Social Media
Meta's new policies will harm the LGBTIQ+ community
Experts have been talking about the negative effects of social media on our mental health for years, and things are about to get worse. James May writes about how Abuse and Hate are now OK on Facebook and Insta and how it may affect our rainbow communities.
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Understanding Inflation and Taking Control with practical steps! -
Breathwork. A Path to Healing & Connection -
Kylie Minogue. The rise of Australia’s pop queen -
Queer Horoscopes December 2024 -
Grow your own Floriade rainbow pride garden! -
Venus Mantrap : Androgynous construct -
Sous Chef to Social Entrepreneur: Andy de Groot's Journey with Queer Food
The trouble with Ghosting
Let’s get spooky because it’s time to talk about the practice of Ghosting, why people do it and why it's such a damaging practice.
Unleashing Your Inner Peace
3 Beginner Breathwork Techniques. A Breathwork can be a powerful life tool. Incorporating these simple techniques into your daily routine can help create a sense of calm, boost your energy levels, and be beneficial during stressful moments in your life.
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.
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.
FUSE69 '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.
Unstoppable advocate who’s redefining disability and queer identity
Wayne Herbert. A self proclaimed chronic over-sharer on a mission to change hearts and minds.
Queer Horoscopes 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 close…
Grow your own Floriade rainbow pride garden!
As the seasons change, you may feel the urge to reconnect with nature. This list of easy-to-grow flowers will have your life bursting with colour quicker than you can tap those ruby crocs together and say, “There’s no place like home”.
Conversations of Change with Shane Rattenbury
In the lead up to the ACT elections, FUSE Magazine chatted to ACT Greens MLA Shane Rattenbury about the need for change, progress and hope in Canberra and the world.
Andrew Barr, The big Ken Behren
Andrew Barr (Chief Minister ACT Legislative Assembly) is a man with a love for good coffee, who is open-minded to pineapple on pizza and promises a bright future for Canberra, Australia’s most inclusive city. Nelida Contreras from FUSE had a chat with the big 'Ken Behren' about politics, pineapple…
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.
FUSE68 'Change is never silent. Love is never wrong'
In this issue. Unstoppable Advocate who's Redefining Disability and Queer Identity. Kinky queer mum quietly ministering to the skin-hungry. Kickball, the game with big red balls! Finding Peace in Every Breath. Bringing Queer Stories to the table. Andrew Barr, The Big Ken Behren. Conversations of Ch…
Queer Horoscopes September and October 2024
Here is what the stars have instal for you over the next two months as we look to renewed energies and fresh starts.
Over the next few months, the universe will encourage us to rethink life structures, question old unhealthy habits, and find new ways to improve our sense of wellbeing. With sprin…
Queer Food Recipe : MadB’s Beetroot Cured Tuna
For those eager to taste some of Queer Food's culinary delights, they have kindly shared some of their — no so secret — recipes that you can try at home.
Evolving Wedding Traditions and Impact of Same-Sex Marriage
Wedding celebrant Chris White writes about the changing landscape of marriage ceremonies since the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Australia. Let's celebrate love in all its forms!
Sous Chef to Social Entrepreneur: Andy de Groot's Journey with Queer Food
Andy de Groot, the founder of Queer Food, has transformed his passion for culinary arts into a vibrant social enterprise that serves up delicious food to the Canberra LGBTIQ+ community and its allies.
From grassroots to grand celebrations, Canberra SpringOUT turns 25!
As the vibrant hues of spring approach, anticipation builds for pride festivals across the nation. In Canberra, the excitement centres around the highly anticipated SpringOUT festival, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this November.
Aussie LGBTIQ+ Buddhists feel pressure to hide their identities
New findings by Australian researcher Stephen Kerry, Lecturer in Sociology at Charles Darwin University, have found that LGBTIQ+ Buddhists in Australia are struggling and feel pressure to hide their authentic selves. It's not very Buddhist!
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.
