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INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIA

Recycled denim and provocative language tell stories of activism in Indigenous LGBTQI art exhibition

New exhibition 'Good Looking' showcases some of Sydney's best Indigenous queer artists to ensure LGBTQI activism has an Indigenous voice.
MARDI GRAS

Northern Territory stars to shine bright at Mardi Gras

Get ready for glam, gals and glitter as the Northern Territory float for Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is racy, roaring and ready to go!
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POLITICS

Christian Lobby help censor Volley campaign promoting safe sex

Save your innocence, avert your eyes!
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HEALTH

LGBTQI+ and have a cervix? Then you need to have a screening

A new campaign fronted by radio personalities Lisa Daniel and Dee Mason busts myths around cervical screening in the LGBTQI+ community.
Trans issues

This short film reveals daily struggles of transgender people

"There is a popular misconception that once a trans person has medically transitioned, and settled into a ‘mainstream’ lifestyle, that all the struggles,...
Music

The musician donating her Chick-fil-A royalties to LGBT+ charities

Instead of rejecting payments from the notoriously anti-gay fast-food chain, Grace Slick is using them for good.
Trans issues

The Mormon Church has filed a brief against trans rights

The church is urging the Supreme Court to allow transgender discrimination in the name of religious freedom.

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2017

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MARDI GRAS 2017

Here's how you can tune in to watch Mardi Gras this year

Mardi Gras season is finally here and there are so many ways to tune in and celebrate!
MARDI GRAS

Step by step, the First Nations lead the way at Mardi Gras

“We gather too often for inequality. This is an opportunity to focus on the celebration of their lives and achievements.”
MARDI GRAS

Genderqueer fashion is set to shake up Mardi Gras this year

"It’s a closer step towards people acknowledged as people, and not their cultural-assigned birth labels. It’s a chance to push the envelope and emphasise the...
MOVIES

12 unmissable movies to catch at the 2017 Mardi Gras Film Festival

Check out the incredible line up!
MARDI GRAS

Hannah Gadsby on nudes, giving up comedy and talking to homophobes

Will 'Nanette' be Hannah Gadsby's last stand-up tour?!
MARDI GRAS

Panti Bliss on comedy, activism and the state of marriage equality in Australia

Panti's advice for marriage equality campaigners in Australia? “All you can do is keep pushing."
MOVIES

SBS VICELAND: Mardi Gras movie season

Join our host Patrick Abboud as he presents a diverse season of LGBTQI cinema. Mondays on SBS VICELAND.
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Agenda

Celebrating the diversity of sexuality in Australia and its multicultural communities. The latest news, comment and analysis.

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Religion

Burglar breaks into liberal church to leave anti-gay message

The Caldwell Presbyterian Church is known as an LGBT+ friendly, all inclusive place of worship.
MARDI GRAS

Mardi Gras: Taking up space and finding your community

"These events have the ability to connect people with a like-minded community that could potentially save our lives. They help embolden the queer community to be...
World

LGBT+ retirement centre set to open in the UK

Research shows that elderly LGBT+ people are more likely to experience discrimination, loneliness and isolation in old age than their heterosexual peers.
World

Japan's biggest real estate site to cater to LGBT+ community

Suumo hopes to make the rental market more accessible for the queer community.
World

National first: trans community in Ecuador vote according to true gender

Politician and activist Diane Rodriguez is also expected to be the country’s first transgender woman elected to the national assembly.
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Fast lane

Arts, entertainment, culture, movies. Living large with no rules, all style.

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RAINBOW ENTERTAINMENT

SBS Queer Highlights: February 13 - 26

All the can't miss queer movies, TV shows and docos we've got coming up in the next fortnight.
Celebrities

Troye Sivan backs new campaign for equality

The singer shared a picture of himself and his rumoured boyfriend for a Qantas campaign.
MARDI GRAS

This rainbow cake is a Mardi Gras king

In New Orleans during Mardi Gras, one cake reigns supreme - king cake.
CELEBRITIES

Cate Blanchett performs in drag at Stonewall Inn

Cate Blanchett lip-synced to "You Don't Own Me" at an event promoting gun control, with all proceeds from the event going toward victims of gun violence.
MARDI GRAS

Hannah Gadsby on nudes, giving up comedy and talking to homophobes

Will 'Nanette' be Hannah Gadsby's last stand-up tour?!
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MARDI GRAS

