Queer Fest Recap
Queer Fest was a massive festival with a ring of 55+ stalls, food trucks, a stage, and plenty of areas to kick back and chill. It was an explosion of queer creativity and community, with all types of creatives represented behind stalls and on stage. Artist stalls were loosely grouped by discipline and this grouping […]
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POEM: Eulogy of Old Carden
When I think of you, I think of the poem ‘Simplify Me When I’m Dead’ by Keith Douglas, specifically the lines, “Thus when in a year collapse particular memories, you may deduce, from the long pain I bore the opinions I held, who was my foe and what I left, even my appearance but incidents […]
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Pride Under Pressure: Reflections on Identity Under Challenging Circumstances
Completing a PhD is challenging under regular circumstances, but even more so when you’re a trans person hiding who you are. This was part of my motivation for coming out in the past year, a decision I had put off for years because in my home country, serious violations of LGBTQ rights are commonplace, and […]
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Local Legends: Magandjin People’s Pride
I sat down with Piper and Kit, two members of Magandjin People’s Pride (MPP), to talk about their involvement, how things get done, and queer advocacy and community. What is your current involvement with MPP? Piper: I’m a member, I help to organise events and rallies, and this is my third year in MPP. There […]
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Coming Out: A Memoir
My heart races, thumping a staccato rhythm through my chest. My palms slicken and sweat seeps through the fibres of my t-shirt. Mum and dad sit across the dining table from me. Our dirty plates sit in front of us almost cleared of the meat and three-veg that was mum’s specialty. I had barely tasted […]
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The Art of Packing
If you’re a trans masc or a gender-nonconforming person, chances are you’ve heard of or even tried packing. For those unfamiliar with the term, packing is when someone adds a prosthetic penis to their crotch to create a bulge to achieve the look and feel of having a penis (FolxHealth). Transgender men aren’t the only […]
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Local Queer Musicians
Queerbait For those lucky enough to have seen Queerbait at last year’s Pride Ball (or when they opened for Bikini Kill, still not over that), you’d know Queerbait’s perfect harmony of driving drums, rhythmic bass and guitar, and commanding vocals. You can’t help but dance! Support their single ‘Clock’ on Bandcamp! Red Hill Red Hill’s […]
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Lit Corner: Queer Horror Reccomendations
You’ve probably heard the age-old stereotype that queer people love horror. This is usually the part where I say that’s a gross generalisation, but since I am a queer person who is a little too obsessed with horror media, I am not helping in dispelling that rumour. ‘Why do queer people love horror so much?’ […]
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Is Generative AI Ok When a Cool Person Does It?
Early this April, when British alternative band Pulp released their first album single in 24 years, fans were relatively united in their enjoyment of the track. But controversy swiftly developed among certain sets of Instagram commenters upon the rather shocking discovery that the accompanying music video, “directed” by frontman Jarvis Cocker, was his attempt to […]
Continue ReadingPOEM: PATIENT INFORMATION SHEET: Masculinising Hormone Therapy
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