Aug 22, 2024
                
            
        
    
SYDNEY
        
                Sphen the Aussie gay penguin has died
Heart breaking news from the staff at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium! Sphen and Magic shot to fame in 2018 when news of their same-sex male relationship made global headlines. Dubbed ‘the penguin power couple,’ the adorable and loyal duo celebrated six years together, successfully adopting and raising two chicks – Sphengic (Lara) in 2018 and Clancy in 2020.
        
        
        
                
                
            
        
    
Aug 21, 2024
                
            
        
    
SYD
        
                Mardi Gras Announces 2025 Theme
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival will take place from 14 February to 2 March 2025, marking its 47th year.
        
        
        
                
                
            
        
    
Aug 20, 2024
                
            
        
    
CBR
        
                Former Meridan CEO becomes NEW ACT Greens party director
Just two months before the ACT elections, Philippa Moss, the former CEO of Canberra’s LGBTIQ+ community organisation Meridian, has been appointed the new ACT Greens party director.
        
        
        
                
                
            
        
    
Aug 20, 2024
                
            
        
    
USA
        
                College Discards Hundreds of LGBTQ+ Books
In what looks like a scene in from Margaret Atwood novel A handmade's Tale, after a significant overhaul by state Republicans in Florida, a college in Sarasota has discarded hundreds of books, many of which contained LGBTQ+ and other progressive themes.
        
        
        
                
                
            
        
    
Aug 19, 2024
                
            
        
    
HEALTH
        
                The WHO Declares Mpox a Global Health Emergency
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Mpox (monkeypox) a global health emergency due to a sharp increase in cases, particularly in Central Africa, where the virus has mutated and is spreading rapidly.
        
        
        
                
                
            
        
    
Aug 16, 2024
                
            
        
    
STATISTICS
        
                LGBTQ+ Adults Are Coming Out Younger
According to a new study done by Gallup, most LGBTQ+ adults come out to their friends and family by age 22, however 18% of people surveyed in the United States study, said they have never come out to anyone.
        
        
        
                
                
            
        
    
Aug 15, 2024
                
            
        
    
INTERVIEW
        
                Unveiling 'Pickled (بيكلد)': Family, Identity, and Queer Middle Eastern Culture
Following a sold-out work-in-progress run, ‘Pickled (بيكلد),’ co-created by Najée Tannous, Antony Makhlouf, Hayden Tonazzi, May Yousif, and Francesco Pelli is set to premiere at Sydney’s Belvoir St Theatre.
        
        
        
                
                
            
        
    
Aug 14, 2024
                
            
        
    
POP
        
                Up-tempo rework 'Guilty as Sin?'
Jordan Starshine and Thai Lee’s imaginative up-tempo rework of Taylor Swift’s “Guilty as Sin?” is a guaranteed dancefloor hit and showcases the impressive talent of Canberra artists in producing club bangers.
        
        
        
                
                
            
        
    
Aug 14, 2024
                
            
        
    
REVIEW
        
                The best musical you’ve likely never heard of!
From one of musical theatre's most exciting young composers comes Ordinary Days, a refreshingly honest and funny musical about making real connections in the city that never sleeps (but probably should at some point).
        
        
        
                
                
            
        
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
