A new monograph by Brisbane art photographer Ray Cook reveals a queer and subversive view of history, writes Iain Clacher.

For an Australian art photographer, having a monograph published is a rare honour, one bestowed last month on Ray Cook, whose work has never shied away from the queer and subversive...

Fluffy bursts from its confines to take a frolic in the great outdoors this month. It’s a dream come true for the club’s resident DJ Harry Katsanevas.

Since it opened in 2001, Sunday nights at Family Nightclub have been dominated by a fun-loving gay crowd. And from the very beginning, DJs Harry K and Neroli have been on hand to spin the discs that now draw up to 800 people every week...

The Queensland Police Service first introduced Liaison Officers to the LGBT community in 1997. Melissa Giles talks to Detective Sergeant Sasha Finney.

If you call the ‘Police Liaison Officer Project’ number advertised in the Community Contacts section of Queensland Pride, the officer who answers is most likely to be Detective Sergeant Finney...

It’s not always easy to feel good about yourself after discovering you’re HIV-positive. Psychologist Paul Martin tells a story common to many clients.

Steve came to us about a year after his original HIV diagnosis. For the first time in many years, he was having difficulties sleeping, had a short fuse and was feeling down a lot of the time. His doctor suggested coming in a couple of months before, but he’d avoided coming in as he felt it was sign of weakness...

Finding the perfect place for a dinner date can be tricky, so Shirleene Robinson set out to find Brisbane’s most romantic restaurants. This month: Mondo Organics.

Mondo Organics opened as Australia’s first organic restaurant and this desire for innovation and the passion for fine food and wine has remained...

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Out TV host and soap opera guru Andrew Mercado returns home this month to host the Not-for-Profit Network Awards at Movie World. He spoke to Alistair Sutton.

Andrew Mercado has been a busy man since the release of his book, Super Aussie Soaps. “The response to the book has been great,” he says. “I got to meet some of my childhood heroes and reveal some of the behind-the-scenes gossip, in some cases never before told.” The book entailed three years of intensive research, interviews and writing, and has become the definitive text on all things soap in this country...

Peter Walton takes the new VW convertible for a spin.

In a time when all cars are looking somewhat the same, it’s nice to see something that makes you stop and look a little closer.  It’s mid-morning on a perfect spring day, just the right weather for a convertible...

Peter Allen may have made given Tenterfield world fame but the quiet town retains its historic beauty, writes Wally Cowin.

Tenterfield would have been happy  to quietly to rest on the side of the New England Highway until Peter Allen outed it with his massive worldwide hit, ‘Tenterfield Saddler’...