Premium Content:

SBS Explores Gay Childhood in Rural Australia

growingupgay

Tonight on SBS, current affairs program ‘The Feed’ will be taking on the topic of growing up gay in rural Australia.

- Advertisement -

Australian Marriage Equality Deputy National Director Ivan Hinton (pictured above) will feature on the program as he revisits his home town to confront his childhood bully, Sam.

“I was bullied as early as five years old. I would wake up and wouldn’t want to be awake. I wouldn’t want to go to school …” Hinton explained to The Feed.

“For so very long Sam has represented all of the school kids that I struggled with, that I didn’t fit in with. And I need to resolve that.”

The program will also feature Wagga Wagga activist Ray Goodlass, and Naylan, a young man who wants to stay in the country and start a family despite the bullying he has experienced.

Watch the trailer below and see the whole episode on SBS tonight at 7.30pm.

Latest

The Year in Review | September 2025

Some of the biggest news stories of 2025 occurred in September - see what went down.

Get into some of the best music of all time with ’27 Club’

Celebrate the artistry of Joplin, Winehouse, Cobain, Morrison and Hendrix.

On This Gay Day | Lili Ilse Elvenes was born in Denmark in 1882

Her life was the inspiration for the film 'The Danish Girl'.

Michelle Pearson’s ‘Skinny’ exposes the absurdity of diet culture

The award winning show is coming to Fringe World in 2026.

Newsletter

Don't miss

The Year in Review | September 2025

Some of the biggest news stories of 2025 occurred in September - see what went down.

Get into some of the best music of all time with ’27 Club’

Celebrate the artistry of Joplin, Winehouse, Cobain, Morrison and Hendrix.

On This Gay Day | Lili Ilse Elvenes was born in Denmark in 1882

Her life was the inspiration for the film 'The Danish Girl'.

Michelle Pearson’s ‘Skinny’ exposes the absurdity of diet culture

The award winning show is coming to Fringe World in 2026.

Shape shifting provocateur JXCKY on his ‘A Body for an Eye’ EP

The Melbourne based artist has a bold message about mental health in his latest music.

The Year in Review | September 2025

Some of the biggest news stories of 2025 occurred in September - see what went down.

Get into some of the best music of all time with ’27 Club’

Celebrate the artistry of Joplin, Winehouse, Cobain, Morrison and Hendrix.

On This Gay Day | Lili Ilse Elvenes was born in Denmark in 1882

Her life was the inspiration for the film 'The Danish Girl'.