Mardi Gras goes off with a bang

Mardi Gras goes off with a bang

While we wipe the glitter from our eyes, let us share some highlights from the 2010 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras with you. Photographs by Andy Georgiou

Gettin' wiggy with it

Gettin' wiggy with it

New York City's queerest fundraising event is about to give birth to its Aussie love child, Wigout.

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Raydar lifts off

Raydar lifts off

A new website celebrates dance party and queer culture with a difference.

How to be a better queer

How to be a better queer

Feeling a little beige about being gay these days? Then get behind a few of these queer causes in 2010.

Damion Dietz

Damion Dietz

Director Damion Dietz chats about Dog Tags, his movie about a gay Marine.

Sunday Night Clubbing

Sunday Night Clubbing

In queer quarters, Sunday has become the new Friday night. Try these clubbing vaccines for your Mondayitis.

Getting cosy with Amanda Lepore

Getting cosy with Amanda Lepore

The world-famous transsexual model chats to - and poses for - Time Out Sydney.

When good films go gay

When good films go gay

Current films screening around this town sound a little bent to us: Up, Whip It, Moon, The Box? We decided to bend over a few classics and give them a good topping.

Artist Profile: Luke Atkinson

Artist Profile: Luke Atkinson

As part of our Artist Profile series, Time Out talks with artist Luke Atkinson about his love affair with life drawing.

The Real Possibility of Joy

The Real Possibility of Joy

Josephine Emery wants to tell the world what it's like to live as a transsexual.

Punch Him in the Ring

Punch Him in the Ring

Gay men finally find another use for their fists.

Queens' Cross

Queens' Cross

And you thought Oxford Street was bent. We talk with some local living legends about the queer roots of Kings Cross.

Time Out's guide to cruising

Time Out's guide to cruising

Has cruising online stunted your natural ability to score out-of-door? Let Time Out get you back in touch with the art of picking up guys in the real world.

Riding the Red Rattler

Riding the Red Rattler

A vibrant bar and performance space is taking queer Sydney back to its creative roots.

Shake and bake

Shake and bake

Dessert by day and drag by night has kept this local queer identity on planted firmly on everyone's lips.

Sydney's best drag shows

Sydney's best drag shows

Fabulous outfits, big hair, big attitude. Check out our top five acts currently frocking it up around town.

How gay are you?

How gay are you?

So you can spot a fake Louis Vuitton at 50 paces, swing your straight plumber and recite the entire works of Rodgers & Hammerstein in Latin. But have you ever wondered exactly where you fall on the queer scale? Take our exclusive Time Out Surv-gay and see just how much 'ho' is in your 'mo'.

P is for Poppers

P is for Poppers

No, it's not lavender oil. Poppers are just as popular in the bedroom as they are on the dance floor.

Fleshlight-It's a bum on a stick!

Fleshlight-It's a bum on a stick!

It's not unusual to be loved by anyone, especially if that anyone is made of seven inches of rubber.

What team do you play for?

What team do you play for?

Don't let that perfectly toned body go to waste: sign yourself up for a good old fashioned queer sport.

Queer Sydney's Sexy Six

Queer Sydney's Sexy Six

While the government is busy trying to gag the internet, queer Sydney is bringing sexy back to town. Andrew Georgiou looks at six inside tips to keeping Sydney slutty.

Memorial quilt finds a home

Memorial quilt finds a home

The AIDS Memorial Quilt finds a new permanent home at the Powerhouse Museum.

The perfect partner

The perfect partner

Sick of one-night stands? Time Out can help you find a (pooch) partner for life.

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Bar & Clubbing

Les Grrrls

Les Grrrls

Time Out reveals the hottest ladies' nights on the scene.

Just desserts

Just desserts

A leather bar in Petersham is reclaiming jelly wrestling for the gay male audience.

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Gay venues in Western Sydney

Gay venues in Western Sydney

From gay jelly wrestling to stray truckies in saunas, Sydney's western 'burbs are curiously queer, notes Andrew Georgiou.

Queer Central

Queer Central

A melting pot of queers, trannies and whores has birthed the city's most bent performance night. Andrew Georgiou pulls up to Queer Central

Extra Inches

Beat the crunch - Gay & Lesbian

Beat the crunch - Gay & Lesbian

Feeling the pinch? Here's how you can make the most out of both your pay packet and your city's gay and lesbian scene.

Cruising Sydney's Sex Venues

Cruising Sydney's Sex Venues

Sex venues are like a box of chocolates: you never know what you're going to get. Let us give you a few handy pointers on the ins and outs of cruising

Interviews

Spencer Tunick

Spencer Tunick

Controversial photographer Spencer Tunick talks to Time Out Sydney ahead of his recent visit to Sydney for Mardi Gras.

Joan talks nip/tuck

Joan talks nip/tuck

When Joan Rivers isn't being her loud, controversial and hilarious self, she's busy penning a tell-all book on plastic surgery.

A chin wag with Olivia

A chin wag with Olivia

She's the face for breast cancer fund-raising and a damn fine talent to boot. Andrew Georgiou chats with Olivia Newton John about wellness, self breast testing and Sandy.

Queer Flicks on DVD

Queer Flicks on DVD

Gay porn DVDs are a dime a dozen, but what about quality queer films on DVD? Dee Pelling speaks with FQ Film's Simone Ulbaldi.

Augusten Burroughs gay experience

Augusten Burroughs gay experience

Not normally at the top of his 'to-do' list, Augusten Burroughs spoke openly about his gay experience to Andrew Georgiou

Around Town

Get naked at the Opera House!

Get naked at the Opera House!

Time Out talks to Spencer Tunick about his newest artwork featuring mass nudity on the Opera House steps.

Competitions

Jeffrey Giveaway

Jeffrey Giveaway

Time Out has five copies of the 1995 queer classic Jeffrey on DVD to give away.

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