Tributes have begun pouring in for TV presenter Jesse Baird and his flight attendant partner Luke Davies after a man was charged with their murder.
Ben Grubb
Ben Grubb
Ben Grubb is the founder and editor of Gay Sydney News, an independent publication covering LGBTQIA+ news. A journalist with more than 15 years' experience, he has reported and edited for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, WAToday, Brisbane Times, The Australian Financial Review, News.com.au, ZDNet, TelecomTimes and iTnews, primarily on the topic of technology. He previously hosted The Informer, a queer current affairs program on Melbourne’s JOY 94.9 radio station, and contributes to LGBTQIA+ media including Stun Magazine. Ben has also appeared as a technology commentator on Channel Ten's The Project, ABC RN’s Download This Show and commercial radio stations 2UE, 2GB and 6PR. Contact Ben: ben.grubb@gaysydneynews.com.au
Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras chief executive Gil Beckwith would not rule out discounting Bondi Beach Party tickets when GSN asked last week.
The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras organisation has begun circulating a code that provides a 41.2 per cent discount on Bondi Beach Party tickets.
Dutch house DJ, record producer and remixer Fedde Le Grand has been announced as the final headliner for the Mardi Gras FINALE closing party run by GAYM Entertainment.
The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras has postponed this weekend’s two-day “Queer Futures” conference that was due to discuss everything from sports to the arts, politics and education – blaming the flow-on effects of Fair Day’s cancellation.
The “drag story time” component of a Mardi Gras event for queer families, held at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium on Saturday, was cancelled after a Christian group threatened to protest the event.
LGBTI+ community sports clubs from across Sydney have banded together in record time to create a smaller-scale outdoor alternative to the cancelled Mardi Gras Fair Day event.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor has officially been announced as the main headliner for the Mardi Gras Bondi Beach Party.
The City of Sydney and Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras have cancelled this Sunday’s Fair Day due to bonded asbestos found in mulch at Victoria Park.
ACON chief executive Nicolas Parkhill has announced his retirement from the Australian HIV and LGBTQ+ health organisation after serving at the helm for 15 years.