Queensland
Amazing way Brisbane drag star is helping Covid-hit performers
Drag angel Bebe Gunn has spent Queensland’s lockdown putting Covid-hit artists in touch with generous strangers offering help paying bills. On Saturday, eleven local government areas in south-east Queensland went into the state’s strictest ever lockdown. Then yesterday, the Queensland government extended it until Sunday (August 8) to fight a growing COVID-19 outbreak. Brisbane drag …
New Sunshine Coast pride event delayed again due to Covid
New Sunshine Coast pride event the Out ‘n’ Proud festival has been postponed for a second time due to Australia’s COVID-19 outbreaks. The brand new rainbow pride festival was originally scheduled for June 19 at Caloundra’s Kings Beach. It was previously postponed to August 21. However Victoria, Sydney and South Australia are currently in lockdown. …
MAFS groom Liam Cooper talks bisexuality backlash on show
Bisexual Married At First Sight groom Liam Cooper has spoken about struggles he’s faced with his sexuality, including his TV wife’s concern he might “crave d**k” during their relationship. Liam is one of several bisexual Aussies appearing on SBS’ Insight program tonight. The 29-year-old Queenslander opens up about his appearance on the Channel Nine reality …
Qld Satanists say Parliament’s Christian prayer excludes them
The Noosa Temple of Satan have launched a petition taking aim at the Australian Parliament’s “exclusionary” opening Christian prayers, ahead of the Morrison Government introducing the Religious Discrimination Bill. The Sunshine Coast-based Temple of Satan has made national headlines for their activism and commentary around the controversial legislation. The group held a Satanic Black Mass …
Qld police investigating officers’ racist, homophobic comments
The Queensland Police Service is investigating a private Facebook group over reportedly sexist, racist and homophobic posts by its officers. The “Defend the Blue” Facebook group is one of several private groups only open to serving and former Queensland police officers. A senior serving Queensland Police officer set up the group last year. It currently …
LGBTIQ+ Elders Dance Club returns to Brisbane this weekend
Arts company All The Queens Men has invited our Brisbane elders to the fabulous and free LGBTIQ+ Elders Dance Club this weekend. Bec Reid and Tristan Meecham are founders of All the Queens Men. They began the LGBTIQ+ Elders Dance Club in Melbourne in 2016. In 2018, they staged the inaugural Coming Back Out Ball …
Bi MAFS groom Liam Cooper and boyfriend make it Instagram official
Liam Cooper, the first openly bisexual groom on Married At First Sight, didn’t find love on the reality show but he’s made it official with a fellow MAFS star. Liam (pictured above, far left) and Married At First Sight New Zealand star Samuel Levi have confirmed their relationship on Instagram. “When a country boy finds …
Brisbane couple flying Aboriginal flag give defiant message to vandal
A Brisbane gay couple whose Aboriginal flag was cut down and stolen from their front yard have vowed to replace it as many times as it’s removed. Brad, who has First Nations ancestry, raised the Aboriginal flag outside his and partner Nick’s home in western Brisbane two weeks ago. Brad told ABC Radio Brisbane they …
Liberal MP Warren Entsch blasts Religious Discrimination Bill
Queensland Liberal MP Warren Entsch has warned he’ll vote against his government’s controversial Religious Discrimination Bill if it undermines LGBTIQ rights. This month, federal Attorney-General Michaelia Cash said the long-delayed legislation would make a comeback by the end of the year. Speaking on LGBTIQ radio station JOY 94.9, Entsch declared he will cross the floor …
Researchers call for Aussie LGBTQ+ Christians to share experiences
Are you a Christian who is attracted to people of the same gender as yourself? Would you like to participate in a study aiming to understand your experience of Christianity? This study aims to explore the impact of Christian positions on homosexuality on people’s beliefs about their own sexuality. It will ask questions about your …