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Melbourne lights up for Blood Equality

Blood Equality–Illuminations is an inspirational art installation that shines a light on the campaign for, “science, not stigma,” when it comes to donating blood.
LITERATURE

Queering the work of Jane Austen is nothing new

Starting in the Victorian era, stage performers and writers have been subverting the novelist’s reputation as the go-to author for conventional, heterosexual love.
Trans issues

The UK is considering plans to make it easier for people to change their gender legally

Currently, people must be diagnosed with gender dysphoria and prove they have been transitioning for two years to obtain a gender recognition certificate.
Trans issues

Despite 10 hours of debate, the Texas bathroom bill has been approved by a state Senate committee

It will now advance to the Texas Senate, where it’s expected to pass.
Trans issues

Man sentenced to 40 years in prison for killing transgender woman

Dee Whigham was one of at least 27 transgender people killed in the US in 2016.
Music

People have mixed feelings about Ariana Grande being named the gay icon of her generation

Twitter has reacted after Billboard crowned Grande as a gay icon.
MENSTRUATION

Transgender activist tackles the issue of menstruation with powerful viral photo

"Not all people who menstruate are women, and not all women menstruate.”

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

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Religion

What gay porn at Pompeii can tell us about the Bible’s relationship to sexuality

A prominent evangelical Christian from the UK believes the historic artwork shows that the Bible isn't actually condemning homosexuality.
Health

UK relaxes blood donation rules for gay and bisexual men and sex workers

“This is an unprecedented leap forward that is based on science, and not stigmatising preconceptions - something we've long fought for."
Pride

Germans celebrate same-sex marriage at Berlin Pride

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier signed marriage equality into law last week.
World

Twitter has hit back at the Christian theme park that's trying to “reclaim the rainbow”

“I checked the gay agenda and boats are definitely gay.”
Trans issues

The UK’s first transgender prom queen has been crowned in Wales

"When they called out my name it was amazing. It was probably the best moment of my life."
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MUSIC

The classic queer paradox of Tyler, the Creator

On 'Flower Boy' the rapper suggests he’s not straight—and struggles with a stigma he helped propagate.
Gender

People are loving that Jennifer Lopez used gender-neutral pronouns to describe her sister’s child

JLo's fans couldn't be happier that she casually used gender-neutral terms on an Instagram post.
LITERATURE

Sex trafficking interrogated in compelling novel featuring India’s hijra community

"What the mainstream suppresses becomes the shadow world. If we want to look at our own fears, biases and prejudices, we have to look at that world.”
World

RuPaul, Rita Ora and Mara Wilson among celebrities to join 'Eyes on Chechnya' campaign

“Together we can raise the volume on the public outcry, and let the world know that we have our #EyesOnChechnya."
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The murder and fraught queer history of ‘Half Wild’

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5 reasons 'When We Rise' is an unmissable television event

Episode one is streaming on SBS On Demand right now!
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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...
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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.
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A definitive timeline of LGBT+ rights in Australia

A bittersweet look at where we've been, how far we've come, and how far we've got to go.
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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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Melbourne lights up for Blood Equality

Blood Equality–Illuminations is an inspirational art installation that shines a light on the campaign for, “science, not stigma,” when it comes to donating blood.
On Thursday night, the grand arched courtyard of the University of Melbourne’s Old Quad building will be awash with the blood of gay, bisexual and transgender men. Far from a terrible atrocity, Blood Equality–Illuminations - by New York ar...
LITERATURE

Queering the work of Jane Austen is nothing new

Starting in the Victorian era, stage performers and writers have been subverting the novelist’s reputation as the go-to author for conventional, heterosexual love.
It’s an old Jane Austen conundrum: The author never married, but her fiction suggests she was expert in the ways of desire and love. How can that be? What were her desires, and did she act on them? Questions about Austen’s sexuality recent...
Trans issues

The UK is considering plans to make it easier for people to change their gender legally

Currently, people must be diagnosed with gender dysphoria and prove they have been transitioning for two years to obtain a gender recognition certificate.
Transgender and non-binary people in the UK who wish to legally change their birth certificate to match their gender identity currently have to obtain a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria and prove that they’ve been in the process of tr...
Trans issues

Despite 10 hours of debate, the Texas bathroom bill has been approved by a state Senate committee

It will now advance to the Texas Senate, where it’s expected to pass.
The Senate State Affairs Committee in Texas has voted 8-1 in favour of SB3—known as the Texas bathroom bill—which would prevent transgender people from using a public bathroom that matches their gender identity, Reuters reports.  The vote ...
Trans issues

Man sentenced to 40 years in prison for killing transgender woman

Dee Whigham was one of at least 27 transgender people killed in the US in 2016.
A man has been found guilty of murdering transgender nurse Dee Whigham in Biloxi, Mississippi in July 2016, AP reports.  Dwanya Hickerson—a former sailor in the US Navy—stabbed Whigham 119 times after finding out she was transgender. The t...
Music

People have mixed feelings about Ariana Grande being named the gay icon of her generation

Twitter has reacted after Billboard crowned Grande as a gay icon.
This week, Billboard published an article detailing why Ariana Grande is the “gay icon of her generation” and Twitter users have had some pretty mixed reactions. The article gives eight reasons why the pop singer is deserving of the title,...
MENSTRUATION

Transgender activist tackles the issue of menstruation with powerful viral photo

"Not all people who menstruate are women, and not all women menstruate.”
Content Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of menstruation and the loss of children, as well as staged images of persons menstruating. These images and descriptions may be confronting or triggering to some readers.  Artist...
Religion

What gay porn at Pompeii can tell us about the Bible’s relationship to sexuality

A prominent evangelical Christian from the UK believes the historic artwork shows that the Bible isn't actually condemning homosexuality.
A British Baptist minister and activist says that the erotic frescos found in the ash-preserved towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum are an important tool in contextualising Bible passages.  Rev. Steve Chalke refers to some of the “clobber pas...
MUSIC

The classic queer paradox of Tyler, the Creator

On 'Flower Boy' the rapper suggests he’s not straight—and struggles with a stigma he helped propagate.
Tyler, the Creator became famous, in part, for being hateful. When his rap collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (“Odd Future” is fine) caught buzz around 2010, it was because of their delirious energy and Eminem-like love of mayhe...
Health

UK relaxes blood donation rules for gay and bisexual men and sex workers

“This is an unprecedented leap forward that is based on science, and not stigmatising preconceptions - something we've long fought for."
Blood donation restrictions on gay and bisexual men and sex workers in England and Scotland have been relaxed following a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs. Men who have sex with men and ...
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