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Jordan Bruno reaches out to LGBTIQ youth with fundraising cookbook

Jordan Bruno reaches out to LGBTIQ youth with fundraising cookbook

Jordan Bruno and his mother Anna won hungry hearts around the nation on the seventh series of Seven’s reality series, My Kitchen Rules. Though the Bruno’s didn’t take out the major prize, Jordan has become one of the program’s most successful graduates. The openly gay cook has used the platform to grow his social media […]

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Today is Wear It Purple Day! Take a stand against LGBTIQ+ bullying

Are you wearing purple today? Today is the sixth annual ‘Wear It Purple’ Day – an opportunity for people to show solidarity with  LGBTIQ+ young people at school, university and in the workplace. Since 2010, playgrounds, classrooms and offices have been awash with shades of violet and grape worn by those who stand against bullying […]

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Youth support group True Colours faces uncertain future

Youth support group True Colours faces uncertain future

True Colours, an LGBTIQ youth support group based in WA’s South West, will no longer receive funding from its governing body – Uniting Care West. The group, which is understood to have received no direct government funding, worked with schools and the wider community to raise awareness of issues LGBTIQ youth are facing and cultivate […]

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Bibliophile: Becoming Nicole

Becoming Nicole by Amy Ellis Nutt Atlantic Books Identical twins, Jonas and Wyatt, were adopted at birth by American couple Wayne and Kelly Maines. While they looked the same, their different personalities soon emerged. Two year-old Wyatt loved dancing in front of the mirrored oven door in a sequined pink tutu while Jonas preferred playing […]

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Paul Zahra is the new chair of The Pinnacle Foundation

Paul Zahra is the new chair of The Pinnacle Foundation

Paul Zahra has been named Chair of The Pinnacle Foundation. Zahra was previously CEO of retail giant David Jones and is a director of PwC’s Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board. In a statement to the media the foundation said Zahra’s appointment would have an immediate focus on adding new board members to enhance the Foundation’s national scholarship and mentorship […]

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Troye Sivan announces new single and Australian tour

Troye Sivan announces new single and Australian tour

Perth wunderkind Troye Sivan is bringing his internationally acclaimed ‘Blue Neighbourhood’ tour to Australia later this year. His debut album has sent ripples throughout the global pop scene, releasing hit after hit with ‘Youth’, ‘Wild’, ‘Fools’ and his latest single ‘Talk Me Down’. Sivan will be joined by Nicole Millar, known for her beautifully sultry […]

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Troye Sivan finds new romance in ‘Youth’ music video

Troye Sivan finds new romance in ‘Youth’ music video

Perth wunderkind Troye Sivan is not slowing down, hot on the tour trail for his debut album, the star has dropped an all new video for his dreamy single, ‘Youth’. The ethereal video features a very brief cameo from ‘The Hunger Games’ star Amandla Stenberg and a plethora of youngsters unabashedly celebrating their sexuality at […]

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Review: On the Face of Things

Review: On the Face of Things

On the Face of Things | The Parrott House | Jan 31, Feb 12, 13, 14 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ In Richard Brautigan’s 1976 novel ‘Sombrero Fallout’, an author begins writing a tale about a Sombrero falling for the sky and creating confusion in a Mexican township. The author soon becomes distracted by his anger […]

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Tina Arena returns with new album ‘Eleven’

Tina Arena is ready to release her eleventh album in November with the first single ‘I Want to Love You’ available from September 4th. Announcing the song’s release Arena said it was about being infatuated with some one, even though you know they are not right for you. “It speaks about being consumed and completely […]

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US: Are LGB Teens More Likely to Get Pregnant?

US: Are LGB Teens More Likely to Get Pregnant?

A new study from the US published in the American Journal of Public Health reveals that teenagers who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual may be at a higher risk of unplanned pregnancy than their heterosexual peers. Over 9000 New York City high school students were interviewed for the study, entitled ‘Sexual Orientation and Risk […]

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