At home with Mother CPRII

February 5, 2016

With Mardi Gras coming up, let Mother CPRII of The Order of the Perpetual Indulgence give you a lesson in sensual cooking. To impress a love interest what would you cook? Winter – Self-saucing chocolate […]

What’s on – 275

February 5, 2016

The Pride The Pride, Alexi Kaye Campbell’s award-winning play, is showing at the Eternity Playhouse as part of the Mardi Gras festival. It tackles love, loss, and the stranglehold of convention by switching between 1958 […]

Things We Love – 275

February 5, 2016

Here at Ciao we love… Love! We spotted this jazzed-up sign outside Darlington Public School, on Golden Grove Street. With Valentines Day just around the corner, what a perfect time to reflect on and celebrate […]

Sisters in Armour

August 3, 2015

A mutually beneficial relationship has formed between Sydney’s most iconic women’s motorbike group and Five Dock RSL, Phoebe Moloney writes. If you are lucky or dedicated enough, you have probably seen Dykes on Bikes shredding […]

Stop Sexual Bullying

May 24, 2015

Sexual bullying makes me sick. That is, any sort of bullying or shaming about someone’s gender or sexuality. Research shows that girls are disproportionately the victims of sexual bullying and that the bullying is usually […]

Inner West Whispers – 251

February 9, 2015

Divestment backfires – Sense and sexuality  – High-Density Dysphoria • This week Marrickville Council backed away from claims that it was the first council in NSW to divest from Fossil Fuels with media reporting it was […]

Local News – 245

October 27, 2014

Westconnex Community Fight The Westconnex Action group has continued organising against the proposed 10-year road development, which aims to connect suburbs from Parramatta to Bexley, with their first community meeting held last week. Over 100 […]

Local news – 235

June 10, 2014

Speak out Marrickville’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning communities have been invited to share their stories at the third annual LGBTIQ Forum on Wednesday 11th June. Long time gay activist Julie McCrossin will […]

Hosting the perfect house party

February 17, 2014

If you have decided to stay home this year but still want to participate in Mardi Gras festivities, then throw a party and bring some of the love home! First off you’ll need to decide […]