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Based on a true story, Firebird is a meticulously researched and produced film about two young men on a military base in Soviet-occupied Estonia in the late 1970s.Sergey (Tom Prior) is a private just weeks away from discharge; Roman (Oleg Zagorodnii) is an officer and pilot, newly assigned to the base. Their attraction is almost immediate, unfolding with a tender intimacy which is beautifully, painfully naïve to the realities of their society – both military and civilian.Tom Prior and Oleg Zagorodnii in ‘Firebird’Firebird feels like a film for the ages, but also of the times.

Dear LGBTIQA+ visitors to World Pride 2023,Welcome to Australia from every corner of the globe for what is sure to be an enjoyable World Pride 2023.But I want you to know something about Sydney few of you will hear from World Pride organisers and spruikers: you are travelling to Australia’s most homophobic and transphobic city for an event that perpetuates the dangerous myth Sydney is Australia’s queer paradise.In the 2017 national survey on marriage equality, the lowest Yes vote was recorded in the city’s suburbs. The national vote was 61.6% but some voting divisions in Sydney returned less than half that. This low level of support for LGBTIQA+ equality reflects in Australia’s worst queer laws at a state level.The state of New South Wales, of which Sydney is the capital, has Australia’s least effective laws against LGBTIQA+ discrimination.

Margot Heuman, the first lesbian Jewish holocaust survivor to testify about her experience in the concentration camps, died on May 11 at age 94. Born in 1928 Germany, Heuman grew up in Bielefeld and was the eldest of two daughters. In 1943, her family were arrested and deported to Theresienstadt ghetto in Czechoslovakia.

It’s official. The reviews are in and ABBA’s new concert experience, ABBA Voyage is a certified hit!The ABBA Voyage concert, which officially opened on at the purpose build ABBA Voyage Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, May 27, has received rapturous reviews from fans and critics.Kylie Minogue attended the premiere and said on Instagram, “Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! What.

The “World’s Greatest Party Band” is taking its final bow following an upcoming US summer tour. The B-52s are calling it quits, capping off a 45 year long career, during which the band sold over 20 million albums and amassed three Grammy nominations.The new wave band, coined the “Kings of Kitsch” by Rolling Stone, is best known for hits such as Love Shack, Planet Claire, Rock Lobster, and My Own Private Idaho.Founding members Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider and Cindy Wilson are all returning for the tour. Fred Schneider said in a statement, “No one likes to throw a party more than we do, but after almost a half-century on the road, it’s time for one last blow-out with our friends and family… our fans. And with KC & The Sunshine Band and The Tubes on board, it’s going to be one hell of a farewell party at these concerts.”Kate Pierson in a statement, said, “Who knew what started as a way to have some fun and play music for our friends’ at house parties in Athens in 1977 would evolve into over 45 years of making music and touring the world.

One in three LGBTQI Australian voter said that they are undecided about who they will vote for or are considering changing their vote at the forthcoming federal elections scheduled to be held on May 21, 2022. The results of one of the largest national online surveys of LGBTQI voters conducted by advocacy group Equality Australia was released on Monday, just as major political parties started their six-week campaign before the federal elections. One in five LGBTQI voter, who had voted Liberal, National, Labor or Greens at the 2019 elections, said they were reconsidering their vote this time.   A post shared by Equality Australia (@equalityaustralia)Equality Australia estimates that there are around 850,000 LGBTQI voters who are eligible to vote at the elections in May. Around 7,902 people, including 5,578 LGBQI people currently living in Australia, responded to the LGBTIQ+ Federal Election survey conducted in February and March 2022. The elections are being held months after a failed bid by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to get an anti-LGBTQI Religious Discrimination Bill passed in Parliament.

One in three LGBTQI Australian voter said that they are undecided about who they will vote for or are considering changing their vote at the forthcoming federal elections scheduled to be held on May 21, 2022. The results of one of the largest national online surveys of LGBTQI voters conducted by advocacy group Equality Australia was released on Monday, just as major political parties started their six-week campaign before the federal elections. One in five LGBTQI voter, who had voted Liberal, National, Labor or Greens at the 2019 elections, said they were reconsidering their vote this time.   A post shared by Equality Australia (@equalityaustralia)Equality Australia estimates that there are around 850,000 LGBTQI voters who are eligible to vote at the elections in May. Around 7,902 people, including 5,578 LGBQI people currently living in Australia, responded to the LGBTIQ+ Federal Election survey conducted in February and March 2022. The elections are being held months after a failed bid by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to get an anti-LGBTQI Religious Discrimination Bill passed in Parliament.

Australia is set to elect a new government in May 2022. The country’s peak national LGBTQI health organisation, LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA), has called upon the major political parties and independent candidates to spell out their commitment and plans to improve the health and well being of the community. “LGBTIQ+ communities face significant barriers to improved health because of stigma and discrimination,” Nicky Bath, CEO, LHA, said in a statement. “All members of LGBTIQ+ communities, including those who live at the intersections of additional marginalised identities and experiences, can no longer be left behind.

Star Observer in June last year, there is actually a gay male sex robot coming to a walk-in wardrobe near you. Henry the Gay Male Sex robot, is rumoured to be shipping with self-lubricating erogenous zones soon.And it doesn’t hurt that Henry and his ilk, male and female, are all disturbingly good looking, in that plasticy, too many fillers kinda way, though it’s probably obvious that they’re never going to make a sex robot with a face like a half-chewed pastie.Okay we get it Lucas, you have abs #realdoll #lovedoll #ai #maledoll #anitwt #tech pic.twitter.com/jTiR3NutCZ— RealDoll (@AbyssCreations) August 5, 2021Plus, it makes the following stats that you’re about to read a little easier to get your head around.Hold onto your hats folks!When respondents to the survey were asked to presume they were single and had a hankering for some kind of sexual release more people would prefer to get the deed done with the robot sitting on the charger in the utility cupboard than go to the trouble of making their personal areas ready for public consumption and invite a random human being over for casual sex!Most people responded they’d just take care of business themselves (49.2%) or use a sex toy (42.5%).

 Hayes has been away from the musical spotlight for years now but is roaring back to our consciousness with a flurry of activity, including a successful promotional visit of Australia, a banging headline set to a sold-out crowd of 40,000 at the 2022 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade and announcement of his 2023 Australian tour, where he’ll be performing in six Australian cities between January and February next year.“More of a mini-film than a video – come spend seven minutes in heaven with me and my gang in our fictional CLUB U WISH!”, Hayes posted on social media.The music video, totally conceptualised by Hayes, couldn’t be described better than how the press release did it: “Hayes continues to present a version of his past that is clearly a peach tinted re-imagining of his actual life. Timelines blur with the neon and pastel of the 1980’s sitting comfortably next to a Dandy-esque 60’s presentation of the singer portraying himself having a blast.”The single is inspired by the “late 80’s drum-machine, synth-bass heavy R&B pop that influenced his youth” Savage Garden fans will know that Hayes had previously alluded to his first kiss in the 1999 song Chained To You.“Acting like a mover shaker dancin’ to Madonna then you kissed me,” Hayes sang on Savage Garden‘s sophmore record.In 2022, he re-visits the moment, but this time it is an out and proud Hayes re-telling the story and its queer elements.“After so many years of being placed in a neat and tidy package, it’s nice to remember why I got into this business in the first place: to be an artist.