Mardi Gras 2017: A guide to the festival

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival has released its 2017 guide. Here's a look at some of the LGBTI event highlights.
HIV

The Survivors: Still alive with HIV

When they were diagnosed, HIV/AIDS was seen as a death sentence: the Grim Reaper. But medical science eventually found ways to hold AIDS back. Long-term survivors...
ASEXUALITY

What asexual people sexually fantasise about

When it came to fantasies and masturbation, there was simply less of a difference between the sexual and asexual groups than one might expect.
MUSIC

Rap is less homophobic than ever, but it has a long way to go

"It’s true that Frank Ocean was welcomed with open arms when he came out, and Brooklyn rapper Young M.A.’s summer 2016 smash “OOOUUU” soared with boasts about sex...
LGBT+ AUSTRALIA

Trans healthcare is a major headache for rural Australians

It can be tough for trans people in the bush, but there are signs of things getting better.
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Former Danish servicemen Lars and Jimmy are thrown together while...
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At Goodkind High School, a group of students of varying sexual...
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Mousse and Louis are young, beautiful and in love – but their lives...
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Film Beautiful Boxer
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Based upon the incredible true story of Nong Toom (Asanee Suwan) – a...
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Film Velvet Goldmine
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In this re-creation of the UK glam rock scene of the early '70s...
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Film Tomboy
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Ten-year-old Laure moves to a new apartment with her parents and...
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U.S POLITICS

Trump administration revokes safeguards for transgender students

"LGBTQ groups have condemned the decision, fearing it marks a significant step back in gender equality."
The Trump government has reversed guidelines allowing for transgender students to use school restrooms that align with their gender identity. Officials from the Education and Justice departments told the US Supreme Court that it will be ne...
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HEALTH

LGBTQI+ and have a cervix? Then you need to have a screening

A new campaign fronted by radio personalities Lisa Daniel and Dee Mason busts myths around cervical screening in the LGBTQI+ community.
A new campaign is encouraging LGBTQI+ people who have a cervix to have regular cervical screenings, noting that 1 in 5 have never had a Pap test, according to a 2016 survey. Melbourne radio presenters Lisa Daniel and Dee Mason from JOY FM'...
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INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIA

Recycled denim and provocative language tell stories of activism in Indigenous LGBTQI art exhibition

New exhibition 'Good Looking' showcases some of Sydney's best Indigenous queer artists to ensure LGBTQI activism has an Indigenous voice.
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POLITICS

Christian Lobby help censor Volley campaign promoting safe sex

Save your innocence, avert your eyes!
The Advertising Standards Bureau have upheld a complaint from Wendy Francis from the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) over Dunlop's '#Grassroots' advertising campaign. The tennis-themed ad featuring a lot of semi-naked bodies and skin cont...
Trans issues

This short film reveals daily struggles of transgender people

"There is a popular misconception that once a trans person has medically transitioned, and settled into a ‘mainstream’ lifestyle, that all the struggles, challenges and discrimination simply fade away."
A new short film by award-winning transgender film director Jake Graf offers an intimate look at the daily struggles faced by the transgender community. Headspace shows different transgender characters facing exclusion in public spaces suc...
Celebrities

Troye Sivan backs new campaign for equality

The singer shared a picture of himself and his rumoured boyfriend for a Qantas campaign.
Troye Sivan has used his platform as a pop singer to promote equality and support a new Qantas campaign in the lead up to Mardi Gras. Sivan uploaded a cute selfie with his rumoured boyfriend—model Jacob Bixenman—with the hashtag #EqualityI...
MARDI GRAS

Northern Territory stars to shine bright at Mardi Gras

Get ready for glam, gals and glitter as the Northern Territory float for Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is racy, roaring and ready to go!
Trans issues

The Mormon Church has filed a brief against trans rights

The church is urging the Supreme Court to allow transgender discrimination in the name of religious freedom.
Transgender teen Gavin Grimm will soon face the US Supreme Court in his case against the Gloucester County School Board in Virginia. Grimm has been fighting for his right to use his school’s male bathroom since 2015, deferring to the Obama...
Religion

Burglar breaks into liberal church to leave anti-gay message

The Caldwell Presbyterian Church is known as an LGBT+ friendly, all inclusive place of worship.
A burglar has broken into and vandalised a liberal church in Charlotte, North Carolina, in what churchgoers are calling a targeted attack on the LGBT+ community. The intruder smashed a bathroom window to gain access to the Caldwell Presbyt...
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