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Dark Voices

…AND WHY WE NEED TO FLEX OUR CRITICAL THINKING MUSCLES.

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INSIDE THE MINDS OF DNA READERS! EMAILS, LETTERS, TWEETS, FACEBOOK POSTS, CARRIER PIGEON DISPATCHES AND RAMBLINGS

MONTH IN A MINUTE

This debate has been the soundtrack to our relationship. We both know this issue isn’t the reason we got involved in politics – give us tax reform any day. But in my first speech I defined our bond by the ring that sits on both of our left hands… they are the answer to the question we cannot ask. So, there’s only one thing left to do. Ryan Patrick Bolger, will you marry me?

THE DEPLORABLES!

Compiled by Torsten Hojer. Make A merica Hate Again!

THE STUFF WE’RE LOVING

Could a gay-themed film win Best Picture Academy Award

MUSIC REVIEWS

US expat Kyle Bielfield is an opera singer by trade

THE BEST HOLIDAY READS

LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE TO LOSE YOURSELF? GRAEME AITKEN SUGGESTS A RANGE OF GENRES AND AUTHORS TO EXPLORE OVER THE BREAK.

CHILLI AND LIME AVOCADO SMASH

GET YOUR DAY OFF TO A SMASHING START!

NIKO WIRACHMAN

ALEX BOTIC

KARL SCHILG

STEVE FRANCE

“WE NEED LEATHER NOW MORE THAN EVER!”

ALI MUSTAQ IS THE FIRST MUSLIM INTERNATIONAL MR LEATHER COMPETITOR – AND HAS A FEW MORE SURPRISES, TOO, MARC ANDREWS DISCOVERS.

THAT HANDSOME GIRL!

QUEER MUSICIAN CAITLIN PARK HAS REINVENTED HERSELF AS HANDSOME. LITTLE SURPRISE, THEN, SHE DESCRIBES HER PRETTY ELECTRONICA SONGS AS “TOMBOY POP”. STORY BY MARC ANDREWS.

MEET GLAM-O-SAURUS REX!

DRAG SENSATION VIZIN COMES WITH A FIVEOCTAVE VOICE AND SHE TURNED DOWN RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE. NEVERTHELESS, 2018, SHE TELLS MARC ANDREWS, WILL BE HERS!

Inside Courtney Act

After a big 2017 in the US, Courtney’s headed home with her new show, Under The Covers. DNA probed our favourite drag diva for more details!

I THINK I LOVED YOU

MATTHEW MYERS PAYS TRIBUTE TO A LEGENDARY BEDROOM PIN-UP, DAVID CASSIDY.

SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE

When you subscribe to the Print version of DNA, you

THE CONVENIENCE OF BETTER HEALTH

P re-prepared meal delivery options are already popular.

DIAGNOSIS: DELICIOUS!

RECOVERING FROM SERIOUS ILLNESS GAVE DR RUPY AUJLA A NEW UNDERSTANDING ON HEALTH – STARTING WITH THE FOOD WE EAT. HE TELLS MATT MYERS ABOUT HIS DIETARY PRACTISE AND HIS BOOK THE DOCTOR’S KITCHEN.

LISTEN OUT FOR…

JUSTIN BIEBER’S FORMER “BOYFRIEND”, THE MALE TAYLOR SWIFT, AND A GAY LOVERS’ TIFF IN THE DESERT – YES, THAT’S THE SOUND OF 2018, SAYS MARC ANDREWS.

ON STAGE…

DONNA SUMMER, TINA TURNER AND CHER ARE ALL THE SUBJECTS OF BIO-MUSICALS, MORE FILMS ARE LEAPING FROM SCREEN TO STAGE, AND A FEW ORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN STORIES WILL BE MAKING THEIR DEBUT. MATT MYERS GIVES THE RUNDOWN.

COOL, COLOURFUL, CASUAL

FROM LONDON’S CATWALKS TO THE STREETS OF MILAN, JOSHUA HEATH GOES STYLE HUNTING…

LEVEL.

T his new Australian label is blurring the boundary

JUST TWO BOYS MAKING SOME SWIMWEAR!

DNA SPOKE TO TWO AUSSIE BOYS WHO LEAPT STRAIGHT INTO THE BIG LEAGUE BY DEBUTING THE FIRST RANGE OF THEIR BRAND, GRAYSON BOYD, AT MIAMI SWIM WEEK IN THE US.

CLAUDE AND THE CROP TOP!

DNA: Hurray, and thank you for bringing back the crop

SWIMDERWEAR

This makes so much sense why didn’t anyone think of

CHOOSING CRUISING

YOU WANT THE NEXT BIG THING? WELL, THIS BIG THING WILL FLOAT YOUR BOAT!

KAMALAYA WELLNESS SANCTUARY

DETOX, DESTRESS, REFRESH AT SOUTH-EAST ASIA’S SPA OF THE YEAR, KAMALAYA IN KOH SAMUI.

ON SCREENS

RYAN MURPHY EXPLORES VOGUING, A RURAL GAY LOVE STORY, A RIOT IN SYDNEY, AND THE MURDER OF GIANNI VERSACE… 2018 WILL DELIVER A WHOLE LOT OF QUEER INTO OUR SCREENS, REPORTS STEVEN ANDERSON.

LIGHTS, WEBCAM… SEX!

HIS CAM4 NAME IS ZARSYDNEYGAY, HE’S AT HOME WACKING OFF WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WORLDWIDE WATCHING BUT, HE TELLS DNA, HE’S A LITTLE BIT SHY!

IT’S IN THE STARS

SELF-CONFESSED TREKKIE, XAV RUDD, CHEERS ON THE GAY CHARACTERS WHO HAVE FINALLY MADE IT INTO THE STAR TREK FRANCHISE, AND LOOKS AT THE SHOW’S REFLECTION OF IDENTITY POLITICS.

STUD RANCH

Ruggedly handsome Hector De Silva, 33, lives on a family farm near a small village in rural Spain. A humble man, he loves his dogs and his Arabian horse, and he’s a professional firefighter. In his spare time, he’s also one of the busiest porn stars in the world. He tells Victor Garcia about his life, his parents’ reaction to his career choice, and what’s on his neighbours’ Whatsapp group chat.

KINGS, QUEENS AND KNAVES

In the age of social media, confessional culture and high-profile sex abuse allegations, the delicate art of coming out – or not – just became even trickier. Kevin Spacey played his hand badly and was punished for it. Others have done it better. In this feature, Nick Cook asserts that there are three essential questions around coming out that the LGBTI community must grapple with and own – no matter how uncomfortable.

MODERN LOVE

Vienna is an old city that embraces the new. Opera on one side of the street, cutting-edge contemporary art on the other. It’s an exhilarating dichotomy, writes Bev Malzard, and at the end of the day the coffee and cakes a brilliant, too!

LUKE PEARCE

OUR COVER model, 23-year-old Luke Pearce is originally