Flower, Penelope Cruises, Katya Lou-King, Thalia Novella, Enigma Popstar, Anya Bike and Wilhelmina Westwood all competed for the title at The Sportsman Hotel, Brisbane’s Home of Drag. The pageant’s …
Brisbane men bare all in sexy new Balls Out Bingo calendar
A dozen local men have stripped off for the sexy new Boys of Balls Out Bingo 2022 calendar, officially launching on Friday at the Sportsman Hotel. The long-running Balls Out Bingo event is hosted by drag queen Gayleen Tuckwood at Sporties and by Candy Surprise at other south-east Queensland venues. During each cheeky, 18+ bingo …
Bundaberg spider that looks like Elton John playing piano goes viral
A tiny spider spotted in regional Queensland that people think looks like Elton John playing an invisible piano has gone viral online. Queenslander Adrian Pearce said he filmed the “cute little visitor” at Horse Camp near Gin Gin, west of Bundaberg. He then posted the footage to a Facebook group specifically for identifying Australian spiders. …
Fierce queens go head-to-head in Miss Sportsman Hotel drag pageant
Eight talented Brisbane drag performers will compete in the Miss Sportsman Hotel drag pageant at the Brisbane venue this weekend. The Sportsman Hotel is proudly Brisbane’s Home of Drag and their annual contest is on again this Saturday night (November 13). Katya Lou-King, Thalia Novella, Henny Spaghetti, Elle De Flower, Enigma Popstar, Penelope Cruises, Anya …