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Coming Out: A Parents Perspective

Coming Out: A Parents Perspective

Not everyone’s parents react to process of coming out very well. Although a lot of the time we hear of traumatic and terrible experiences surrounding telling your parents you’re queer, its worth noting that for many people – the initial coming out is a positive experience. For those that are yet to come out to [...]

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Visiting Hong Kong

Visiting Hong Kong

The most common impression of Hong Kong is that it’s a big bustling city, all skyscrappers, crowded streets, endless neon lights and largely about shopping and business with little focus on arts or culture. That common belief is true, on the surface Hong Kong is all of those things – but venture a little further [...]

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GBTI Men’s Survey Calls for Participants

GBTI Men’s Survey Calls for Participants

The MindOUT! Project is working with beyondblue to survey the opinions and ideas of gay, bisexual, trans and intersex men’s about how to encourage men to reach out for help when they are depressed. Your opinions will help inform a new national campaign aimed at men that is being developed by beyondblue. The aims of [...]

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Sam Cavallaro: Street Fighting Man

Sam Cavallaro: Street Fighting Man

Looking at Sam Cavallaro when he’s leading a march of a thousand people protesting about the government’s stance on marriage equality it’s hard to believe that the young activist once had a fear of public speaking, but in getting to know Cavallaro we discover he is a man of many surprises.  Cavallaro’s not sure where [...]

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Property Review: Right on the River

Property Review: Right on the River

This riverside three bedroom town house in Mount Lawley has an enviable view of the water, a modern open plan design and decent sized rooms. The third bedroom could easily be used as a study or home office and the complex also has great communal facilities incluing a pool, spa, sauna, a BBQ area and [...]

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How Do You Know When You’re a Grown-Up?

How Do You Know When You’re a Grown-Up?

Do you remember as a child sitting at the edge of your desk, gazing out of the window and past the enclosures of your school, thinking ‘I wish I was a grown-up’, ‘what do grown-up do when I’m at school?’ The exciting yet terrifying step into adulthood has been traditionally defined by the 18th birthday, [...]

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Traditional Vs Contemporary

Traditional Vs Contemporary

If you asked the team at OUTinPerth to explain the perfect house, it would probably be a quaint house from the 1900’s, renovated beautifully, nestled a stone’s throw from Beaufort St, with uninterrupted city views. We have to admit we audibly gasped upon viewing this house. High ceilings and beautiful wooden floors feature in a [...]

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Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City

  Alicia Keys and Jay Z weren’t wrong when they sang “These big lights will inspire you” in ‘Empire State of Mind’ because there is no other feeling like standing in the middle of Times Square with your senses working overtime trying to take in the hundreds of surrounding billboards. Everywhere you go in Manhattan [...]

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10 Tips for New Car Buyers

10 Tips for New Car Buyers

1. Know what you want. A sales person should just be there to facilitate what you want. Do the research by asking friends and colleagues and reading reviews and articles. Find out about cost, economy and servicing. Most importantly if you’re buying with a partner – agree on your requirements and your budget. Don’t forget [...]

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Is Grindr Just For Hook Ups?

Is Grindr Just For Hook Ups?

A new web TV series takes a deeper look into Australian gay men and our use of the phone app Grindr. ‘The Grindr Guide’, follows the lives of five different Sydneysiders as they navigate their way through issues of race, body image and ageism while using the geo-based application. OIP had a quick chat with [...]

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