Victoria

May12

How the death of Dr Duncan changed Gay Australia

Categories // Victoria, Feature

Joseph Chetcuti remembers a man and his murder – the act that galvanised homosexual law reform in Australia.

May01

The Mane Event: War Horse trots into town

Written by // Andrew Shaw Categories // Victoria, Feature, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia

The play War Horse is coming to Melbourne in December. As tickets go on sale, Andrew Shaw talks to one of the men who breathes life into its hero, Joey.

May01

Boobies on the dance floor

Written by // Andrew Shaw Categories // Victoria, Feature

Jade Leonard is about to launch a music video for her track ‘8008135’, an homage to breasts. She spoke with Andrew Shaw.

May01

Sunset Boulevard: Star of the silent screen

Written by // Michael Magnusson Categories // Victoria, Feature, New South Wales, National, Queensland, South Australia

Michael Magnusson catches up with the star of the musical Sunset Boulevard.

Apr24

Family values: Surrogacy

Written by // Andrew Shaw Categories // Victoria, Feature, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia

Gay men looking to start a family may find fostering unsatisfactory and adoption simply impossible. The alternative is surrogacy, and ahead of Australia’s first national surrogacy conference in May, Andrew Shaw explores the legal, ethical and emotional implications of this complex process.

Apr24

Baring it all on stage

Categories // Victoria, Feature, Queensland, South Australia

Andrew Shaw talks to one of the cast members of Naked Boys Singing about what it takes to bare your all on stage while you sing your heart out.

Apr12

The Censor’s Library

Written by // Andrew Shaw Categories // Victoria, Feature, Cherrie

Researcher Nicole Moore found more than she bargained for when she went in search of Australia’s banned books, reports Andrew Shaw.

Apr10

The Cock Pen

Written by // Andrew Shaw Categories // Victoria

Put down the phone. Pick up at the pub. The Cock Pen is for guys who want to catch up with other guys – face to face.

Apr04

The bitchiest man in comedy

Written by // Daniel Scoullar Categories // Victoria, Feature

After making his name as the ‘bitchiest’ man in comedy and a failed attempt at becoming Prime Minister, Joel Creasey is exposing his vulnerable side, reports Daniel Scoullar.

Mar30

Where to for ALSO?

Written by // Andrew Shaw Categories // Victoria, Feature

After over thirty years of advocacy in and on behalf of the LGBTIQ community, the ALSO Foundation and the ALSO Care & Benevolent Society face a difficult task.

Feb29

The country girl: Dolly Diamond

Written by // Andrew Shaw Categories // Victoria

Melbourne entertainer Dolly Diamond is getting ready to head up to Daylesford’s ChillOut, and she spoke with Andrew Shaw about her plans.

Feb21

Daylesford’s queer past

Written by // Michael Magnusson Categories // Victoria

A good storyteller conjures up characters in the imagination and can even bring the past to life, as Michael Magnusson discovered when he spoke with ChillOut festival storyteller Anne E. Stewart.

Feb14

Turkish delights

Categories // Victoria

Paul Panayi takes a trip to the middle-east, courtesy of a restaurant in Melbourne’s south.

Feb07

Oppression & Liberation

Written by // Michael Magnusson Categories // Victoria, Feature, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia

Michael Magnusson chats with leading British gay historian Jeffrey Weeks, who was in Melbourne recently to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the publication of a seminal gay text: Denis Altman’s Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation.

Jan31

Get high as a kite

Categories // Victoria

If you’re after some fun outdoor exercise, there’s nothing better than kiteboarding at St Kilda beach, says Adam Trumble.