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The Year in Review | April 2026

Take a look back through all the news and events on April 2025.

City of Vincent Film Project reveals new stories for 2026

The 2026 films will tell stories of two iconic venues, alongside a third exploring Irish culture and community in the City.

‘A Big Gay Hairy Hit!’ Doco explores success of camp murder mystery series

A new documentary is telling the story of three friends who found cult success with their campy, queer murder mystery web series. Where The Bears...

On This Gay Day: The film 'The Birdcage' was released

'The Birdcage' celebrates an anniversary today Classic comedy The Birdcage will mark an anniversary today, the Mike Nichols comedy was released on this day back in 1996. The...

On This Gay Day: Drag star Divine died aged just 42

Divine found success around the globe in film and music  Harris Glenn Milstead was better known by his stage name Divine. The Baltimore native became...

On This Gay Day: Ang Lee wins an Oscar for 'Brokeback Mountain'

In 2006 Ang Lee won the Best Director Oscar for his work on 'Brokeback Mountain' On this day in 2006 Taiwanese director Ang Lee won...

On This Gay Day: The word 'lesbian' was said in a film for the first time

The word lesbian was used in a mainstream film for the first time In 1966 the social satire film The Group tackled many topics including...

On This Gay Day: Bob Brown was elected to federal parliament

Bob Brown became the first openly gay politician in Australia's federal parliament Australian went to the polls on 2nd March 1996 bringing an end to...

On This Gay Day: In 2012 local activist Isabelle Lake passed away

Remembering Isabelle Lake Isabelle Lake is remembered for her passionate advocacy for the rights of transgender people in Western Australia. Following her death at the...

On This Gay Day: Willow and Tara kissed on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'

Willow and Tara kissed on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'  A lesbian or bisexual relationship on mainstream television may be fairly common place today, but it's...

On This Gay Day: Playwright Christopher Marlowe was born in 1564

Was Christopher Marlowe gay?  Christopher Marlowe was an English poet and playwright born in Canterbury in 1564. He is widely considered to be one of...

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The Year in Review | April 2026

Take a look back through all the news and events on April 2025.

City of Vincent Film Project reveals new stories for 2026

The 2026 films will tell stories of two iconic venues, alongside a third exploring Irish culture and community in the City.

‘A Big Gay Hairy Hit!’ Doco explores success of camp murder mystery series

A new documentary is telling the story of three...

‘The SoccerActress’ uniquely blends sport with theatre at Fringe World

Multi-talented performance artist Lucia Mallardi is bringing a unique...

On This Gay Day | The film ‘Philadelphia’ was released

It was one of the first studio films to focus on HIV.
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