A Modern Gay's Guide

The days are getting longer, the weather warmer and UE Booms all over the country are blasting Mariah Carey’s iconic 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' at max volume - why? Because it is of course the most wonderful time of year! …And I don't say that lightly, I truly believe it is - for instance, when else in the year allows you to drink consecutively, back-to-back for days on end without being considered problematic? When else do you get to have a full-blown family meltdown that you all just sweep under the rug and pretend never even happened at all? Never, and *Kath Day-Knight voice* Oye think that’s bee-uu-tiful. Not only is it the festive season, but ladies, gentlemen and babes beyond the binary, I'm here to tell…

In a massive win for the queer community, ‘Bros’ the first LGBTIQ+ romantic comedy from a major studio (Universal Pictures) has been released globally in theatres worldwide! Starring an all-LGBTIQ+ cast (including Eichner himself, alongside Luke Macfarlane, TS Madison, Monica Raymund, Bowen Yang, Drag Race’s Symone, and a host of others), ‘Bros’ has been praised for its realistic representation of the LGBTIQ+ community and for stepping outside of the traditional rom-com mould. In anticipation of the theatrical debut of ‘Bros’ down under, co-stars Billy Eichner and Luke Macfarlane sat down with the Gay’s Guide team to chat about the film, about making gay history, about gay sex, and about what Australian audiences need to know before booking their tickets. MGG: Congratulations on the film - it really is such a…

Would you look at the time? I seriously cannot believe we’ve enjoyed (read: endured) yet another month of 2022, yet here we are back, back, back again to chat about all things LGBTQIA+ news. Of course, this here page began because your fab friends here at A Modern Gay’s Guide realised that you’re probably far too busy doing gay stuff – like hanging out with your gay friends, bleaching your hair to death, and drinking iced oat lattes – to keep up with the news. And that’s okay, because we often are too. Yet here I am, valiantly taking on the role of your Gay News Guardian so that both you and I are across everything LGBTIQ+ news related. And I mean everything: the good, the bad, and the ugly.…

AQUARIUS January 20 – February 18 Honey, we all know that you're the baddest… so why aren't you feeling that yourself? Remember this - you don't need to prove anything to anyone, ever. Take a second this month to remind yourself of why you're a fierce queen, and don't you dare forget it! PISCES February 19–March 20 We're gonna call you Whitney Houston because you be getting So Emotional, baby. And that’s fine, life’s hard sometimes and we get that…but maybe less emotional quote re-shares on the 'gram and let’s commit to that hobby you've been thinking about, mmkay? ARIES March 21–April 19 Judging by your recent reactions to some not-so-pleasant news, I would like to inform you that you are not Katniss Everdeen, The Girl on Fire, you’re an…

A Modern Gay’s Guide sink our teeth into Bryan Fuller to talk all things ‘Queer for Fear’, the evolution of horror, and why he thinks ‘Hannibal’ still has such a cult following among the queer community. Bryan Fuller – who initially got a taste for blood with the 2002 Carrie remake before following the grim reapers in ‘Dead Like Me’, handling topics of death and resurrection in ‘Heroes’ and ‘Pushing Daises’, and serving up a cinematic carcass cacophony to viewers with ‘Hannibal’ – is well acquainted with the thrills, and spills of the horror genre. A sound, “foundational pu pu platter of where we are coming from”, this docuseries goes back to where it all began, from gothic literary legends Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley, and creeping through the silent…

The first four shows to be stage at Sydney WorldPride’s Marri Madung Butbut (Many Brave Hearts): The First Nations Gathering Space have gone on sale. Running from 23 to 28 February 2023, the six-day showcase of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQIA+SB creativity will take over Carriageworks during Sydney WorldPride with an electrifying line-up of exhibits, theatre, dining and drag. Free to enter, explore and connect, Marri Madung Butbut (Many Brave Hearts): The First Nations Gathering Space, will also host a range of ticketed events where audiences can experience the rainbow heart of the oldest surviving culture on the planet. The first four shows now on sale are: KLUB VILLAGE Curated by Kween Kong, this high-octane variety show and dance party will feature drop deadly drag, daring circus acts and…