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What is Wear It Purple Day?
Wear It Purple Day is an annual awareness day for LGBTIQ+ youth, which lands on the last Friday of every August. It’s a day which celebrates diversity in schools, universities, workplaces and the wider community, and obvs, is a day to wear purple to signify unity. Wear It Purple Day, established in 2010, was co-founded …
LGBTIQ New Year’s Festival, Tropical Fruits, Cancelled for 2020
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 …
What is International Drag Day?
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 …
What Is LGBTI Domestic Violence Awareness Day?
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 …