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Sydney man convicted for attack on Mardi Gras night gets bail
A 29-year-old man who assaulted two teenage girls in March on the night of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is appealing his prison sentence and was granted bail. This week a judge sentenced Double Bay man Jesse Mackenzie (pictured left) to 20 months in prison for his role in the violence in the …
Interview: Jack Vidgen on facing his demons: ‘It almost killed me’
Jack Vidgen returns with new music, new attitude and a new realisation. Speaking to QNews from Sydney Jack talks about the journey after Australia’s Got Talent, his break from music and what brought him to his new song Love me Lonely. Life after ‘AGT’ for Jack Vidgen ‘It was a very full on time, especially …
Sydney protesters march against Mark Latham’s transphobic bills
A crowd of protesters have rallied in Sydney against two bills introduced by One Nation’s Mark Latham, including one that would put transgender students “in harm’s way”. The NSW One Nation leader has caused outrage with his proposed Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill 2020. Advocates warn Latham’s bill, if passed, would ban recognition of …
$1 million reward for info on suspected ‘gay hate’ cold case
The children of Sydney man Raymond Keam, murdered in a spate of 1980s “gay hate” deaths, have pleaded for information on the unsolved crime as NSW Police offer a $1 million reward. A member of the public found Raymond Keam’s body in grass at the northern end of Alison Park at Randwick about 6.15am on …
Indigenous drag queen Felicia Foxx walks Australian Fashion Week runway
Fierce Indigenous drag diva Felicia Foxx will walk the catwalk at Australian Fashion Week in Sydney this week. The Sydney performer is a proud Gamilaroi and Dunghutti Sistergirl. Sistergirl is a term Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people use to describe gender diverse people. Australian Fashion Week kicked off on Monday at Carriageworks in Sydney. …
Man charged with murdering his boyfriend at Sydney apartment block
NSW Police have charged a man with the murder of his boyfriend at an apartment block in Sydney’s east on Tuesday afternoon. Phillip Papaefthymio (pictured above), 42, was arrested near the apartment building in the Sydney suburb of Rushcutters Bay. He allegedly attacked his 39-year-old partner, Chris Stanmore, in the basement car park. Stanmore had …
Trans minister Reverend Jo Inkpin makes history in Uniting Church
Australian church leader Reverend Josephine ‘Jo’ Inkpin has described her joy after becoming the first openly transgender person inducted into a mainstream church. Originally from the UK, Rev Inkpin (pictured) has served within the Anglican Church in Australia for over 20 years. In 2017, she came out as transgender while head of the Anglican Church …
Axe-wielding Sydney lesbian couple arrested after wild alleged crime spree
A Sydney lesbian couple has been arrested for allegedly committing three armed robberies in one night while armed with an axe, a hammer, and knives. Police arrested and charged Eleanor Ashford, 23, and Sarah Canceri, 23, with stealing money and cigarettes from three different gas stations in the Sydney area over a two-hour period last …
Sydney women’s pool members dump management after trans controversy
The managing committee of the McIvers Ladies Baths in Sydney has been ousted by members in the wake of the pool’s recent transphobia controversy. McIver’s Ladies’ Baths in Coogee came under fire in January after announcing only trans women who had undergone surgery could use the ocean pool, devastating some frequent trans patrons. The heritage-listed …
Video: talking to theatre sensation Glace Chase of Triple X
Brisbane audiences are embracing Queensland Theatre Company’s production of Triple X with Glace Chase. The play is wowing the critics and audiences are loving it, showing an appetite for provocative theatre that also entertains. Scroll down for Glace Chase interview Triple X tells the story of a ‘straight Wall Street’ bro who has an affair …