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6 things we learned about Ukrainian LGBT+ culture from this week's Gaycation

Ellen Page and Ian Daniels are back, with Gaycation season 2, streaming now on SBS On Demand.
RELIGION

‘Welcoming, but not affirming’: being gay and Christian

"I couldn’t even take up the offering. I was simply looking to be actively involved and become a member of the church… Because I was gay, that was sufficient for ...
World

Bangkok to host first gay pride festival in a decade

The last time Bangkok held a pride festival was 2006.
Music

Troye Sivan's powerful "Heaven" video celebrates LGBT+ love

Troye Sivan pays tribute to historic moments in LGBT+ history.
US POLITICS

The queer dance party out the front of Mike Pence's house looks LIT

Dancing in the streets to Rihanna >>>>>>>> Trump's inauguration, TBH.
COMEDY

A day in the life of a gay man

Recently, two candidates for the Australian One Nation party were caught making vitriolic statements online regarding the LGBTI community. If only they knew what...
World

Gay veteran receives honourable discharge after nearly 70 years

The Air Force vet was discharged in 1948 for “undesirable habits and traits of character".

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2017

Your Mardi Gras news hub. Watch this space, more to come!

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MARDI GRAS

Mardi Gras 2017: A guide to the festival

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival has released its 2017 guide. Here's a look at some of the LGBTI event highlights.
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Rainbow Pride Films To Get You In The Mood For Mardi Gras

Celebrate all things that veer towards the queer with this colourful, thought-provoking collection of films at SBS On Demand.
SBS On Demand

Five fabulous queer docos for your Mardi Gras week

We've got your factual content viewing covered this Mardi Gras week with five very diverse docos available to watch now over at SBS On Demand.
MARDI GRAS

Comment: Don’t ban Malcolm Turnbull from Mardi Gras. Invite him to the party and let him face the music.

"If politicians want to drape themselves in the rainbow flag, they must be prepared to have their record on equality held up to scrutiny," writes Jill Stark.
Quiz

Who's Your Inner Drag Queen?

Do you sashay or sway, are you a seductive songstress or just a plain diva? Once you put on the wig, your true drag persona will shine. Find out who’s your inner...
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Celebrating the diversity of sexuality in Australia and its multicultural communities. The latest news, comment and analysis.

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WORLD

"Every day it gets worse." The new wave of homophobia sweeping Tanzania

“The more silent we remain, the more we die.”
WORLD

LGBT+ asylum seekers on the rise in the UK

Since 2009, there has been a 400% increase in people seeking asylum in the UK because of their sexuality.
World

Ireland has lifted its lifetime ban on gay blood donations

The lifetime ban has been swapped for a 12 month deferral.
WORLD

Sri Lanka rejects move to legalise homosexuality

The Cabinet says it did not want to cause “social problems”.
US POLITICS

Activists are planning a queer dance party outside Mike Pence’s home

“Bring your flyest rainbow gear and your booty/body shaking skills!” the invite reads.
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Fast lane

Arts, entertainment, culture, movies. Living large with no rules, all style.

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POLYAMORY

9 pop culture love triangles that could be fixed with polyamory

What if Dolly and Jolene had decided to share their man?
TELEVISION

'Will and Grace' is officially returning to TV

The show is returning with 10 new episodes, over a decade since the series finale aired in 2006.
TELEVISION

Riverdale’s Jughead won’t be asexual like he is in the comics

Cole Sprouse says he's "fighting pretty heavily" to have his character's asexuality written into the show.
UNDRESSED

Undressed's Lexie gives us the scoop on what it's like to get half-naked while the cameras roll

More importantly, are Lexie and Nicole an ~item~ now?!
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Undressed season 2 casting call

Are you willing to take part in this social experiment to find your match? We are casting for Series 2 of this matchmaking experiment which will pair you with a...
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MARDI GRAS

Mardi Gras 2017: A guide to the festival

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival has released its 2017 guide. Here's a look at some of the LGBTI event highlights.
HIV

The Survivors: Still alive with HIV

When they were diagnosed, HIV/AIDS was seen as a death sentence: the Grim Reaper. But medical science eventually found ways to hold AIDS back. Long-term survivors...
ASEXUALITY

