Feb 7, 2023
FILM REVIEW
The Whale a moving story of demons and redemption
Brendan Fraser delivers a revelatory, tour-de-force performance in ‘The Whale’, the latest offering from Darren Aronofsky, Director of modern classics including ‘Black Swan’ and ‘Requiem for a Dream’. Based on the stage play by Samuel D Hunter, this, at times, confronting drama is a moving character-study of a sensitive soul battling his demons and seeking redemption.
Feb 3, 2023
MGFF
Mardi Gras Film Festival On Tour 2023
FUSE is absolutely thrilled to be this year’s media sponsor for the 2023 Mardi Gras Film Festival On Tour, which will be showing at the National Fim and Sound Archive in Acton.
Feb 3, 2023
ROME
The pope says being gay is NOT a crime
Once again, Pope Francis has called on Catholics to welcome and accept LGBTQ people. “Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” the pope said in an interview with The Associated Press on Jan. 24, 2023, adding, “let’s distinguish between a sin and a crime.”
Feb 2, 2023
Sydney
Mardi Gras Parade route added to the NSW Heritage Register
Key city roads that have forged the path of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade since 1978 are being recognised for their state significance by the NSW Government.
Feb 1, 2023
Gaming
The Sims introduces top surgery scars, and more in support of inclusivity
The Sims online game has introduced a bunch of new features in its latest update, giving users the option to add specific identity-affirming characteristics in a bid for better inclusivity.
Feb 1, 2023
SEX & HEALTH
Does having sex count as exercise?
Sex isn’t only a pleasurable experience the act also has health benefits that can be compared to those of exercise. In fact, the physiological response to sex is similar to that of exercise. Landmark studies in the 1960s showed people having sex had an increase in their respiratory rate, heart rate and blood pressure.
Feb 1, 2023
LGBTIQ+ SPORT
Nude Yoga for Men
Connect to your body with Nude Yoga. Promote relaxation and share with your community in a safe men’s yoga space.
Jan 20, 2023
VOLUNTEER 2023
Join the LGBTIQ+ Service User Reference Group
As part of Meridian’s work with the Canberra Inclusive Partnership (CIP), Meridian coordinates a Service User Reference Group (SURG) to provide advice and input on the provision of our services.
Jan 19, 2023
LGBTIQ FILM HISTORY
9 Queer Films Remastered by NSFA
The remastered works of Stephen Cummins will premiere at the Mardi Gras Film Festival during Sydney WorldPride on 21 February 2023 and screen at Arc Cinema in Canberra at the NFSA in Canberra on 26 March 2023.
GAY BODIES IN PUBLIC SPACES
Head and shoulders shot of two young men (Simon Hunt and Stephen Cummins) side by side looking directly at camera.
Stephen Cummins’ 9 short films – created between 1984 and 1995 – map the changing politics of representation of the human body during that decade.
While his initial Super 8 experiments used the body as landscape and canvas, an increasing poli…