Category: Arts & Culture
In the wake of HBO Max’s unexpected success with Heated Rivalry, other streaming platforms appear eager to find a hockey romance hit of their own. Prime Video’s Off Campus series may have filmed its first season before Heated Rivalry premiered, but the show still arrived at a moment when hockey romances were entering the cultural […]
From Talk to Me to Leviticus, the rising Australian actor steps from breakout horror success into queer genre cinema’s next frontier There is a special kind of excitement that comes with watching a young performer find the role that proves exactly what they are capable of. For Australian actor Joe Bird, that moment began with […]
Netflix has released the trailer for the hotly anticipated Heartstopper Forever ahead of its 17 July 2026 release. In the new trailer, Nick Nelson, played by Kit Connor, and Charlie Spring, played by Joe Locke, are seen together for one final chapter before the beloved series, based on Alice Oseman’s graphic novels, comes to a […]
Australian writer-director Adrian Chiarella makes his feature debut with LEVITICUS, a queer horror film that transforms first love into something terrifying, intimate and deeply personal. Produced by Causeway Films, in association with Arenamedia and Lazy Susan Films, the 86-minute feature follows teenage boys Naim and Ryan, whose unexpected connection draws dangerous attention from their small […]
More than 40 LGBTQ+ and civil rights organisations in the United States have formally opposed a proposal that could see television programmes featuring LGBTQ+ characters or themes carry special content warnings. The joint submission, filed with the US Federal Communications Commission on Thursday, warned that the move would stigmatise queer and transgender people and amount […]
British artist David Hockney has died aged 88, leaving behind a groundbreaking body of work that depicted gay life with rare openness in a Britain where homosexuality remained a criminal offence until 1967. His death was reported on 12 June 2026, with tributes recognising him as one of the most influential British artists of the […]
Masters of the Universe star Nicholas Galitzine may identify as straight, but the British actor has become known for taking on complex gay and bisexual roles across film and television. Galitzine’s profile has soared in recent years, following his performance as closeted gay royal Prince Henry in Red, White & Royal Blue, George Villiers in […]
Partners in life and choreography, Kapieri Samisoni and Antonio Matagi talk to Oliver Hall about coming out, creative differences, and bringing their first shared work, Kamata(a)ga, to the Pacific Dance Festival. How and when did the two of you first meet, and what were your first impressions of each other? K: We first met in 2018 during […]