The Qwire story began in 1993 when a small group met in a suburban garage filled with tools, gardening supplies and a whole lot of musical promise.
Their mission was to bring like-minded LGBTIQ+ folk together and form a Canberra community choir where members could express their pride through the power of song.
It’s been 30 years since then, and Qwire has grown into one of Canberra’s largest LGBTIQ+ community groups, with a membership of over 120 singers. Over the years, Qwire has performed locally, nationally and internationally.
Leading up to their ‘Singing Out with Pride’ anniversary c...
Flashback! The Hollywood film industry has always had a high percentage of gay and lesbian employees, drawn to the theatre as a world of creativity, open mindedness and experimentation. Yet the hypocrisy is that as gay as Hollywood was (and is), actors have had to pretend that it isn’t.
A new study done in the United Kingdom by Just Like Us — a young people’s charity organisation — has identified a link between a lack of LGBTIQ+ support in childhood and negative outcomes for mental health, wellbeing and career prospects in early adulthood.
Almost six years after the national postal survey on marriage equality, LGBTQIA+ groups around the country have united in support of the Voice to Parliament.
After overcrowding issues and hundreds of complaints over the past few years, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras after-party could move to Allianz Stadium following a plan by the NSW Labor Government to increase the number of events that can be held there each year.
National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NGMHAAD) was first recognized in 2008 by the National Association of People with AIDS to raise awareness of the disproportionate impact of the HIV epidemic on gay and bisexual men in the United States. The observance offers an opportunity to fight stigma and encourage HIV testing, prevention, and treatment among gay and bisexual men.
Greta Van Fleet's lead vocalist, Josh Kiszka, recently shared a heartfelt message on social media, opening up about his eight-year same-sex relationship while speaking out in support of the LGBTIQ+ community.
The FUSE Big Gay Winter Breakfast was held on a beautiful Canberra morning at the Stepping Stone Café at Strathnairn Arts in Holt. It's an LGBTIQ+ and everyone-in-between event! Eat, drink and be merry on a beautiful winter morning with all your fabulous friends. Check out all the photos below:
