WAITING AT THE ALTAR

WE’VE ALREADY CAUGHT THE BOUQUET… WHEN’S OUR BIG DAY?

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THE STUFF WE’RE Loving

The Box is a striking book of male nudes by Ron Amato.

MONTH IN A MINUTE

“Their activism and sacrifice paved the way for all of us to be here tonight. And so, while I am thankful and fortunate to have this moment, I’d like to share it with the warriors who made it possible, but maybe didn’t get one for themselves.

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MUSIC REVIEWS

It’s a tricky proposition following-up a hit when it’s

Bitch!

LIFE CAN BE A BITCH – SO CAN WORKING IN FASHION RETAIL, AND SO CAN YOUR FAMILY. WAYNE TUNKS REVEALS THE FAMILIAR BITTERNESS AT THE HEART OF HIS LATEST PLAY.

BOOK REVIEWS

THIS MONTH, HISTORIES BOTH COMIC AND TERROR-FILLED

THE DEPLORABLES

Fresh gay h ate, straight out of the bucket… Compiled by Torsten Hojer.

OPEN PLAN

MONOGAMY IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. IF YOU’RE THINKING OF OPENING UP YOUR RELATIONSHIP, DR ZAC HAS SOME SUGGESTIONS…

RONNY’S LAW OF COMEDY

RONNY CHIENG’S HUMOUR HAS TAKEN HIM FROM MELBOURNE UNI TO THE DAILY SHOW VIA HIS GAY COMEDY MATES, CASUAL AUSSIE RACISM AND NEVER GETTING HIT ON… EVER!

ANYTHING YOU CAN DO…

I can do also, but maybe not as well. Grooming Editor, Will Fennell finally meets his match and it’s a slippery slope!

HE SLIPPED HIS FINGER INTO MY RING!

SOME CELEBRITY PAIRINGS WE’D LIKE TO SEE (NO MATTER HOW UNLIKELY).

Prepare Yourself! The Storm Is Brewin’!

SUPAWEAR’S NEWEST gym/streetwear collection, Storm

THE SORDID REALNESS!

SINCE WE LAST CAUGHT UP WITH KENYTH MORGAN HE’S WORKED ON THE MUSIC FOR TWO NEW MOVIES, INCLUDING A VERY SORDID WEDDING. HE’S MARRIED TO HIS CAREER, HE SAYS, AND, “WE’RE MONOGAMOUS!”

FRIEND OR FOE?

IS SOCIAL MEDIA ENHANCING YOUR LIFE OR DRAGGING DOWN YOUR SELF-ESTEEM? WILL FENNELL ASKS OUT ATHLETE SIMON DUNN.

KNOWING ABBA

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, HISTORIAN CARL MAGNUS PALM PUBLISHED ABBA – THE COMPLETE RECORDING SESSIONS, THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THEIR MUSIC. NOW HE’S REVISED HIS OPUS AND – MY! MY! – FUNDED BY ABBA FANS.

GETTING KINKY!

He won a Tony for his direction and choreography of Kinky Boots, he’s behind Broadway’s sexiest fundraiser and, says Jerry Mitchell, theatre must always tell the terrible truth! Interview by Andrew Creagh.

Benji

THE BOY ON THE BEACH

TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD FITNESS CONSULTANT OLEKSANDR WAS

LOVE TRUMPS TRUMP!

On the day Donald Trump was inaugurated as US President, an American charity worker married his Iraqi refugee boyfriend in a romantic and goofy beach wedding on a remote Muslim Thai island. Yasir and Andrew’s is a timely story of love and hope. Story and photography by Marc Andrews.

FREEDOM EQUALITY DIGNITY… MARRIAGE

TWENTY-TWO COUNTRIES HAVE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. AUSTRALIA ISN’T ONE OF THEM. EVAN WOLFSON’S ORGANISATION, FREEDOM TO MARRY WON THE FIGHT IN THE USA. VANESSA MCQUARRIE ASKED AND HOW AUSTRALIA CAN GET OVER THE LINE.

LET’S MAKE IT LEGAL!

Australia is yet to recognise marriage equality but gay couples aren’t waiting for laws to change before they celebrate their love. Will Capri and Mat Chandler tell DNA how they did it their way, and made their big day extra special.

THE TIDE IS TURNING

HOW SOON UNTIL WE SEE MARRIAGE EQUALITY IN AUSTRALIA, VANESSA MCQUARRIE ASKS LEADING ADVOCATE, ALEX GREENWICH.

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS

AUSSIE COUPLE, ROB AND PETE WERE TOGETHER FIVE YEARS WHEN THEY ATTENDED AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN LAS VEGAS. OH, AND THEY DECIDED TO GET MARRIED, TOO! DNA SPOKE TO ROB ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE… AND DIANA ROSS!

(IF YOU LIKE IT) PUT A RING ON IT

CHOOSING THE PERFECT WEDDING RINGS CAN BE A DAUNTING TASK. THESE FOUR DESIGNERS CREATE UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL RINGS YOU’LL BE PROUD TO WEAR FOR YEARS TO COME.

THE GIFT REGISTRY

Developed in Australia under one of the world’s harshest

THE ONE-STOP WEDDING SHOP

EQUALLY WED HELPS SAME-SEX COUPLES PLAN THEIR WEDDING WITHOUT FEAR, JUDGEMENT OR REJECTION. DNA SPOKE TO THE SITE’S FOUNDER, NIVELLO MILLER.

UNMARRIED AND MONOGAMOUS

SOUTH AFRICANS GEOFF FENN (A GP) AND PAUL WILLEMBURG (A POLITICIAN) HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND HAVE NO INTENTION OF TYING THE KNOT. MARC ANDREWS SEPARATED THEM LONG ENOUGH TO SEE HOW THEY ANSWERED THE SAME SET OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR IMPRESSIVE, LIFE-LONG LOVE AFFAIR.

TWO DADS – AND THE REST!

JAMES AND STEFAN KNEW THEY WANTED KIDS LONG BEFORE THEY BECAME A MARRIED GAY COUPLE. NOW, AS FOSTER DADS, THEY’RE LOVING THE FAMILY LIFE THEY’VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF.