Slay 2 Stay contestant Woody has been reinstated in the high-stakes $10,000 Universal Sydney drag competition after controversy erupted over how he was eliminated this week.
Eliot Hastie
Eliot Hastie
Eliot Hastie is a senior news producer at Channel Ten, reporting on a range of general stories, specialising in foreign affairs and LGBTQ+ stories. He’s also a reporter for Gay Sydney News, where he covers LGBTQIA+ culture, politics and nightlife. He previously helped to build and launch ausbiz, Australia's only live streaming finance news channel, where he was also an executive producer and host. He has previously worked as a finance and business journalist for publications including Fintech Business, Real Estate Business and other Momentum Media titles. Eliot holds a journalism degree from the University of Westminster and brings experience in both broadcast and digital reporting. Contact Eliot: eliot.hastie@gaysydneynews.com.au
Today marks the 35th anniversary of the first World AIDS Day, which began in 1988 to raise awareness of the HIV/AIDS epidemic that was then sweeping across the globe.
Three Virgin Australia “pride flights” will once again hit the runway ahead of the 2024 Sydney Mardi Gras.
The NSW Labor government has reneged on its promise to introduce legislation this year that would outlaw harmful gay conversion practices.
The standing down of a Sydney Mardi Gras director who missed a number of board meetings has sparked fury from Pride in Protest, the left-wing activist group he represented.
The special commission of inquiry into NSW LGBTIQ hate crimes held its final public hearing on Tuesday, just over a year after it began.
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The NSW government will this year introduce into parliament laws that ban gay conversion therapy practices after backlash from LGBTI+ groups who were concerned Labor was delaying the introduction of the legislation until 2024.
Two men have been arrested as investigations continue into the alleged stabbing and attempted murder of two men outside Darlinghurst’s Noir nightclub.