Wednesday, August 12 2020

What’s On Brisbane // Igloos in the Valley @ The Wickham

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LGBTIQ New Year’s Festival, Tropical Fruits, Cancelled for 2020

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What is International Drag Day?

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Calling all Brisbanites, Briswegians and Brisvegans – raise your hand if you’ve ever secretly wished Brisbane was just that *little* bit colder so you could finally live that winter wonderland fantasy… we’ll wait. Well, well, well, those wishes have not fallen on deaf ears because this winter The Wickham (the fabulously queer-friendly pub in the …

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Today is indeed a sad day for the party-loving LGBTIQ+ community. Miss ‘rona has really pushed us to breaking point in 2020, with states in lock-down, nightclubs at a standstill, travel restricted indefinitely and today, dealing out one of her worst blows yet. Yes, we’re of course talking about the news that Australia’s largest and …

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EventsLGBTIQ+ Days of SignificanceLifeNews

I think we can all agree that it’s too early for anything that involves reading, but I dragged (no pun intended) you here for a reason – it’s INTERNATIONAL DRAG DAY! Over the last 10 years the art of drag has been catapulted into the spotlight of mainstream media – an art form that was …

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EatsGold CoastPlay

I don’t know about you, but when I think about the Gold Coast I think about incredible beaches and drinking just a *little* too much at Schoolies… BUT it has so much more to offer. And with domestic travel opening back up in the midst of winter, where better to road-trip to than sunny Southeast …

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EventsNewsPlay

Today is indeed a sad day for the party-loving LGBTIQ+ community. Miss ‘rona has really pushed us to breaking point in 2020, with states in lock-down, nightclubs at a standstill, travel restricted indefinitely and today, dealing out one of her worst blows yet. Yes, we’re of course talking about the news that Australia’s largest and …

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EventsLGBTIQ+ Days of SignificanceLifeNews

I think we can all agree that it’s too early for anything that involves reading, but I dragged (no pun intended) you here for a reason – it’s INTERNATIONAL DRAG DAY! Over the last 10 years the art of drag has been catapulted into the spotlight of mainstream media – an art form that was …

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What Is LGBTI Domestic Violence Awareness Day?
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A Modern Gay’s Guide cares about the mental and physical health of our readers. If you or anybody you know is experiencing sexual assault, domestic or family violence please call 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732 Wow…we can just tell that today will definitely go down in history as one of the most important days …

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LGBTIQ+ Royalty Sam Smith To Join Sydney Mardi Gras After-Party Line-Up
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Ummm, WHAT?! Seriously, are Mardi Gras trying to give us all a stroke?? After literally blowing our minds last month when announcing that pop-icon and glittered goddess, Kesha, had been added to the Official Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras After-Party line-up, we were again this morning left picking our jaws back up off the …

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Travel

Mardi Gras Hacks Sydney
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It really is the most wonderful time of year. Yep, Gay Christmas has once again descended upon Sydney. In just a couple of days, Mardi Gras’ night of nights, the Mardi Gras Pride Parade, will again completely take over Sydney’s famed Oxford Street precinct…and we literally could not be more excited. Although it’s without doubt …

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Gay Guide to Melbourne
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Ah, Melbourne, the culture capital of Australia, and one of our absolute favourite LGBTI+ inclusive cities. If you’re visiting, you’re obviously going to want to do it right…so if you’re looking for a gay city guide to Melbourne, want to know Melbourne’s best gay bar or the gay club to check out whilst in town, …

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What is Pride Month?
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Well, well, well, let’s be honest, the first five months of 2020 have been absolute chaos…but it’s officially June, and you know what that means – PRIDE. With that, restrictions are also being eased, so we can finally go out to brunch with our best buddies!

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What Is LGBTI Domestic Violence Awareness Day?
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A Modern Gay’s Guide cares about the mental and physical health of our readers. If you or anybody you know is experiencing sexual assault, domestic or family violence please call 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732 Wow…we can just tell that today will definitely go down in history as one of the most important days …

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Club Review - POOF DOOF SYDNEY MELBOURNE
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My oh my, it’s certainly a different world we live in, to that of six months ago. While we’re now starting to slowly see the ease of ‘rona restrictions around the country, we thought we’d take a second to look back at the last couple of months, and shine a spotlight on a brand close …

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