National Library of Australia Celebrates Pride Month
June is Global Pride Month, a time to recognise and celebrate the LGBTIQA+ community and reflect on progress made and still to be made. To mark the occasion, the National Library of Australia is sharing some historical photographs from thier collection taken at Pride events held in Adelaide and Per…
Ruby Pedder receives Australia’s largest emerging designer prize
Australia's award-winning digital bank, ubank, has announced Ruby Pedder as the 2024 honouree of its Feel-Good Fashion Fund, Australia’s newest and largest emerging fashion designer prize.
Let's talk about gay book bans and burning
‘Don’t Say Gay’ rules and book bans might have felt familiar in medieval Europe, but queer themes in literature survived nonetheless.
Where and how did IDAHOBIT start?
The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia(IDAHOBIT) is observed on May 17 and aims to coordinate international events that raise awareness of LGBT rights violations and stimulate interest in LGBT rights work worldwide. By 2016 the commemorations had taken place in over 130…
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.
Your loneliness may actually be a gift
Loneliness is that negative feeling that arises when our social needs are unmet by the quantity and quality of our current social relationships. As social beings, we rely on safe, secure social surroundings to survive and thrive. A 2023 survey revealed that Australians aged 18 to 24 are most affect…
Was famous bushranger Captain Moonlite gay?
So, was the famous Australian bushranger Captain Moonlite definitely gay? A historian explains why it’s much more complicated.
I'm an older transgender struggling with loneliness
Dear Rose, After many difficult years, I have recently come out as a trans woman, and I’m finally starting to feel comfortable in my body. Being a person over 60, I’m struggling with isolation and loneliness. Where can I get some help? Tiffany
I Iove her but I just can't climax
Dear Rose, For the past two months I have been seeing someone that I consider a partner. My frustration is I do not know how to express my feelings with regards to sexual satisfaction. I am so attracted to this woman but I just cannot climax and find it really hard to express what I would like. Whe…
Should I say yes to an open relationship?
Dear Rose, My boyfriend and I have been together for three years now and he has recently told me that he wants an open relationship. I’m not really sure about it, am I just being insecure. Andy
Can I survive a long distance relationship?
Dear Rose, I just met the most amazing girl, only to find out she was on holidays. I still talk to her over the phone and through email. Things are starting to get more intense but I don’t know if I can/could cope with the long distance relationship. I don’t want
to lose her. Please help! Long D…
I'm Bi, should I come out of the closet?
Dear Rose, I’m a bi woman in a long-term heterosexual relationship. I’m out to my partner, but I’ve never actually been with another girl. I’ve recently started thinking about women again, but I’m worried that after three kids and not having talked about it for over 15+ years, it seems silly to bri…
Country bloke dating a city guy!
Dear Rose, I’m a country bloke, and I’ve recently started dating a city guy, and I want to introduce him to my family. They’re not openly homophobic but often very insensitive. Do you have any advice on handling this? Joey
I recently discovered I am bisexual
Dear Rose, I’m in my early 20s and recently discovered I am bisexual.
Do you think this merits coming out? Lisa
My boyfriend keeps asking me to move in
Dear Rose, My boyfriend keeps asking me to move in. I don’t want to, as things are great as they are. Do you think that’s OK? SJ
My boyfriend is particularly blessed
My BF is particularly blessed. He wants our sex life to move to the next level, but every time things get happening, I chicken out, and I find myself disappointing him. What can I do? Ben
My girlfriend prefers sleeping alone
Dear Rose, I recently moved in with my girlfriend, but after only a month, she has told me she prefers sleeping alone. What should I do? LJ
Police Marching at Mardi Gras must come with real change
The policing of LGBTQ+ people casts a long, dark shadow. Police marching at Mardi Gras must be backed up with real change.
The great US rights rollback
America. The self-proclaimed ‘land of the free’ and ‘home of the brave’. But if you have been paying attention to US politics this year, you’d be forgiven for thinking that freedom and bravery had been thrown out of the proverbial window.
With any type of marriage divorce can happen
Relationships can be hard at times. They need work while we navigate each other’s habits and attitudes in life and find our common ground. As they say, ‘opposites attract’! It is often our differences with stuff, including our money management and style which can cause real friction and frustration.
The rise in LGBTQ+ romance literature?
Once upon a time, romance novels from major U.S. publishers featured only heterosexual couples. Today, the five biggest publishers regularly release same-sex love stories.