Washing temperatures will be set to ‘hot’ when Briefs, Brisbane’s internationally acclaimed burlesque troupe, tours with their brand new party-cabaret event, Dirty Laundry. Led by the Shivanna, the formidable mistress of ceremonies, Dirty Laundry promises to be a not-so-squeaky clean night full of suds and studs, featuring acrobatic artistry, drag and boylesque brilliance.
Republican legislators in Arkansas have drafted a bill that seeks to place serious restrictions on drag performances. The bill would see drag classified as “adult entertainment” on par with pornography or escort services — meaning it would be banned from all public spaces or anywhere accessible to a person under 18 years old. It would affect pride festivals and other queer events, and even impact actors performing in drag for theatre shows.
A key sponsor of the bill, Senator Gary Stubblefield, stated that drag shows are “destroying these kids’ innocence”. Despite vocal pushback from LGBTIQ...
Pansexual, panromantic and biromantic are three terms that not everyone may be aware of. Pansexual people are people who are attracted to others regardless of their gender identity or biological sex. Panromantic people are people who are romantically (not necessarily sexually) attracted to others regardless of their gender identity or biological sex and bromantic people are romantically attracted to multiple genders.
An Australian first has occurred in Canberra! In an emotional speech on Wednesday 22 March Andrew Barr, the Chief Minister of the ACT introduced legislation into the Legislative Assembly to protect the medical rights of intersex Canberrans making the ACT the first Australian jurisdiction to legalise such important protections.
A huge thank you to Queer Screen. The Mardi Gras Film Festival brought a celebration of the diversity of sexualities and gender identities through queer storytelling on the screen filled with creativity, inspiration and pride.
The push for same-sex marriage in India has stalled with the government and courts opposing marriage rights and equality to gay and lesbian couples. Activists have told media outlets that the fight for equal rights goes on!
A new bill to end harmful practices in medical settings to be introduced in the ACT. The ACT Government has just introduced Australia’s first laws to protect intersex people from unnecessary medical interventions without their consent.
Anti-transgender hatred is on the rise. Driven by pseudoscience and backed by well-funded far-right pressure groups, part of the premise of the anti-trans “gender critical” movement is that trans people are new and unnatural. History shows us this is not the case.
FreshOut was a fabulous one-day outdoor event in Glebe Park filled with entertainment from Australia’s finest performing artists, a village of market stalls representing our diverse community organisations and local businesses, plus a showcase of Canberra’s finest food and wines produced within the region.
