STUN Magazine

10/11/2025

"Statistically, there has never been a better time to be q***r, black and/or trans," says First Nations fem queen, Tynga Williams, who is performing at STUN's Electric Disco party on Saturday 5 December.

Raised in western and south-western Sydney, taught how to dance professionally at NAISDA in the Central Coast and now living her best life in inner city Sydney, the 26-year-old model and showgirl tells STUN: “There's like a pre-Glee and a post Glee-life. Pre-Glee there was a lot more racism and a ...

08/11/2025

Asexual Bangladeshi artist Dipa-Mahbuba-Yasmin shares beautiful art with tragic circumstances at Canberra’s SpringOUT Festival this Tuesday.

Asexual Bangladeshi artist Dipa-Mahbuba-Yasmin shares beautiful art with tragic circumstances at Canberra's SpringOUT Festival this Tuesday. The title of your talk at the Shine Dome on Tuesday is ‘When Speech is Forced Down, Art Must Speak’. Could you tell our readers a bit about your background...

29/10/2025

STUN #10 Spring issue is now available at q***r-friendly locations across Canberra, Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong and the Central Coast.... and even a couple of spots in Melbourne for the first time! Pick up your copy for free...

17/10/2025

The Sydney Gay and Le***an Mardi Gras has taken a bold step into the digital age with the launch of its first official app, writes Liam Heitmann-Ryce-LeMercier.

The Sydney Gay and Le***an Mardi Gras has taken a bold step into the digital age with the launch of its first official app, writes Liam Heitmann-Ryce-LeMercier. Starting from 30 October 2025, the LGBTQI+ community will be able to connect with friends while planning events for the Mardi Gras Pride fe...

15/10/2025

A stunning array of decay and decadence, shock and awe, polarised with a q***r splendour for all things alive is to be found in eX de Medici’s works, writes Christos Linou.

eX de Medici is a powerhouse of an artist, one who embodies her practice as an agency for change through the rigour of examining cultural history, politics and questioning how women are represented. Her artworks are beautifully lush, highly detailed and bring attention to fluidity and form to create...

12/10/2025

The creator of the original trans flag, Monica Helms, has joined a growing cohort of ‘transgender refugees’ who are trying to flee the US due to the rising anti-trans sentiment in the country

The creator of the original trans flag, Monica Helms, has joined a growing cohort of ‘transgender refugees’ who are trying to flee the US due to the rising anti-trans sentiment in the country, caused by inflammatory rhetoric coming out of the White House and its MAGA-aligned media. The couple li...

09/10/2025

And it’s getting worse

US President Donald Trump, presently caterwauling through a shock second term, deals largely in contradictions and uncertain agendas. With the 2024 election bolstered by a roaring mandate of “Promises made, promises kept,” there is plenty within his second sitting in the Oval Office that fails t...

06/10/2025

You want to believe in the revival of Oxford Street but it seems to never come, writes Eliot Hastie.

For decades, Sydney has been the home of Australia’s largest q***r community. Of course, this has been spurred on by the annual Mardi Gras, one of the largest LGBTQIA+ celebrations in the world, but the other element of that is Oxford Street itself. Right now, though, the street looks less like a ...

30/09/2025

Want to be part of making Mardi Gras the fabulous beast that it is?

Sydney Gay and Le***an Mardi Gras is calling on volunteers to be part of the team that delivers one of the world’s most iconic LGBTQIA+ festivals. Returning from 13 February to 1 March 2026, the Festival depends on the dedication of over 2,000 volunteers to help create a safe, joyful and unforgett...

22/09/2025

The six-day Coastal Twist LGBTIQA+ festival is about to start on the Central Coast with the theme, 'Strength in Unity'

This October long weekend, the Central Coast comes alive with the Coastal Twist Festival — a six-day celebration of LGBTIQA+ arts, culture, and community. Visitors from across Australia can enjoy immersive performances, workshops, art exhibitions, and family-friendly events, all set against the re...

17/09/2025

You can fire up your own love chemicals with ta**ra, writes House of Tantra’s Andreas Anthony and Wolf Born.

Tantra’s Ecstasy: Generating Love Chemicals Without the High By House of Tantra's Andreas Anthony and Wolf Born You know the old joke: How do you make a Hor...Mone? The answer is chemicals, chemicals, chemicals. Our bodies are a pharmaceutical lab, producing a vast array of chemicals for every pur...