In this issue you'll find: Why Gender pronouns, Disney’s queer representation, Ellen Reed heading to Fresh Out, Meet Ethan will melt your heart. Plus: Pride in Canberra, Sydney WorldPride Rainbow City, Become a Foster Carer, Lesbian Polar Bears, Not the Only Clay in the Village, Trans Game-Changer, Your Horoscope And more!
Al Jean, showrunner of the much beloved long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons, has stated that Lisa being queer is certainly a “possibility”. Fan speculation reached a frenzy after flash-forwards in season 23 episode ‘Holidays of Future Passed’ briefly depicted an adult Lisa holding hands with two women.
Later, in season 29 episode ‘Mr Lisa’s Opus’, a future Lisa is depicted attending Harvard University and ends up holding hands with a girl that she hints may be “more than a friend”. Jean commented publicly stating, “She is open and, you know, somebody who loves everything.
Why not?”...
In a move sure to stir up the industry standard, airline Virgin Atlantic has scrapped rules on gendered staff uniforms to encourage staff to freely express their identity. The Richard Branson owned company will also offer the option of gender pronoun badges for staff and passengers, and changed its online booking system to offer a gender-neutral title for customers.
Cancer is probably one of the most dreaded words you can hear from your doctor. It’s a major cause of illness, and over one million people in Australia are either living with or have lived with cancer.
After being decimated by almost a decade of lockout laws and COVID shutdowns, the Sydney nightlife scene is beginning to burst to life again. A number of new bars and clubs are popping up around the central gay scenes of Oxford Street and Kings Cross in the lead up to World Pride next year.
Notorious radio presenter Kyle Sandilands has once again come under fire, this time for spouting homophobic remarks about the current monkeypox outbreak. Listeners tuning into the popular ‘Kyle and Jackie-O Show’ on KIIS FM were left stunned after Sandilands ranted about “the big gay disease” and wanting to keep gays away from his newborn son.
According to NSW law, police can use sniffer dogs to search a person in activities related to “general drug detection,” and do not require prior suspicion of a drug offence. Under the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002, they are also protected against any liability that may arise from using a dog in and around a premise.
In a long-awaited response to the 2020 ice inquiry, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has re-affirmed the government’s zero-tolerance policy to drug use and police sniffer dogs.
The Gay Squash (LGBTIQ+) group meets every Wednesday from 6:30pm to 8:00pm, with three courts to use, so feel free to turn up, meet new people and play.
