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Get ready for a disco party with Kool & the Gang plus Sister Sledge

Disco legends Kool & The Gang and Sister Sledge featuring Sledgendary will bring their classic hits to Australia this summer.

Get ready for Wear It Purple Day

Wear It Purple Day has revealed its 2026 theme, Colours of Courage.

Alice Topp reimagines Macbeth for a world of politics

Alice Topp's contemporary ballet Macbeth transforms Shakespeare's tragedy into a modern political drama ahead of its Perth premiere.

On This Gay Day | Australia allowed gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military

PM Paul Keating was the driving force behind the major policy change.

On This Gay Day | Benjamin Britten was born in 1913

A central figure in music in the 20th century Britten composed well known operas, orchestral and vocal music.

On This Gay Day | Raconteur, actor and writer, Quentin Crisp died

Sting wrote a song about him, a film about his life made John Hurt a star, and he had a memorable turn opposite Tilda Swinton in Orlando.

On This Gay Day | Five people were killed at Club Q in Colorado Springs

The tragedy lead to calls for laws to protect people from gun violence.

On This Gay Day | Movie icon Rock Hudson was born on this day in 1925

Rock Hudson and RuPaul were both born on this day, while poet Audre Lorde died in 1992;.

On This Gay Day | The film ‘My Beautiful Laundrette’ arrived in 1985

The film was a milestone in the careers of writer Hanif Kureishi, director Stephen Frears and actors Gordon Warnekce and Daniel Day-Lewis.

On This Gay Day | Australia said Yes! to marriage equality

Early in the morning people gathered in the Northbridge Piazza to await the results.

On This Gay Day | Dance music producer Patrick Cowley died

Many lost recordings of the musician have been unearthed in recent years.

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Get ready for a disco party with Kool & the Gang plus Sister Sledge

Disco legends Kool & The Gang and Sister Sledge featuring Sledgendary will bring their classic hits to Australia this summer.

Get ready for Wear It Purple Day

Wear It Purple Day has revealed its 2026 theme, Colours of Courage.

Alice Topp reimagines Macbeth for a world of politics

Alice Topp's contemporary ballet Macbeth transforms Shakespeare's tragedy into a modern political drama ahead of its Perth premiere.

On This Gay Day | Ronald Reagan’s HIV Epidemic Commission met for the first time

Regan had been criticised for failing to quickly take action on the issue of HIV which was first detected in 1981.

Uganda drops case against two women accused of kissing in public

Ugandan authorities have dropped charges against two women arrested after allegedly kissing, prompting renewed criticism of anti-LGBTQIA+ laws.
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