In this issue. Kylie Minogue. Padam Padam, the rise of
 Australia’s pop queen. Celebrate Yule like a Pagan. The aftermath of opposition to equality. Dipping into Santa’s sack. Sleighing your festive budget. Comedian Jackie Loeb. Celebrating pride in Canberra. The 2024 SpringOUT festival guide.
SPIRIT

Celbrate Yule like a true Pagan

As the end of the approaches, we look at the long and ancient history of Yule around the world and how to celebrate the season with heart and authenticity. Celbrate Yule like a true Pagan.
StarGazer

Queer Horoscopes November & December 2024

Over the next few months, we will feel stronger connections to family and community as the universe encourages us to focus more on our relationships. It’s a good time to enrich our personal connections with loved ones and also to heal old wounds. Spending more time on personal growth and with clo...
Wellbeing

Breathwork. A Path to Healing & Connection

Breathwork as a concept has been relatively obscure until now. Recently discussions about mental wellbeing have become more common, prompting people to explore techniques supporting mental health, including breathwork, which has surged in popularity.
Wellbeing

How to creatively express ‘queer joy’ online

A creative life is an amplified life. Alice Elizabeth Wilson is part of a research group looking at queer joy and the ways it is expressed online.
CBR

Lachlan Snow Bids Farewell to Canberra Qwire

The Sound of Us: Musical Director, Lachlan Snow, is bidding farewell to Qwire in Canberra with a heartfelt celebration of community and song.
SPRINGOUT

SpringOUT launches festival at Questacon Canberra

The 2024 SpringOUT Media Launch featured the ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr, SpringOUT President Lynne O’Brien and a performance by Mad B.
EUROPE

Italy's surrogacy law unfairly impacting same-sex couples

The new Italian law highlights the complex and varied landscape of gay family rights across Europe. While some countries have made strides in recognising same-sex partnerships and expanding access to adoption and fertility treatments, others maintain restrictive policies.

Jackie Loeb : Not your average comedian

Comedy
Since the ’90s, Jackie Loeb has been delighting audiences with her highly original brand of comedy and has proven herself to be a force to be reckoned with in the world of standup.
COVER STORY

Kylie Minogue. The rise of Australia’s pop queen

Sweetheart and gay icon Kylie Minogue will once again return home to dazzle audiences with her upcoming ‘Tension Tour’, representing yet another milestone in Kylie’s decades-long reign as Australia’s pop queen. Here’s how it all began.
SpringOUT

SpringOUT bites back with Briefs Club!

This festival is designed to grab you by the collar and pull you into a month-long experience that’s as eclectic as it is provocative.
REVIEW

The Inheritance Explores Queer Life and History with Heart and Depth

Everyman Theatre’s production of ‘The Inheritance’ is a potent exploration of contemporary queer life. This must-see production is both sophisticated and deeply moving—sometimes challenging, but always satisfying. 12 October – 2 November 2024 at ACT Hub at Causeway Hall.

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'Yes, it’s true! Kylie Minogue is on the cover'

In this issue. Kylie Minogue. Padam Padam, the rise of
 Australia’s pop queen. Celebrate Yule like a Pagan. The aftermath of opposition to equality. Dipping into Santa’s sack. Sleighing your festive budget. Comedian Jackie Loeb. Celebrating pride in Canberra. The 2024 SpringOUT festival guide.

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Sydney LGBTIQ+ bars, nightclubs and parties

The ultimae list! Heading to Syndey and not sure where to hang? Sydney is pretty fabulous by all accounts. You’ll spot rainbow flags and encounter queer couples wherever you go in this vibrant city, but for a concentrated dose of the city’s rainbow culture, a few neighbourhoods and popular LGBTIQ...
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Beware of the latest scams targeting travellers

Experts are urging travellers to stay vigilant against three specific types of scams that are costing Australians millions of dollars and causing them a great deal of heartache.

SPIRIT

Celbrate Yule like a true Pagan

As the end of the approaches, we look at the long and ancient history of Yule around the world and how to celebrate the season with heart and authenticity. Celbrate Yule like a true Pagan.
Wellbeing

A dogs life! Three simple ways to connect and lift your spirits

Research has shown that dogs can help alleviate everything from depression to anxiety to aggression and other mental health problems.

OP.ED

Are you gay enough for Britain’s LGBTIQ nightlife scene?

Beneath the rainbow-fronted glow of inclusion and acceptance lies gatekeeping, policing and exclusion from these seemingly welcoming spaces. Harassment and exclusion are not only prolific in the general night time economy in the UK, but also on the gay scene.
OP.ED

LGBTIQ+ Australians are tired of being ignored.

The 2026 Census presented a crucial opportunity to count the LGBTIQ+ population in Australia for the first time. Here’s why counting us in the next census is so important.
OP.ED

Face Value: The Unattainable Beauty Standards of Gay Culture

Unattainable beauty standards are nothing strange in the western world, but they are uniquely heightened within gay culture. Liam Heitmann-Ryce-LeMercier speaks with two young queer men for their perspectives.
OP.ED

Problems with dating apps and can they be fixed?

Hundreds of millions of people worldwide use dating apps, but only half of users say that they have had positive experiences. Incredibly, many users also received threats of harm.

HIGHTLIGHT

Celbrate Yule like a true Pagan

As the end of the approaches, we look at the long and ancient history of Yule around the world and how to celebrate the season with heart and authenticity. Celbrate Yule like a true Pagan.

Austraian Action Plan for LGBTIQA+ communities

National Action Plan for the Health and Wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ People 2025–2035.
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