POP RACE

Fun And Games

NO POLITICS OR COMMENTARY FROM ME THIS MONTH, JUST SOME FUN MOMENTS THAT WERE CRAMMED INTO A COUPLE OF VERY BUSY WEEKS.

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

THE STUFF WE’RE Loving…

I Am Michael tells the true story of Michael Glatze

MONTH IN A MINUTE

Moonlight Director Barry Jenkins reveals the brief

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MUSIC REVIEWS

KATIE NOONAN AND KARIN SCHAUPP – SONGS OF THE LATIN

PARTY IN HELL

Explosive characters, deception, torment, breakdowns. Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? You should be!

BOOKS

THREE HIDDEN HISTORIES REVEAL THEIR ENIGMATIC PROTAGONISTS THROUGH SEX, ART AND CROSSDRESSING.

Dear Diva

Getting dicked around? Or not dicked enough? Diva’s here to help.

THE DEPLORABLES!

Crazy stuff that real humans actually said… Compiled by Torsten Hojer

HELLO CUP CAKE!

THIS MONTH, OUR SEXY FOODIE JORDAN BRUNO HAS SOMETHING SWEET TO SINK YOUR TEETH INTO: RED VELVET CUPCAKES.

THE Other BEN HALL

Fresh from Neighbours, Ben Hall tells Matthew Myers about taking the gay lead in the Australian musical Only Heaven Knows, and not playing his famous bush-ranging namesake.

Wonder Woman

Many boys grew up adoring Wonder Woman, so how will her new live-action movie shape up to her legendary past? Lasoo of truth, anyone?

CLASSIC CAMO ON CLOUD 9

SUPAWEAR invite us to join them on Cloud 9! Supawear’s

INSPIRATIONAL SITES

A hidden gem on the Sydney harbour offers more than just great views – it inspired a whole beach brand.

And The Award Goes To…

THE FIRST Australian LGBTI Awards were held on March

How I Raised $30,000 In A Month To Help Gay Youth

According to Beyond Blue, same-sex attracted Australians suffer up to 14 times higher rates of suicide attempts than heterosexuals. Fearing his own sexuality as a youth, David Jones, founder and CEO of David Jones Electricians, believed he had to either cure or kill himself. He explains how he raised funds for StartOut, a charity that connects mentors to teenagers of diverse sexualities and genders. As told to Munyarukumbuzi Emmanuel.

MEET SUPER MAN

Surely a man who runs thousands of kilometres, swims underwater and occasionally flys is a superhero. That’s 29-year-old Ultramarathon runner Andrew Hedgman. He tells Andrew M Potts what it’s like to be openly gay and vegan in one of the world’s toughest sports.

TO FREEDOM

Chelsea Manning leaves Fort Leavenworth prison this May. Her life, to date, has been extraordinary. The Iraq and Afghanistan war logs she passed to WikiLeaks revealed shocking information about the operations of the US military. Additionally, her personal life and gender transition make her one of the most intriguing LGBTI people of the modern era. In this profile, Andrew M Potts looks at her formative early life, her crimes and how she committed them, the US Army’s baffling responses to her, and what the future may hold for the world’s most famous and most incarcerated whistleblower.

SWEAT!

PHOTOGRAPHY CHRISTIAN SCOTT (INSTAGRAM @CHRISTIANSCOTT)

PLAYING HARD

After years teaching fitness classes, Dane Brocas realised he knew exactly what men wanted… versatile fitnesswear. With plenty of sweat (but very little blood and tears) he’s launched his own brand, Gear Sportswear.

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