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Hot Box is Sydney's new weekly pop-up lesbian bar
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (303+ words) A new weekly pop-up bar for lesbians and queer people, Hot Box, is coming to Sydney this winter courtesy of the creators of Junipero. Described by the lesbian, queer and non-binary party organisers as "your weekly dyke bar," the spin-off…...
Katseye have added a free Melbourne show to their Australian visit
1+ week, 4+ day ago (354+ words) After previously confirming a Sydney fan Q&A event on May 6, KATSEYE have now announced a one-off free pop-up show in Melbourne on Friday, May 8, marking the second stop of their debut Australian visit. The GRAMMY-nominated, multi-ARIA-Platinum group will perform…...
Vale Ken Payne, a pioneer of the Melbourne gay club scene
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (478+ words) Ken Payne, a pioneer and entrepreneur of Melbourne's gay club scene from Mandate and Precinct 3182 to The Market Hotel/3 Faces and more, has died. The news of Ken's passing at age 82 spread through Melbourne's LGBTQ+ community on Saturday afternoon. Mandate…...
New weekly sapphic sesh 'DYKE BAR' hits Melbourne
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (564+ words) A new weekly sapphic sesh has hit Smith Street, and DYKE BAR doesn't just promise to bring the party for lesbians and queers, they deliver. A bold poster outside the front of New Guernica caught my eye as I walked…...
Samuel Roberts brings a gay AFL love letter to the Melbourne Comedy Festival
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1033+ words) Cabaret comedian Samuel Roberts brings FAAG: Footballers Are A Godsend to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Ahead of opening night, he reflects on how the gay/AFL landscape has shifted since the show's first incarnation in 2022. It's a warm Sunday…...
Melbourne crowns its Heated Rivalry look-alike comp winners
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (659+ words) Melbourne's Heated Rivalry themed look-alike competition at Yah Yah's on Saturday night ate and left no crumbs in an evening of queer Hollanov joy. Throughout the night at Yah YAh's, Harrison's remix of'All the Things She Said played on, and…...