Core Strength

Fighting And Fabulous

WHY WE STILL NEED TO BE LOUD AND PROUD.

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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…

Photographer Phil O’Connor and model Anthony Gilét’s

MONTH IN A MINUTE

It’s embarrassing and terrifying to put the target

CHEMISTRY LESSON

When you discover that “special connection” comes from a ball of smoke, by Mario Forgione.

MUSIC REVIEWS

Just to prove there’s some hope out there after all

CELBRITY NUDES

2017 is shaping up as a big year for the celebrity

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WITHOUT A BLEMISH!

THERE IS A SCIENCE TO CLEARER, CALMER, SPOT-FREE SKIN. WE ASKED ANTHONY MCDONOUGH FROM LQD SKIN CARE TO TALK US THROUGH THE FINER, SCIENCE-Y POINTS.

MIND, BODY, EARTH

THERE’S AN indie fitness and health trend at the moment

The Grooms’ Story

Rejected by his religious parents on television’s Bride And Prejudice, Christopher Jewell tells Matthew Galea why he’s proud that his story has started a national conversation.

Hello Mr Rainbow Pants!

He’s the gay man singlehandedly reinventing shiny pop with a little help from his pal Elton John. Meet Bright Light, Bright Light (not his real name!) Interview by Marc Andrews.

WHITE SHIRTS, CHEESY GRINS AND CURSE WORDS!

Filthy smut or the best musical ever? The Book Of Mormon is possibly both, reckons Matthew Myers.

BOOK REVIEWS

ENIGMA VARIATIONS By Andre Aciman Fans of Aciman’s

Dear Diva

Making sense of the splatter when the shit hits the fan.

THE DEPLORABLES!

(Folks, we are not making this up!)

Believing In The Dream

The independent Aussie film The Dream Children tells the story of a gay couple who become dads but are blackmailed by the mother. Leading man Nicholas Gunn tells Matt Myers about playing gay and filming some rather authentic sex scenes.

THE NEXT BIG THINGS

Welcome to our Next Big Thing issue. Every day we’re

COVER BOY BY DESIGN

Cheyenne Parker is almost the quintessential DNA cover

ON SCREEN

FROM THE EARS OF RUSSELL TOVEY TO THE LIPS OF ARMIE HAMMER, THERE’S PLENTY OF GAY FILM AND TELEVISION TO DEVOUR IN 2017. STORY BY ANDREW POTTS AND ANDREW CREAGH.

YOUR 2017 PLAYLISTS

OUR MASTER OF MUSIC AND POP CULTURE, MARC ANDREWS PREVIEWS THE FUTURE SOUNDS OF NOW.

YOUR PURPLENESS

EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN. THAT’S THE VIBE FROM THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE RUNWAYS. SEVENTIES ACCENTS AND WIDE-LEGGED PANTS – ALL WITH A PURPLE HUE. PLUS, THERE’S AN UNLIKELY COLLABORATION BETWEEN TWO SUPER BRANDS REPORTS JOSHUA HEATH.

TURNING THE PAGE

SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN GAY LITERATURE AND PHOTOGRAPHY HAVE LONGAWAITED RELEASES DUE IN 2017, REPORTS GRAEME AITKEN.

HOUSES ON FIRE!

FROM INNOVATIVE NEW CONCEPTS TO BELOVED REVIVALS, THERE’S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. MATT MYERS PREVIEWS WHAT’S TO COME IN 2017.

INSTA STUDS

SCOURING THE WORLD FOR HOT MEN IS EASY THANKS TO INSTAGRAM. THESE MODELS, ACTORS AND ATHLETES LOVE TO BE ADORED. AND SO WE DO. DNA’S DIGITAL CO-ORDINATOR TROY MURPHY SHARES SOME OF OUR MOST LOVED INSTA-STUDS – GUYS YOU’LL BE SEEING A LOT MORE OF WE SUSPECT.

DIGITAL BOYFRIEND

YOU’RE IN THE CHANGE ROOM WITH THE HOTTEST GUYS ON THE FOOTBALL TEAM. THE CAPTAIN LOOKS YOU IN THE EYE AND SAYS, “LET’S HAVE SOME FUN.” SOUNDS LIKE A DREAM BUT IT COULD SOON BE A REALITY – VIRTUALLY. MIKE READING EXPLAINS.

HOT AND SMART

JOSH HEUSTON was 18-years-old and tending bar at a

WHO YOU CALLING ALOOF?

FROM SHAKESPEARE TO REALITY TV, TO PLAYS ABOUT REALITY TV, BRITISH ACTOR SAMUEL CURRY SHARES HIS PASSION FOR OCD CLEANING AND RYAN GOSLING WITH DNA. INTERVIEW BY MARC ANDREWS.

SUPER HUMANS

3D PRINTERS, STEM CELL REPLACEMENTS AND TOPICAL PEPTIDES – MEDICAL SCIENCE PROMISES US HEALTHIER BONES, NEW ORGANS AND LESS NEEDLES, SAYS DR ZAC TURNER. HURRAH FOR THE WHITE COATS!

THE WEST COAST

WITH THE best city beaches in Australia, hot, dry summers

LISTEN TO YOUR GUT

WITH GLUTEN STILL “THE SOURCE OF ALL EVIL” AND THE WORLD DIVIDED OVER GOOD FATS VS BAD FATS, NUTRITION IS A HOT TOPIC. FAB FOODIE, JORDAN BRUNO IDENTIFIES THE COMING GASTRONOMIC TRENDS.

BIG IN BRAZIL

A TEENAGE boy’s dreams are shattered by fate, but it’s

PAGING DOCTOR BRAD!

From Embarrassing Bodies to The Today Show, Dr Brad

Bad Boy For Love

He doesn’t take you out, he’ll never meet your friends and he won’t reply to a damn text for days, but you just can’t get enough. Matthew Galea asks: why do we fall for the bad boys?

ES Collection: Shade

SPANISH POWERHOUSE label, ES Collection presented Shade

When Sport swear Is Supa

LAUNCHED IN 2012 as a companion brand to 2Eros, Supawear

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