Jordan Hirst

1 day ago | qnews.com.au | Jordan Hirst

The Sydney Comedy Festival is underway, celebrating its 20th birthday with more than 350 funny folks from all over hopping on stages across the city. Since its inception, the Sydney Comedy Festival has showcased over 2,000 artists and 10,000 performances across Sydney’s most iconic venues. The festival has become a breeding ground for local and international talent, nurturing emerging comedians and amplifying diverse voices.

5 days ago | qnews.com.au | Jordan Hirst

Lady Gaga had a queen response to microphone problems during her performance at Coachella’s second weekend. Last weekend, Gaga debuted her theatrical and operatic Mayhem showcase at the desert music festival and it was quite frankly brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before. Gaga was back on stage to make Good Friday even better during the music festival’s second weekend.

5 days ago | qnews.com.au | Jordan Hirst

The organisers of the next WorldPride in Washington D.C. have issued a travel warning to international visitors, particularly those who are trans and non-binary. After Sydney hosted the biennial LGBTQIA+ mega-festival in 2023, it’s in Washington D.C. next month. The festival is bringing together queer folk in the US capital at the same time amid the Trump administration’s hateful crackdown on queer identities.

5 days ago | qnews.com.au | Jordan Hirst

Thousands of people have turned out to demonstrate in London and across the UK this weekend to defend the rights of transgender people. Earlier this week, the UK’s Supreme Court handed down a ruling in a case brought by trans-exclusionary group For Women Scotland against the Scottish government. The court ruled that for the purposes of the UK’s Equality Act legislation, the legal definition of a woman excludes trans women and the protected characteristic of “sex” refers to biology.

5 days ago | qnews.com.au | Jordan Hirst

It’s been almost a year since Brisbane’s newest queer bar Come to Daddy opened in West End, and owner Billerwell Daye is getting ready to celebrate. He opened the pub last May on Montague Road, as an inclusive space for the LGBTQIA+ community on the south side, hosting social events, live music, drag nights and more. In just a few weeks, the venue on Brisbane’s southside will celebrate its first birthday with a special party on Saturday, May 3.