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Feb 2, 2023
Sydney
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 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
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
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
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
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…

Jan 19, 2023
INTERVIEW
Making their Canberra debut as part of WorldPride, gifted British polymath, non-binary, poet, recording artist, novelist, and playwright Kae Tempest brings their extraordinary spoken-word performance to the Canberra Theatre for one night only. 

Jan 19, 2023
THEATRE
Set in a fantastical realm - part cocktail bar, part jungle - KING interrogates the power systems that oppress the natural development of male sexuality and identity.  Felicity Nicol sits down with director, choreographer and creator, Shaun Parker for a deep dive into the jungle-like cocktail bar setting of KING: Parker’s latest dance-theatre masterpiece, created in collaboration with internationally acclaimed Bulgarian singer-songwriter Ivo Dimchev, who performs his seductive score live on stage, in the role of cabaret crooner. It is being hailed as the ‘must-see’ show of Sydney WorldPri…

Jan 17, 2023
FAB THINGS
Sex can be hard, messy, dirty, awkward, funny, confusing, exciting and weird, but it should always be pleasurable. Friction gets in the way of pleasure. Friction can be physical or psychological, it can refer to shame, vulnerability, experience level, desire or drive – anything that creates a barrier between a consenting adult and their ability to experience pleasure. Enter left Drip.