Brisbane-based Citipointe Christian College is once again in the news, this time for asking teachers and staff to sign employment contracts that threaten to sack them for being openly LGBTQI.LGBTQI advocacy group Just.Equal has said that school should be stripped of public funding. “Religious schools cannot continue to defy discrimination laws and public opinion, and expect to receive public funding,” Just.Equal Australia spokesperson Brian Greig said in a statement.  “There comes a limit where taxpayers should no longer be expected to fund bigotry, and Citipointe has reached that limit.” Protests Outside Citipointe Christian College (Screen Grab of Nine Entertainment video)According to The Guardian, the employment contract for teachers was dated in February, after the controversy erupted over the enrolment contract. The document says that teachers agree to work within the statement of faith of International Network of Churches that runs the school. “It is a genuine occupational requirement of the college that the employee not act in a way he knows, or ought reasonably to know, is contrary to the religious beliefs of the college,” the contract says.“Nothing in his/her deliberate conduct should be incompatible with the intrinsic character of their position, especially, but not only, in relation to the expression of human sexuality through heterosexual, monogamous relationships, expressed intimately through marriage.”In a statement, Citipointe college said that it was reviewing the employment contract. “Citipointe Christian College can confirm that no member of staff has had their employment terminated for failing to sign their employment contract,”  the school said in a statement published on its website. “One staff

As Mardi Gras festivities set their place onto my calendar I always save some space to hold my annual “camp” film festival. Camp films are an integral part of LGBTQI culture, and while “camp” films are often mistaken as bad films, this isn’t entirely correct. Many “camp” films (including some on this list) are excellent but are considered camp due to highly exaggerated elements, particularly in the script or performances.

Singapore’s highest court on Monday declined to overturn a colonial-era law that criminalises sex between men. The Court of Appeal left it up to the Parliament to change laws and pointed to the government’s promise to not enforce the law.LGBTQI advocacy group Pink Dot SG called the court’s refusal to strike down section 377A of the country’s penal code “a devastating blow” to the community. The petition was filed by retired medical practitioner Dr.

During the pandemic I performed a silent transformation. While some people bettered themselves through learning a new skill, I did so by binge watching a multitude of ‘Boys Love’ shows. ‘Boys Love’ is a term that refers to the spectrum of gay dramas from Asia.

Former out gay Socceroo player, Stephen Laybutt, 44, texted Ian Pavey, 67, a was a patient at St Vincent’s Hospital where he was working in its rehabilitation unit. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the message said, “Hey mate it’s Steve from St Vincent’s. I want to investigate if I could give you a kidney.

were directed by the Victorian Department of Health on Wednesday morning to quarantine at home. The directions came after a case positive for the Omicron variant was confirmed to have attended both venues last Friday.The two nightclubs, Peel Hotel and Sircuit Bar, are popular with the city’s LGBTQI community.

Remember the Tom of Finland rip-offs? And the triple-fold-out cute twink with a big bow wrapped around his (always) enormous donger, the proud-to-be-gay ones that used some form of variation of the rainbow colours, the bears, leathermen, the bitchy queens, and of course, the butt with the candle or fairy-light deeply ensconced therein?Classic messages accompanying photos ranged from a big penis (“I hope this present fits”), naked men cuddling (“A perfect fit…you and I”), a naked butt (“Dear

Steve Bronski, one-third of the influential British synth-pop band and gay pop pioneers  Bronski Beat, has passed away at the age of 61. No cause of death  was released. Bandmate Jimmy Somerville posted on social media, “Sad to hear Steve Bronski has  died.

Melbourne-based gay activists Antony McManus and his husband Ron van Houwelingen are well known for their fight for marriage equality and getting married to each other 19 times over the three decades that they have been together.

An openly gay K-Pop group have release their debut single which explores the struggles of being an LGBTQI person, including, coming out and dealing with homophobia.All members of the K-Pop group Lionesses openly identify as part of the LGBTQI community and on November 1 they released their first song Show me your Pride, which currently has over 28,000 views on YouTube.In an interview with TW News the band’s leader Bae Dam-jun said the song is a “motif of ‘we are us'”.  A post shared by LIONESSES

Theatres, long shuttered as COVID brought life to a standstill, are turning on their lights, opening their doors, and raising their curtains to audiences hungry for live theatre, and no one is happier to be back treading the boards than the cast of the mega-musical Hamilton.For Daniel Assetta, who plays Samuel Seabury and understudies the role of King George III, returning to Hamilton, which he calls “one of the most exciting pieces of theatre in our generation,” feels like “the beginning

Ellie And Abbie (& Abbie’s Dead Aunt) which premiered as the opening night film at last year’s Mardi Gras Queer Screen Film Festival.Directed and written by Monica Zanetti, Terakes plays the role of Abbie, the love interest of Year 12 student and school captain Ellie (Sophie Hawkshaw).

