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Queer Screen reveals exciting Mardi Gras Film Festival program

The festival will screen two weeks of LGBTIQA+ cinema as Sydney celebrates Mardi Gras across the city.

Equality Australia urges government to work with The Greens on hate speech laws

“Leaving any group unprotected implies their safety matters less and that violence against them is tolerated."

2026 WA Premier’s Book Awards open for nominations

This year's awards will have a total prize pool of $120,000 spread across eight categories.

On This Gay Day | Deborah Johnson and Zandra Rolón Amato take a stance

On this day in 1983 Deborah Johnson and Zandra Rolón Amato, both veterans of the fight for LGBTIQ equality, headed out for dinner in Los...

On This Gay Day | Steven Carrington was introduced on 'Dynasty'

The inclusion of a gay character in a major TV show was groundbreaking in the early 1980s.

On This Gay Day | The BBC banned 'Relax' by Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Frankie said relax, but the BBC said no spins for their tune.

On This Gay Day | David Bowie died on this day in 2016

The world was shocked when Bowie's death was announced just days after the release of his final album.

On This Gay Day | Multiple celebrities came out to criticise Derek Jarman

Celebrities criticise Derek Jarman's comments about Sir Ian McKellen  On this day in 1991 a public disagreement broke out between many LGBTIQ celebrities and filmmaker...

On This Gay Day | 'Monty Python' actor Graham Chapman was born

Chapman wrote many of the group's most famous sketches and took a starring role in their films Holy Grail and Life of Brian.

On This Gay Day | Poet Robert Duncan was born in California

In 1944 Duncan wrote the landmark essay The Homosexual in Society.

On This Gay Day | Ballet dancer Rudolph Nureyev died in 1993

Nureyev is considered to be one of the greatest ballet dancers of all time.,

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Queer Screen reveals exciting Mardi Gras Film Festival program

The festival will screen two weeks of LGBTIQA+ cinema as Sydney celebrates Mardi Gras across the city.

Equality Australia urges government to work with The Greens on hate speech laws

“Leaving any group unprotected implies their safety matters less and that violence against them is tolerated."

2026 WA Premier’s Book Awards open for nominations

This year's awards will have a total prize pool of $120,000 spread across eight categories.

‘Campfire’: Award-winning circus show heading to Fringe World

Fusing comedy, horror and circus, Campfire is taking audiences into the wilderness this Fringe World season.

Change of leadership at Pride WA

Forer state MP Peter Foster takes over as Chair of Pride WA.
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