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Liberace biopic at the Sydney Film Festival

Written By // Andrew Shaw

Virtuoso pianist and camp icon Liberace is brought to life in a biopic just added to the Sydney Film Festival program. ...

FEATURES

Show Tunes Showcase

Written By // Reg Domingo

From Les Miserables to The Sound of Music, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir mines the musical treasures of Broadway for their next concert. In between ...

ENTERTAINMENT

Trevor Ashley hits the small screen

Written By // Reg Domingo

Cabaret and musical theatre performer Trevor Ashley made his first foray into television with his very own pilot for a sitcom. He gave SX the lowdown ...

VIEWPOINT

Equality still an elusive goal for many

Written By // Jed Horner

Last Friday, May 17, marked the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). IDAHO provided an opportunity to galvanise support behin ...

Articles tagged with: Surry Hills Police

Feb25

ACON & police team up for Mardi Gras safety

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // News + Politics, National, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

SYDNEY: As the days edge closer to the Sydney Mardi Gras parade, ACON will team up with police from a number of local area commands to take part in a high visibility operation that will focus on community safety and encourage LGBTI people to access support and report homophobic and transphobic violence.

Feb20

Oxford St skater bashed and robbed of skateboard

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // News + Politics, National, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

SYDNEY: Police have released CCTV footage and are appealing for witnesses over a violent assault late last year on Oxford Street where a young man was bizarrely robbed of his skateboard and then attacked with it.

Nov30

Surry Hills man bashed by off-duty police employee

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // News + Politics, National, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

NSW Police have assured Sydney’s LGBTI community and the wider public that they remain safe on city streets after a violent, unprovoked and random assault allegedly committed by an off-duty police employee just outside a popular inner-city gay nightspot last weekend.

Oct10

Oxford Street pub robbed

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // News + Politics, New South Wales

Police are searching for two armed men who robbed an Oxford Street hotel last night.

Jul12

Police to engage with Oxford St & GLBTI communities

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // News + Politics, New South Wales, Sydney Mardi Gras

Surry Hills police will once again join forces with a number of GLBTI organisations to conduct a high visibility community engagement operation along Oxford Street later this month.

Dec12

Police renew focus on Oxford St safety

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // News + Politics, National, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

SYDNEY: As summer slowly but surely arrives despite the lingering clouds and rain, a new campaign has been launched by NSW Police to ensure that members of the LGBTIQ communities can feel safe while having fun along the Oxford Street entertainment area over the coming weeks. 

TOP HEADLINES

Liberace biopic at the Sydney Film Festival

Liberace biopic at the Sydney Film Festival

Andrew Shaw

Virtuoso pianist and camp icon Liberace is brought to life in a biopic just added to the Sydney Film Festival program.

Hockey says no to marriage equality

Hockey says no to marriage equality

Ron Hughes

Shadow cabinet minister Joe Hockey has announced he will not vote for same-sex marriage, even if given a conscience vote on the issue.

Locals celebrate Summer Hill's rainbow crossing anniversary

Locals celebrate Summer Hill's rainbow crossing anniversary

Reg Domingo

SYDNEY: Over 200 local community members turned out to celebrate the one month anniversary of the Summer Hill rainbow crossing.

Alice Springs prepares for its first Pride event

Alice Springs prepares for its first Pride event

Reg Domingo

Alice Springs is preparing to celebrate its first ever Pride Carnivale on June 1 with a huge program of events.

'Wentworth' a ratings hit

'Wentworth' a ratings hit

Reg Domingo

The new television drama, Wentworth, has proved a ratings success with the show becoming the most watched non-sports program on Foxtel.

TOP STORIES

Trevor Ashley hits the small screen

Trevor Ashley hits the small screen

Reg Domingo

Cabaret and musical theatre performer Trevor Ashley made his first foray into television with his very own pilot for a sitcom. He gave SX the lowdown on The Very Trevor Ashley Show.

Brave new world of sound

Brave new world of sound

Reg Domingo

Vivid Sydney comes to the inner west for the first time with a two-day celebration of new, experimental and electronic music at the Seymour Centre, writes Danny Corvini. 

Show Tunes Showcase

Show Tunes Showcase

Reg Domingo

From Les Miserables to The Sound of Music, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir mines the musical treasures of Broadway for their next concert. In between rehearsals, choir music director Sarah Penicka-Smith tells Reg Domingo what’s in store.

Freewheelin’ 4x4 gays

Freewheelin’ 4x4 gays

Andrew Shaw

Burning up dirt tracks in grunty cars sound like your kind of fun? The Gay 4x4 & Camping Group QLD has been out and about since 2009 and they’re a fun and active bunch of guys. Organiser David McCarthy tells QP about this unique group.

Kimberly Dark: Love, Sex, & Laughter

Kimberly Dark: Love, Sex, & Laughter

Andrew Shaw

American humorist, writer and sociologist Kimberly Dark brings her new show to Brisbane this week, and she spoke to Andrew Shaw about gender, sex and loving life as a femme dyke...