What asexual people sexually fantasise about

When it came to fantasies and masturbation, there was simply less of a difference between the sexual and asexual groups than one might expect.
MARRIAGE EQUALITY

Dear straight friends: please stop getting engaged

With the prospect of marriage equality just around the corner, seeing straight friends get engaged is especially painful, writes Sam Leighton-Dore.
LGBT+ AUSTRALIA

Trans healthcare is a major headache for rural Australians

It can be tough for trans people in the bush, but there are signs of things getting better.
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VICELAND

6 things we learned about Ukrainian LGBT+ culture from this week's Gaycation

Ellen Page and Ian Daniels are back, with Gaycation season 2, streaming now on SBS On Demand.
1) Pomada Club is one of the only LGBTQIA+ clubs in Kiev, Ukraine We meet a drag performer named Guppy Drink, who takes us, along with Ellen and Ian to the site of the legendary LGBT+ club. In 2014, a group of right-wing radicals tried to...
World

Bangkok to host first gay pride festival in a decade

The last time Bangkok held a pride festival was 2006.
Thailand’s capital  is set to hold its first gay pride festival in over 10 years. There will be six days of festivities including workshops, film screenings, LGBT+ social events and a pride parade. According to the event’s new organisers...
US POLITICS

The queer dance party out the front of Mike Pence's house looks LIT

Dancing in the streets to Rihanna >>>>>>>> Trump's inauguration, TBH.
While those attending Trump's inauguration watched Jackie Evancho (who?), 3 Doors Down ('memba them? They sang "Kryptonite" and "Here Without You" and erm...) and Toby Keith (idontknowher.gif), those attending the queer dance party protest...
Music

Troye Sivan's powerful "Heaven" video celebrates LGBT+ love

Troye Sivan pays tribute to historic moments in LGBT+ history.
Troye Sivan has released a powerful new video clip that celebrates the history and love of the LGBT+ community for his latest single, Heaven. The black and white clip - directed by Luke Gilford - features historic moments over the decades...
COMEDY

A day in the life of a gay man

Recently, two candidates for the Australian One Nation party were caught making vitriolic statements online regarding the LGBTI community. If only they knew what we REALLY get up to.
Recently, two candidates for the Australian One Nation party – a political party known for their colourful views on minorities and immigration - were caught making vitriolic statements online regarding the LGBTQIA+ community.  Queensland’s...
WORLD

"Every day it gets worse." The new wave of homophobia sweeping Tanzania

“The more silent we remain, the more we die.”
“Every day it gets worse,” says James Wandera Ouma, an activist speaking to SBS via Skype from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s biggest city. “It’s not how it was seven years back, five years back. People who come out now risk their life, they ca...
World

Gay veteran receives honourable discharge after nearly 70 years

The Air Force vet was discharged in 1948 for “undesirable habits and traits of character".
Hubert Edward Spires has told the New York Post he can “go to his grave with his head held high” after receiving an honourable discharge from the Air Force, nearly 70 years after he was dismissed for being gay. The now 91-year-old Spires a...
WORLD

LGBT+ asylum seekers on the rise in the UK

Since 2009, there has been a 400% increase in people seeking asylum in the UK because of their sexuality.
The Home Office has confirmed that the number of LGBT+ asylum seekers is on the rise in the UK, with an increase of more than 400 per cent in a five year period. The most recent figures are from 2014, with 1,115 people citing their sexuali...
POLYAMORY

9 pop culture love triangles that could be fixed with polyamory

What if Dolly and Jolene had decided to share their man?
Discussion around consensual non-monogamy, or polyamory, is becoming more common. Yet we still hardly ever see it in popular culture, with monogamous storylines remaining the norm. Here’s 9 movies, TV shows and songs whose often difficult ...
World

Ireland has lifted its lifetime ban on gay blood donations

The lifetime ban has been swapped for a 12 month deferral.
As of this week, gay men in Ireland will now be allowed to donate blood, after previously being subjected to a lifelong ban. However, they will only able to donate provided they haven’t had sex in the past 12 months—even if it was using a ...
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