SX News
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
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| Format | Glossy Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Evo Media |
| Editor | Reg Domingo |
| News editor | Cec Busby |
| Founded | January 2000 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 140 William Street, East Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Website | SX News website |
SX News is 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 simply as SX) is distributed throughout Sydney and New South Wales.
The publication covers local, national and international news of interest to the gay and lesbian community, and has a strong focus on the arts and entertainment.
SX features interviews with high profile people of interest to the gay and lesbian community. Interviews have included Kylie Minogue, Scissor Sisters, Michael Donald Kirby, Louie Spence, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP, NSW Premier Nathan Rees, and celebrities such as Rupert Everett, Perez Hilton, Janet Jackson, k.d. lang, Liza Minnelli, Pam Ann, and the Pet Shop Boys.
The SX editor is Reg Domingo. Cec Busby is the news editor, while Garrett Bithell is the sub-editor. The publication draws 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 many more.
SX is the official media sponsor of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
In late 2006, the publication changed from a newsprint format to a high-quality, full-colour full-gloss format.
In July 2010 SX an exclusive interview with Kylie Minogue in her only Australian interview with the gay press. In July 2010 SX celebrated its 500th issue with a special retrospective edition.