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Melbourne Queer Film Festival reveals 2018 Program

February 13 - Arts & Entertainment, Events, Festivals, Film

Building on its reputation for showcasing the finest, contemporary queer cinema from Australia and beyond, the 28th Melbourne Queer Film Festival has assembled a line-up of deliciously evocative titles that explore and c...

Mardi Gras Parade - photo by Jeffrey Feng APN

Google Mardi Gras Parade Grants helps fund 31 Floats for 40th Annivers...

February 10 - Festivals, News

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and supporting partner Google have announced the recipients of the second annual SGLMG Community Parade Grants Program. The Google Mardi Gras Parade Grants program is designed to fund an...

ChillOut Festival celebrates 21 years of being Out and Proud

February 9 - Events, Festivals

Australia’s premier celebration of Queer Country Pride, ChillOut Festival will transform regional Victoria’s LGBTI mecca of Daylesford in the idyllic Hepburn Shire, for a five-day 21st birthday party from Thursday 8 to M...

Planning for a stress-free Mardi Gras Party? Fair Play is here to help...

February 9 - Festivals, News

Now in its fifth year, Fair Play – an LGBTIQ community initiative to help partygoers understand their legal rights during the Mardi Gras season, will be helping 2018 Mardi Gras party-goers to party safely. “We’re v...

Midsumma Festival wraps for 2018

February 8 - Arts & Entertainment, Festivals, News, Travel & Tourism

Midsumma Festival has wrapped up a hugely successful three weeks of queer arts and cultural events, with attendance soaring to 198,000 – up 27% from last year and plenty of feedback is rolling in about the quality ...

SBS Mardi Gras Hosts 2018 Patrick Abboud, Joel Creasey, Magda Szubanski and Urzila Carlson

SBS announces 2018 Mardi Gras Parade Hosts

February 8 - Festivals, News

In celebration of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras’s 40th anniversary, SBS brings a special, glitter-filled broadcast of the event to living rooms across the nation on Sunday 4 March 2018. Fresh off the back of an e...

Fringe World Iconic Brief History of Drag Velma

Queer Delights at the 2018 Fringe World Festival

January 24 - Arts & Entertainment, Festivals

In what has fast become a Perth summer institution, the Fringe World Festival kicks off this weekend offering Westralians the opportunity to make the most of the balmy summer nights and enjoy an incredible array of more ...

Midsumma Pride March returns this Sunday to Fitzroy Street St Kilda

January 24 - Festivals, News, Travel & Tourism

Records crowds in excess of 45,000 are expected to congregate along St Kilda’s famous Fitzroy Street for this weekend’s annual Midsumma Pride March. This Sunday (28 January), the annual Midsumma Pride March will celebrat...