STUN Magazine

09/01/2025

Not long to go until the STUN Mardi Gras issue comes out! We are writing a timeline of Mardi Gras from 1978 to the present day so readers can glow up their q***r knowledge! This image is the poster for the 1995 festival, which was designed by French artists Pierre et Gilles

13/12/2024

No one is talking about the dramatic rise in homophobic violence, which is occurring all around the country

Victoria Police charged two individuals in a homophobic assault in Preston last weekend, where a man’s arm was sliced with a machete. Frank Bonnici was walking with his partner last weekend when his arm was slashed with a machete in a homophobic attack. The incident took place as they were walking...

10/12/2024

One of those involved in entrapping men from
Grindr was the 16 year old who stabbed firebrand preacher Mar Mari Emmanuel in a Wakeley church earlier this year

The teenagers are luring men to public parks before bashing, robbing and filming their victims for social media in a shocking revival of Sydney’s gay hate era.

06/12/2024

About 15 activists were arrested in the U.S. Capitol today while protesting Republicans' transgender bathroom ban with a sit-in.

05/12/2024

Oh dear 😅

The lead singer of the Village People and one of the song writers responsible for the hit song YMCA says the song is not a gay anthem

05/12/2024

A bit of light reading about what’s going on between Pride in Protest and Mardi Gras and the motion to ban police from marching. We’ll copy & paste the text into the comments for those without an SMH subscription.

A motivated, radical group wants Mardi Gras to be more exclusionary. Less radical q***rs are now the enemy.

03/12/2024

Don’t assume that everyone has equal access to PrEP. In the southern states of the US, they are trying to limit it

How healthcare inequities and systemic divides leave vulnerable communities behind in the fight for PrEP access.

03/12/2024

Ali Khan Rastoka got along to the final Canberra Qwire concert of the year, as part of Springout Pride Festival - Canberra

As part of SpringOut 2024, Canberra Qwire presented The Sound of Us, which was not only the celebration of local LGBTIAQ+ chorists, but a joining of harmony with voices from Yass and Goulburn. The performance, held on Sunday 24 November, was met with a large and enthusiastic Llewellyn Hall audience....

26/11/2024

The act would "medically discharge" around 15,000 trans personnel as unfit to serve, despite a recruitment crisis within the US military

25/11/2024

This Wednesday: ACT Policing, in collaboration with SpringOUT, is hosting a free community event to introduce the new LGBTIQA+ liaison officer. This event provides an opportunity to ask questions, learn about the liaison officer’s role, and how they serve as a resource and advocate for the community when engaging with police.

ACT Policing, in collaboration with SpringOUT, is hosting a free community event to introduce the new LGBTIQA+ liaison officer. This event provides an opportunity to ask questions, learn about the liaison officer’s role, and how they serve as a resource and advocate for the community when engaging...

23/11/2024

National gun clubs field an influx of newcomers interested in learning how to shoot fi****ms for self-defense

22/11/2024

22/11/2024

The Briefs boys are in town and they've brought a friend. Don't miss your chance to see the show - it runs until this Saturday at the Canberra Theatre Centre

Created during the pandemic, Briefs: Bite Club featuring Sahara Beck was the sweet injection of s*x and glamour that the 2024 SpringOUT program was thirsting for. Treading a fine line between being a traditional Briefs show and a Sahara Beck concert, Bite Club ultimately erred more on the side of be...

20/11/2024

Safe from any threats outside and before social media made our lives a performance, Heaven was a place where we could be truly free, writes Barrie Barton

I used to DJ at Heaven Nightclub in Canberra’s Garema Place pretty much every weekend between 1997 and 2001. My sidekick Jono and I also ran a regular night called Positive in the venue’s Back Bar which, by the standards of the times, had reached legendary status across the country. Positive was...

19/11/2024

Ex-senior constable is accused of murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his service weapon

19/11/2024

Troye Sivan finally returned to Perth as promised over the weekend after facing backlash for not bringing his world tour to his hom estate.

19/11/2024

Regional LGBTQI+ groups on Facebook are being targeted and shut down for breaching ‘Community Standards’. Many in our community use the social media platform Facebook to access support and information. For LGBTIQ+ communities it can provide important support when needed, especially for those in ...