Fuse Magazine

10/09/2026

Grab your free tickets to the Canberra q***r Canberra Q***r Film Festival - CQFF

First Up on 14 September: 'Song Lang'. Diversity ACT

30/08/2026

Poland’s conservative Constitutional Tribunal has ruled against recognising same-sex marriages legally performed elsewhere in the European Union. The government says it will continue recognising foreign same-sex marriage anyway. Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said the ruling is an attempt to prevent Poland from fulfilling its obligations under EU law.

Poland’s conservative Constitutional Tribunal has ruled against recognising same-sex marriages legally performed elsewhere in the European Union. The government says it will continue recognising fo...

26/08/2026

Tim Curry, known for his work on stage and screen and for playing Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died at 80. According to reports, Curry passed away peacefully at his home in Los Angeles. The cause of death has not been announced.

https://www.fusemagazine.com.au/lgbtiq-news/world/1428-tim-curry-rocky-horror-icon-dies-at-80.html

26/08/2026

Dolly Parton has made her final exit. Sadly, the world has lost a beautiful soul. Dolly had a huge heart filled with love and kindness. For generations of q***r fans, she was more than just a country singer — she championed marriage equality, rejected religious judgment of q***r people, and defended transgender people.

https://www.fusemagazine.com.au/lgbtiq-news/world/1427-dolly-parton-country-music-legend-and-lgbtqa-icon-dies-aged-80.html

24/08/2026

Coming to Canberra Theatre Centre and direct from its triumph in the West End where it won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is a unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen’s most iconic love story. Men, money and microphones will be fought over in this irreverent but affectionate adaptation where the stakes couldn’t be higher when it comes to romance.

This “smart, laugh out loud funny” (Daily Telegraph) show features a string of pop classics including ‘Young Hearts Run Free’, ‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow’ and ‘You’re So Vain’.

Coming to Australia for the first time, five fearless women bring Austen’s world of love, class and chaos to life with heart, humour and unstoppable energy in this modern take on one of the world’s most adapted pieces of literature

★★★★★ “Faithful to the book, it’s also a raucously irreverent romp” – Daily Mail

16 – 27 September 2026

THE FIVE-STAR MUSICAL COMEDY SENSATION

Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of), 16 September – 27 September 2026 in the Canberra Theatre at Canberra Theatre Centre

24/08/2026

Next up NFSA - National Film and Sound Archive of Australia / Q***r Flicks: LGBTIQA+ community favourites is The Chronology of Water. A daring adaptation marks Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut.

Q***r Flicks is a series of LGBTIQA+ film favourites presented in a welcoming space for community connection

6:00 PM - Doors open for mingling, drinks and entertainment. 7:00 PM - Film screening

Competitive swimming becomes an outlet for Lidia (Imogen Poots), but it is through writing that she ultimately finds her survivor’s voice and confronts all that has happened to her.

Lidia Yuknavitch wrote The Chronology of Water to purge a difficult childhood shaped by her controlling, abusive father and numbed out mother. What followed was addiction, grief and self-annihilation.

Shot on 16mm to create the feeling you are looking directly at memory, writer/director Kristen Stewart of Twilight fame rejects conventional biographical storytelling in favour of a fragmented, visceral approach mirroring the way in which trauma is remembered as feelings, not memories simply recounted. Led by a fearless, multi-award-winning performance from Imogen Poots, Stewart’s film adaptation is a powerful exploration of resilience, creativity and the possibility of transformation against the odds.

2025 | R 18+ | 128 mins | D: Kristen Stewart

Q***r Flicks: LGBTIQA+ community favourites