SX News
newspaper in Australia
SX News was a weekly gay and lesbian newspaper based in Sydney, Australia.
One of several titles published by Evo Media under the Gay News Network banner. SX News (commonly referred to as SX) was distributed throughout Sydney and New South Wales.
Features
The publication covered local, national and international news of interest to the gay and lesbian community, and had a strong focus on the arts and entertainment.
SX featured interviews with high-profile people of interest to the gay and lesbian community. Interviews over the years included Kylie Minogue, Scissor Sisters, The Hon. Michael Kirby, Louie Spence, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP, NSW Premier Nathan Rees, Dr Brad McKay, Rupert Everett, Perez Hilton, Janet Jackson, k.d. lang, Liza Minnelli, Pam Ann, and the Pet Shop Boys.
Editors
Previous SX editors included founding editor Martin de Courtenay, Reg Domingo, Peter Hackney and Brad Johnston. The publication drew on a stable of regular contributors, including political commentators Rodney Croome and Sam Butler, theatre critic Veronica Hannon, Gay media identity Trevor Ashley, Sydney drag identity Joyce Mange and gay Australian author C. S. Burrough, whose novel Not Grunting, Squealing was serialised in 23 weekly instalments between 25 January 2001 and 21 June 2001.
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