From the moment you sit down, there is an unsettling feeling of what is to come. The stage sits between two sets of audience seating, so you’re watching the performance and the reactions from the opposing audience. Once the visceral dialogue begins, you quickly realise the blisteringly white stage is actually a war zone; a [...]
Drag was perhaps the campest history lesson I’ve ever had. It was all sequins with stories of Shakespearean drag and travels through Hellenic history in heels. For me – as a novice to the intricacies of drag – this was a lesson well learnt. The show indulged in the fragmented history of drag queens and [...]
It’s 2062. Mobile phones will be implanted into our brains, the population has grown to over 15 billion people and hover boards are all the rage. Problem is I’ll be too old to use a hover board. I’ll be a 75-year-old gay man. I personally hope I have a beard. And a beautiful walking cane. [...]
To the ladies of Perth who like other ladies, Where were you this weekend? One Movement Festival rocked the socks off this fair city with a glut of stellar acts. Lilith Fair founder, Sarah McLachlan opened the One Movement Festival on the Friday evening. By all accounts, Saturday showcased some enormous talent, nationally and internationally. [...]
Researchers have dubbed the 21st century the ‘century of the body’; a reflection of modern Western culture and its voyeuristic obsession. Meanwhile, the perception of gay men has been tethered to six-packs, bulky biceps and well-toned bodies; a trend exemplified by endless images of flawless men in advertising, magazines and pornography. Then there are the [...]
The gender diverse folk of Western Australia have a pretty raw deal at the moment. Did you know that in order for a transgender person to begin a case of discrimination regarding identity, they must have a gender recognition certificate? But why would someone want to start a case for discrimination, I hear you ask. [...]
12.25pm. It’s Saturday August 14. Bob Dylan’s ‘Times They Are A Changing’ chimes peacefully throughout Perth’s city centre as people slowly wander into the Forest Place piazza. Flags striped in six searing bright colours are planted around the square and the winter sun is blazing. Dylan’s lyrics of progress ring true for this day as [...]
On August 21, the people of Australia will fulfil their democratic duty by scribbling a few marks on a ballot paper. So in light of the looming federal election, OUTinPerth has prepared a series of scorecards on the political parties who have candidates standing in Western Australia. We also asked some politically minded LGBT community [...]
While religion and politics have never made good dinner party conversation, they do tend to crop up as leading topics in the burgeoning LGBT debate. It’s hardly a surprise since there has been no greater opposition to homosexuality and gender diversity than the behemoth machine of organised religion. Meanwhile, government has generally been the proverbial [...]
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