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First look inside ChiChiz
Located right in the heart of the city in the Northbourne Avenue/Sydney Building position that was formerly occupied by Mezcal’s (and 5th Avenue before that),
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras launches first official app
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has taken a bold step into the digital age with the launch of its first official app, writes
Kesha is coming to Bondi Beach for Mighty Hoopla!
Dust off your glitter, pull on your platform boots and prepare for pop mayhem — because the UK’s most iconic celebration of pop culture, MIGHTY
Chinese support gay rights
A 2025 Williams Institute poll has found that over half of Chinese citizens support gay and lesbian rights, including a majority who believe same-sex couples
Creator of the trans flag plans to flee the US
The creator of the original trans flag, Monica Helms, has joined a growing cohort of ‘transgender refugees’ who are trying to flee the US due
Trump rolls back rights for millions of LGBTQ+ Americans
US President Donald Trump, presently caterwauling through a shock second term, deals largely in contradictions and uncertain agendas. With the 2024 election bolstered by a
Non-binary actor donates big to the Canberra Youth Theatre
Canberra-born actor Liv Hewson, star of the Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet and Showtime’s Yellowjackets, has donated $100,000 to the Canberra Youth Theatre (CYT). The
Call out for volunteers for the 2026 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is calling on volunteers to be part of the team that delivers one of the world’s most iconic LGBTQIA+ festivals.
LGBTIQ cultural erasure by NPWS and Heritage NSW at Kings Beach in Byron
Byron Bay’s world famous gay nude beach, Kings Beach, has been rejected by the NSW Heritage Council as not meeting the threshold for state heritage
Budapest shows pride as far as the eyes can see
In a moment that defined the very concept of ‘Pride as a Protest’, up to 200,000 people came out to march in Budapest Pride on
No arrests made in ACT Grindr attacks
It’s a year since a spate of Grindr assaults in Canberra, where men were lured to an address by a fake profile and set upon
Posting and boasting goes national
The chief executive of LGBTIQ+ health organisation Thorne Harbour Health, Simon Ruth has called for a nationally coordinated response to the Grindr attacks, which have

