The complex conflict between drag culture and trans women
As drag culture becomes industrialised, there is a tendency to denigrate minorities for shock or humour.
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How big cities are hurting gay men from the country
A new study suggests that gay men who move from country towns to big cities are at a greater risk of developing substance abuse, mental health issues, and practising unsafe sex.
Mark Latham labels Safe Schools “a Trojan horse with no penis or vagina”
Mark Latham has a few choice words for “inner-city progressives”.
Reality TV can’t handle queer characters, and I’m glad
If you wanted a show about a sexually fluid girl gang dealing with love, life, fashion and everything in between in a coastal NSW town, we’ll have to wait until the whole world goes queer.
We need to talk about Queensland’s fucked-up anti-gay laws
Our so-called Sunshine State continues to be marred by a series of outdated, discriminatory and outright dangerous laws which put gay people at legitimate risk.
How we kept Newtown weird and safe
The weirdest of the weird. Keeping Newtown Safe <3
Prince didn’t save my life, but he helped me live it
I moved away from my self imposed exile and back into the share house. I lay in my previously unused bed and listened to 1999. And things got better.
Why it’s complicated being gay on Anzac Day
It’s not that I have a problem with the notion of Anzac values – but I’ve certainly grown to take issue with our selective political memory and continued invocation of what those Anzac values were.
Meet the band who sing about non-gender-conformist fucking
In this day and age, one would safely assume that singing about LGBTQI concerns and relationships would be as natural as singing about straight ones. Wrong.