Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has signalled its desire to move away from producing all of its events in-house, announcing it is inviting external promoters, community partners and creatives to co-produce “signature” celebrations while it focuses its energy on producing “hallmark” events alone.
Police say they now want a jail sentence imposed on a 32-year-old man who has repeatedly used Grindr to catfish and defraud victims – only after the extent of his past offending was raised in court by a Gay Sydney News journalist.
Accused killer cop Beau Lamarre-Condon will reportedly argue he acted in self-defence after pleading not guilty to the alleged domestic violence-related murders of former Channel 10 presenter Jesse Baird and his Qantas flight attendant boyfriend Luke Davies.
A new novel about persecuted gay codebreaker Alan Turing has drawn backlash for allegedly "straight-washing" his life, prompting a book review website to restrict reviews of the title over "unusual behaviour" – but the author insists the criticism is misplaced.
Palms on Oxford has secured Showgirl Sundays, the long-running drag showcase formerly hosted at Stonewall Hotel, after a dispute over how it was named in the nomination list for Sydney's annual drag industry awards and amid ongoing tensions over the lack of payment for guest performers.
Stonewall Hotel's top floor will be turned into an upmarket, all-male nude strip club with a cover charge, as part of plans to revitalise the 27-year-old Oxford Street gay bar.