WAAPA students take on Virginia Woolf’s queer love letter ‘Orlando’
Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel Orlando has been described as the most charming love letter in literature. Inspired by Woolf’s affair with the author and aristocrat Vita Sackville-West, it’s the fantastical story of a time-travelling poet and lover who transforms from hero to heroine. This thrilling tale of liberation from time and gender constraints begins in […]
Bibliophile | Warm hearts prevail in Tom Rob Smith’s ‘Cold People’
Cold People by Tom Rob Smith Simon & Schuster Gay writer Tom Rob Smith is fascinated by people who have had to migrate from their countries of origin, and his speculative fiction begins with an alien armada hovering over the earth and giving humanity 30 days to vacate to the most inhospitable place on the […]
Melanie Martinez teases ‘Portals’ with new single ‘Death’
Melanie Martinez is back from the dead with new song Death, the first track from her otherworldly upcoming album Portals due March 31. The song was first teased via a 12-second clip on streaming platforms, which launched alongside a trailer revealing the rebirth of fan-favourite character Cry Baby and quickly sparked a frenzy of theories from superfans. […]
Jessica Mauboy celebrates the moment with ‘Right Here, Right Now’
Fresh from her performance at World Pride alongside Charli XCX and Kylie Minogue, Australian pop icon Jessica Mauboy is back with the vivacious Right Here, Right Now. The infectious, kaleidoscopic new single is a celebration of living in the present, guided by Mauboy’s glowing positivity. “Right Here Right Now is about being present and embracing all your […]
Switchboard Victoria and QLife celebrate major milestone
This weekend, Switchboard Victoria will proudly conduct its 50th training course since its founding in 1991. This training course prepares Switchboard volunteers to support the LGBTIQA+ community when they call QLife – a national mental health and crisis support service run in partnership since 2014 with LGBTI Health Australia, TwentyTen (GLCS), Diverse Voices, and Living […]
Alison Goldfrapp leads debut solo album with ‘So Hard So Hot’
Alison Goldfrapp emerged as an icon of electronic music as one half of UK duo Goldfrapp, and now she’s gearing up to release her first solo album The Love Invention. Leading the album with collaborative singles with Claptone (Digging Deeper) and Paul Woolford (Fever), today Alison has released her debut solo single with So Hard So Hot. So […]
Review | Unmet desires rise to the surface in ‘The Blue Caftan’
The Blue Caftan | Dir: Maryam Touzani | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ Halim (Saleh Bakri) is one of the last ‘maalems’ or masters who makes caftans completely by hand, without the aid of a sewing machine. It is a skill passed down from his father and is a slow process. When a wealthy woman orders a […]
Perth Comedy Festival reveals fabulous 2023 program
The full lineup for Perth Comedy Festival’s 2023 season has been launched, featuring more than 65 hilarious new shows across town from 24 April – 21 May. The month-long event takes over multiple venues including the Riverside Theatre, Perth Concert Hall, the Regal Theatre and Chorus Room, the Astor Theatre and Lounge, The Rechabite/Goodwill Club, […]
Perth queer horror series ‘The Curse of Baba Yaga’ coming to TikTok
Perth’s first teen horror TikTok series The Curse of Baba Yaga hits the small screens of smartphones worldwide from Friday 7 April. The Curse of Baba Yaga was one of three successful projects selected for development funding from Screenwest and Screen Australia through their Out Now funding initiative focussing on LGBQTIA+ stories that highlight diversity in the screen industry. […]
City of Sydney celebrate success of WorldPride 2023 festival
Sydney is still celebrating the success of WorldPride 2023, after week of rainbows, street parties, art installations, concerts, and good times that attracted hundreds of thousands of people. The biggest Pride festival in the world and the return of Mardi Gras to Oxford Street presented the opportunity to showcase Sydney on a global stage. “Sydney […]
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