Elvis vs Predator
At some point, it just becomes the responsible thing to do to take an artist’s microphone away. That moment has arrived for Baz Luhrmann with Elvis. Continue reading Elvis vs Predator
Category: Queer Issues
LGBTQIA+ news and current community affairs
Cold stupidity: the debate over trans athletes strikes again
Stripped of disguise, arguments against Pennsylvania University student Lia Thomas competing as a professional women’s athlete stem from the idea Ms Thomas is not, in fact, a woman. They are wrong. Continue reading Cold stupidity: the debate over trans athletes strikes again
Sixty years on, West Side Story still belongs to Anita (not Spielberg)
Image: Backstage.com Over the past month, I’ve had the thrill of seeing both West Side Stories, director Robert Wise’s 1961 version and Steven Spielberg’s recent remake, within days of each other at a cinema. They’re both, on first glance, very different. And so they should be. Seven decades removed you would hope there’d have been enough positive change for this story to be seen anew. … Continue reading Sixty years on, West Side Story still belongs to Anita (not Spielberg)
GayFL – how an iconic piece of queer literature helped me find the game
As a gay guy more comfortable in a theatre than on a footy field, AFL was hardly a guaranteed match. But in just four seasons, the Essendon Bombers have turned me into an insufferable die hard. Continue reading GayFL – how an iconic piece of queer literature helped me find the game
Aftershock: the verbal history of a very small earthquake
Melbourne hasn’t had a major quake in 55 years so at 36 I’m part of three Australian generations who have almost no cause for comparison to this experience. Continue reading Aftershock: the verbal history of a very small earthquake
Tab Hunter Syndrome: dragging Hollywood out of the closet
Tab Hunter syndrome relies on the gay community celebrating any public figure happy to join their ranks. In recent years, it’s become far more complex. Continue reading Tab Hunter Syndrome: dragging Hollywood out of the closet
Is the Queer Community ready for Drag Race Australia? (Probably Not)
Drag Race Australia will mark a turning point for how future generations of LGBTQIA+ Australian’s see themselves. The queer community has a responsibility to ensure the show fairly represents all of us. Continue reading Is the Queer Community ready for Drag Race Australia? (Probably Not)
Mental Health in Lockdown
The usual tools to connect with society at large, especially within the Queer Community, are missing right now. They’re not going to suddenly return exactly as they were. Some of them will take generations to repair, if the time, the money, and the passion can even be found to repair them at all. We need to admit this to ourselves and to each other and start having a long and loud discussion about it if we’re going to maintain our mental health. Continue reading Mental Health in Lockdown
In Melbourne this Afternoon 