Author: brett

As the Publisher, Editor, and Administrator of Q Magazine for over 21 years, I have been dedicated to promoting LGBTIQA+ lifestyles through an innovative digital platform. Our monthly publication, the only one of its kind in Australia, serves as a vital resource for the community, combining engaging content with cutting-edge technologies like 3D digital formats and online accessibility. My expertise in desktop publishing, social media, and event planning has contributed to Q Magazine's growth as a trusted voice in the LGBTIQA+ space. With a strong focus on inclusivity and authenticity, I am committed to supporting the community and offering competitive advertising solutions to help businesses genuinely connect with our audience.

A good nights sleep does a world of difference

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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ADAM LAMBERT RELEASES NEW SONG AND VIDEO “UNDER THE RHYTHM”

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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CT scan of post-operative colostomy, full dentures on blue cloth with denture adhesive, man managing a colostomy bag on abdomen

Cancer, Diverticulitis and Dentures ~ an Unlikely Trio

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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Radio host speaking into microphone in studio; person working with laptop and headphones at home desk

My Work Life in Melbourne

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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Coming Out

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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Two men singing karaoke in a lively bar and two men holding hands standing on a beach at sunset with boats in the water

Nhulunbuy, NT

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 neon street with people, Hiroshima Dome by water with couple, Kyoto snowy street with umbrella

The Land of the Rising Sun — Unfinished Business

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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Golden Kinkaku-ji temple reflected in water and two men enjoying drinks with Tokyo skyline at dusk

The Land of the Rising Sun

Two visits. Two completely different Japans. A seventeen-year-old boy hosted by extraordinary wealth in Nara and tradition in Kyoto. A twenty-five-year-old president riding the bullet train first class, courtesy of a host best left nameless. The country that gave Brett Hayhoe the travel bug — and never quite gave it back.

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Provincetown for Bear Week

A road trip to the tip of Cape Cod. A town that does Bear Week like nowhere else on earth. Seafood that warranted the drive. A karaoke bar that discovered something about its newest patron. And a cold so bitterly personal it left a flu as a souvenir. Worth every degree of it.

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Two men walking through waist-high floodwater on a city street with flooded cars and Manhattan skyline

Surviving Hurricane Sandy

A hurricane that grounded every airline but one. A former airline employee who fixed it in two minutes. A building fifteen floors up, swaying. A flooded Manhattan and a drive through darkness without traffic lights. Hurricane Sandy — the storm that turned a New York visit into something considerably more than a visit.

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