An off-duty Brooklyn cop has confessed to shooting her ex-girlfriend and killing another woman.Yvonne Wu of Brooklyn’s 72nd Precinct was charged with the attempted murder of her ex-girlfriend Jenny Li (23) and the murder of Li’s new girl friend 24-year-old Jamie Liang.Warning: This story has details of a murder and might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or

Got plans afoot for a big event or activation during February/March 2023? Here’s your chance to get support to make it happen. We’re now inviting proposals from artists, producers, companies, promoters and presenters who seek investment into their Sydney WorldPride Festival creative projects.Sydney WorldPride will include compelling, bold and adventurous ideas that reflect the diversity of the LGBTIQ+ community and encourage participation in LGBTIQ+ arts and cultural events.

Queensland had recorded six new locally acquired cases of coronavirus bringing the state’s total cases to 22. Queensland Health said that a 75 percent capacity limit would be put in place for large events.Queensland was potentially on the verge of yet another lockdown.

has reported.Dwayne Antojado was found to have fled to Melbourne in 2017 after skipping parole in South Australia. In Melbourne he set up 109 false identities to open Medibank accounts between October 2018 and December 2019.

Six young students from Westbourne Grammar in Melbourne’s west have fought for compulsory LGBTQIA+ education in primary schools.Their Compulsory LGBTQIA+ Education for Primary School Students Bill 2021 was passed in the YMCA Victorian Youth Parliament last week. YMCA’s Victorian Youth Parliament is a program consisting of 120 young people who come together to debate bills that they have written themselves.

ABC’s six-part drama series The News Reader premiered on August 15.. The series stars Anna Torv and Sam Reid and details the relationship forged between the aspiring reporter and established news reader, in the smoked filled newsrooms of the late 1980’s.

By Shaun MillerI am an out and proud gay uncle, or “guncle”. I have three nieces and three nephews.

The Blade, as Dallas-area real estate agent Kelci Dunavin Cashman, was reportedly on onboard an American Airline flight  with her family when she refused to comply with safety instructions, and refused to wear a face mask.

By Guy James WhitworthSydney Author and artist Guy James Whitworth catches up with Queer icon turned community fitness coach Betty Grumble.You know on gameshows where they say, “my next guest needs no introduction,” Well, that’s kind of the case with Betty Grumble.

Being Black in Porn is an upcoming documentary following the lives of four gay men of colour and the obstacles they face in their careers. The documentary is narrated, and executive produced by GayVN Award Best Actor 2020 winner, DeAngelo Jackson. “I had to do this for my fellow brothers and sisters in the entire adult industry.

LaNCE TV Ballarat has bagged four nominations at the Channel 31 Antenna Awards. That is not the only good news for the community television network.

A crowdfunding campaign to assist a gay refugee activist, being sued by Australia’s Defence Minister Peter Dutton, with his legal expenses has raised over $118,000.Dutton has sought aggravated damages for alleged defamation from Shane Bazzi, over the latter’s criticism of the minister on .“One of the most powerful men in the country, Peter Dutton, is suing me for defamation. I need your support.

RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under feels like it’s finally found its groove, but sadly this week it was time for the fabulous Coco Jumbo to sashay away.All though this queen might have shined in the mini challenge, the maxi challenge proved too much for this performer, proving also that even if your tuck is tight, it’s one thing to sing in the shower and a whole other thing to record a brand spanking new single.  A post shared by COCO JUMBO!! (@_cocojumbo)Reflecting on her elimination, Jumbo tells us

was earmarked as a suitable location for the centre. However concrete moves to make Sydney’s first pride centre a reality have been slow.Expressions of interest for LGBTIQ organisations to pitch a plan to manage and deliver the pride centre closed in March.