PRIDE

What it's like to be invisible on Bisexual Visibility Day

I’d whisper in the darkness of my bedroom, ‘I’m bisexual’. Driving alone in my car on the way to work, I would repeat the words like a mantra.
PRIDE

Dating other trans people has done wonders for my relationships

How could I possibly feel safe as a trans person if my own partner didn't see that as important or empathise with how much transphobia affected my emotional well...
PRIDE

As a non-binary fashion lover, farewelling my old dresses was hard

When looking at my clothes and leaning into the discomfort, I recognise that it’s not because of frivolity or vanity. My reckoning isn’t with rows of fabric, but...
CULTURE

Turning 30 when you didn't think you'd make it

The teen smoking alley mantra of ‘live fast, die young’ felt far more manageable than the logistical nightmare of navigating a long and healthy life, writes...
RELATIONSHIPS

I came out as pansexual in a straight-passing relationship


At 37, I felt I have finally found a term I identify with, that most fits my sexual identity.
MEMOIR

Trans author Kaya Wilson on his memoir of the body

“I wanted [the book] to be feminist. It’s complicated with a trans perspective. I didn’t want to silence the female voice," Wilson tells writer Ellen van Neerven.
CULTURE

The Mandala commune helped me embrace growing up gay in a small town

Finding out about Mandala has changed my perspective on growing up gay in a regional town and what it means to have a history of queer radical allies paving the...
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PRIDE

What it's like to be invisible on Bisexual Visibility Day

I’d whisper in the darkness of my bedroom, ‘I’m bisexual’. Driving alone in my car on the way to work, I would repeat the words like a mantra.
It was like any other Wednesday night. I’d logged off from work for the evening and was sitting in my bedroom turned home office, scrolling through Twitter on my phone. I read a tweet from an editor calling out for pitches from bisexual wr...
15 Sep 2021

Iggy And Ace

Iggy and Ace are two gay alcoholic best mates who live, work and play together but after Ace decides to get sober - a rift develops between them as Iggy balks at the idea of recovery.
PRIDE

Dating other trans people has done wonders for my relationships

How could I possibly feel safe as a trans person if my own partner didn't see that as important or empathise with how much transphobia affected my emotional well-being?
My partner and I have been lying in bed, arguing with each other for what felt like hours. "I just don't feel safe in my gender with you," I said tearily. "It really hurts my feelings that you would say that," he replied. We've all had tho...
PRIDE

As a non-binary fashion lover, farewelling my old dresses was hard

When looking at my clothes and leaning into the discomfort, I recognise that it’s not because of frivolity or vanity. My reckoning isn’t with rows of fabric, but identity.
My clothes are loud, vibrant and beautiful. For years, I’ve spent my savings on stunning dresses, carefully curating what you’d call “a lewk”. They are bright, gorgeous frocks that all say the same thing: that I matter, and I deserve to ta...
CULTURE

Turning 30 when you didn't think you'd make it

The teen smoking alley mantra of ‘live fast, die young’ felt far more manageable than the logistical nightmare of navigating a long and healthy life, writes Samuel Leighton-Dore.
Content warning: contains mentions of suicidal ideations. Growing up, I never imagined being 30.  As an often listless queer creative with depression and anxiety disorders, it was difficult to envision life beyond the scope of being a 20-s...
RELATIONSHIPS

I came out as pansexual in a straight-passing relationship


At 37, I felt I have finally found a term I identify with, that most fits my sexual identity.
In 1990, I was seven years old. Disney had just released The Little Mermaid, which was the first in a line of films that would define my childhood. There is a scene in which Ariel flings her hair back after coming out of the water, which s...
MEMOIR

Trans author Kaya Wilson on his memoir of the body

“I wanted [the book] to be feminist. It’s complicated with a trans perspective. I didn’t want to silence the female voice," Wilson tells writer Ellen van Neerven.
“This is a trans story. But it’s also my story.“ These are the words plastered on the back cover of Kaya Wilson’s memoir As Beautiful As Any Other. Wilson began writing the book the day he told his doctor he was questioning his gender and ...
CULTURE

The Mandala commune helped me embrace growing up gay in a small town

Finding out about Mandala has changed my perspective on growing up gay in a regional town and what it means to have a history of queer radical allies paving the way for us.
I grew up just a short drive away from Mandala, Australia’s first gay commune, and had no idea about it until last year. I first heard about Mandala when collaborating with Small Town Queer, the Tweed’s first-ever LGBTQIA+ digital history ...
Mardi Gras

Swimming and paying tribute to heroic gay elders

Before homosexuality was decriminalised and gay men could legally meet in bars and night clubs, beaches had been clandestine meeting places or ‘beats’ for many years in Sydney.
Approaching the crisp clear water of Sydney Harbour on this sultry late summer afternoon, a naked gay brethren cluster in groups on the sand behind me. A thunderstorm is brewing but the mood on the beach is relaxed and jovial. Mardi Gras i...
MARDI GRAS

Rita Ora headlines a 'Big' 2021 Mardi Gras line up

Rita Ora to head a star-studded line-up including Electric Fields, G Flip and Montaigne.
Follow the conversation on SBS Australia socials #WeRiseFor #MardiGras2021 and via sbs.com.au/mardigras The 2021 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras live Saturday 6 March 6pm AEDT on SBS On Demand or catch the full parade at 7:30pm on SBS an...
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