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REVIEW: Queer drama ‘It’s A Sin’ is essential viewing
Queer representation in film and TV has thrived considerably in the last few years, and just weeks into 2021 we’ve been blessed with It’s A Sin. A five-part series from Queer As Folk creator Russell T Davies, this alternately joyous and heartbreaking drama will undoubtedly stand as one of the year’s finest productions. The series …
RuPaul and Michelle Visage announce ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’
RuPaul and Michelle Visage have officially confirmed they’ll both appear on the long-awaited local spinoff, titled RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under. A few weeks ago it emerged the show would begin production in New Zealand this month. Australian drag queens from over the country had flown over and were in quarantine with RuPaul. On Tuesday, …
Gay model from inclusive Cadbury ad blasts homophobic haters
One of the real-life gay couple who share a creamy kiss together in a new Cadbury TV ad has slammed detractors complaining about the ad. London model Callum Sterling appeared alongside his real-life boyfriend Dale Moran alongside others in the ad for Cadbury’s chocolate Creme Eggs. The pair are described as “sharers” who eat one …
Jack Vidgen says he knows ’10 or 12′ gay footballers
Jack Vidgen has claimed he knows of “about 10 or 12” male professional footballers who are gay in a candid conversation on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. The 23-year-old singer discussed homosexuality and sport with former AFL stars Robert ‘Dipper’ DiPierdomenico and Travis Varcoe on Sunday night’s episode. However Vidgen said those …
RuPaul is officially joining Drag Race Australia
RuPaul has arrived in New Zealand and is quarantining ahead of the start of filming of RuPaul’s Drag Race Australia later this month. After a local version was first teased in 2019, production on the long-awaited Australian spinoff is finally beginning in COVID-free Auckland, New Zealand on January 29. A New Zealand government spokesperson told …
Six Brisbane queens we want to see on RuPaul’s Drag Race Australia
With production of RuPaul’s Drag Race Australia getting underway soon, tongues are wagging and speculation is rife about who will take part. After a local version of the show was first teased in 2019, production on the long-awaited Aussie spinoff will finally begin in COVID-free Auckland, New Zealand in late January. Brisbane has an incredible …
‘Queer as Folk’ creator revisits AIDS crisis in new drama ‘It’s A Sin’
Queer as Folk creator Russell T Davies’ new drama series It’s A Sin sheds light on the early days of the looming AIDS crisis in the 1980s. The five-part drama series follows the lives of young gay men Ritchie, Roscoe, and Colin who grow up in London over the course of the devastating HIV/AIDS epidemic. …
RuPaul’s Drag Race Australia to begin filming this month
The long-awaited spinoff RuPaul’s Drag Race Australia will begin filming this month in New Zealand, according to a report. In August 2019, word first emerged that an Australian spinoff of the drag juggernaut was in development. Australian drag performers soon began whispering about calls from producers. But then the COVID-19 pandemic happened. Now New Zealand …
RuPaul’s Drag Race: First ever trans man to compete in season 13
The new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race will feature the show’s first ever trans man competing for the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar. The show has just announced the entire cast of season 13, and it turns out the new season premiere is just weeks away. Thirteen sickening new queens will enter the werkroom. …
Prisoner actress Betty Bobbitt dies, age 81
Actress Betty Bobbitt, who played one of Australian TV’s earliest and longest-running lesbian characters Judy Bryant on Prisoner, has died at age 81. Her family announced Betty died earlier today (November 30) after suffering a stroke last Wednesday. She subsequently spent five days in pallative care. Her son Chris took to the actress’s Facebook page …