Accor is enhancing its commitment to LGBTIQ+ inclusion across Australia through the Welcome With Pride training program. Research shows many LGBTIQ+ travellers feel unsafe expressing themselves while travelling. The initiative aims to foster genuine inclusive environments in hospitality, with Accor enrolling 32 hotels, improving staff confidence and guest safety.
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The Australian Koala Foundation has sponsored a book celebrating May Gibbs, a pioneer conservationist and her affection for wild koalas. The publication features her artwork and writings, honouring her legacy and home, Nutcote. The AKF continues its commitment to koala conservation and habitat protection, emphasising the importance of Gibbs’ message.
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Erwin Olaf, a renowned photographer and advocate for the queer community, transitioned from avant-garde artist to celebrated figure, leaving a significant legacy before his unexpected death in 2023. This biography by Mischa Cohen, accompanying an exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, reflects on Olaf’s influential career and personal journey.
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Q Magazine Shop has launched a new selection of curated products, featuring categories like Wellness, Culture, Travel, Fashion, Canvas, Accessories, and Home. The shop now offers artwork and new imagery on various items. While still being populated, the available range is promising. Credit cards and AfterPay are accepted for payments.
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Grammy-nominated artist Adam Lambert will release his sixth studio album, “ADAM,” on July 10. The album features the new single “UNDER THE RHYTHM,” which conveys resilience through music. Lambert’s work is marked by powerful vocals and bold artistry, showcasing his journey with a blend of genres and high-fashion visuals.
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A testicle the size of an orange. Valentine’s Day and ten imaginary carving knives. A colostomy bag and the savings on toilet paper. Chemotherapy, falling teeth, and three years of covering your mouth when you laugh. Cancer, diverticulitis and dentures — an unlikely trio, and an entirely true story.
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Four employers in sixty years. Two radio stations, two scandals, one pattern. A phone call that started twenty-two years of Q Magazine. A website partnership that ended badly and cost more than money. A struggle that is current, real, and openly acknowledged. The work life of a man who kept showing up anyway.
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A small town. An inherited path. A marriage that was real and a deception that was also real. Sisters, a best friend, a luncheon club that disappeared overnight, and a move that became inevitable. Coming out changed everything — some for the better, some for the worse. All of it, finally, honest.
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Once a month for over a decade, a karaoke host flew to a bauxite mining town on the edge of Arnhem Land. Two extraordinary friends. A boat trip to a cove ringed with mansions. A marriage ended, a coming out began. And one evening — a very quiet, very final reminder that Nhulunbuy played by more than one set of rules.
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Tokyo’s pollution. A mirror-lined basement club. An ancient gate in the middle of Osaka traffic. A Yakuza warning in a dark alley. The saddest museum in the world. And a host brother whose position on vending machine publications was more complicated than he let on. Japan, unfinished — and unforgettable.
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