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Celebrities

Shay Mitchell on not putting labels on her sexuality

"Love is love, and that's something that I'll keep saying.”
ESTRANGEMENT

LGBTIQ+ Australians are still becoming estranged from loved ones

“When I eventually came out to my mother as transgender, she told me I was sick and that God would cure me. She still hasn't wrapped her head around it and...
Television

Billie Piper says Rose would be in love with new female Doctor Who

“It’s always going to be a beautiful union.”
US Politics

LGBT+ organisations speak out against Trump administration's decision to scrap DACA program

It’s estimated that 75,000 of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients identify as LGBTIQ.
WWE

Some queer storyline suggestions for World Wrestling Entertainment

An emphasis on consent, the deconstruction of heterosexist stereotypes, and promoting the WWE's first openly gay wrestler are just some of the ways Scarlett...
Queer Representation

These kids had the best reaction to gay animation ‘In A Heartbeat’

“It’s really nice to see cartoons like that, and I want them to make more so they can know it’s okay to be gay or lesbian because that’s fine."

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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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Trans issues

ALDI under fire for selling popular children’s book ‘The Boy in the Dress’

Critics have complained that the grocery store is promoting ‘transgenderism’.
Sex workers rights

Tilly Lawless on why feminists need to support the rights of sex workers

The writer and activist will be speaking at today's TEDx Youth event, ‘Shifting the Future’, discussing how the exclusion of sex workers from the conversation is...
MARRIAGE EQUALITY

Same-sex marriage: No urgent need for postal survey, High Court told

The government should not have bypassed parliament by giving the finance minister the power to fund the postal survey on same-sex marriage, the High Court has...
INTERTECH AUSTRALIA

Industry giants join forces to create initiative supporting LGBTQIA tech employees

Australia's biggest tech companies have banded together to stop their LGBTQIA employees from feeling like they have to hide who they are and who they love while...
BIPHOBIA

Pro wrestler Anthony Bowens opens up about the stigmatisation of bisexual men

Celebrated pro wrestler Anthony Bowens was nervous about coming out as a bisexual man earlier this year, but the backlash to his announcement wasn't exactly what...
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Film

Troye Sivan, Nicole Kidman and Flea to star in film about gay conversion camp

'Boy Erased' is based author Garrard Conley's memoir about growing up gay in Arkansas.

Gay YouTuber becomes mayor of Hell, bans heterosexuals, gets impeached

“Growing up, I was always told that homosexuals would go to Hell, now the heterosexuals are trying to take this from us too.”
PSA

This hilarious video explores whether straight people should go to gay bars

“It’s a place where gay men and women go to feel safe, welcomed and flawless because they don’t feel that same way outside of the gay bars and clubs."
Drag

'RuPaul’s Drag Race' could be getting a UK series soon

“There’s far too much drag talent in England, Scotland and Wales… All different parts of the UK, so it can’t not happen.”
INTERVIEW

Janet Mock and the complexity of speaking up

Janet Mock will appear at the Melbourne Writers’ Festival on August 31, and at the Sydney Opera House’s Antidote Festival on September 3.
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WHEN WE RISE

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

Episode one is streaming on SBS On Demand right now!
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...
A Brief History

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.
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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MARRIAGE EQUALITY

Opinion: Here’s how I justify taking part in the degrading postal survey

"When we win, I’ll feel relieved, but I won’t see it as a victory of equality."
Over the past few weeks - like many Australians I suspect - I’ve struggled to explain exactly why I feel so personally insulted and degraded by the government’s postal survey.  It’s a democratic process, after all, and one which we should ...
No labels

This store has removed 'boys' and 'girls' labels on children's clothes

The department store wants to avoid "reinforcing gender stereotypes".
UK department store John Lewis has embraced gender-neutral children's clothing, becoming the first UK retailer to remove 'boys' and girls' labels from its clothing. John Lewis children's clothing will now say 'Girls & Boys' or 'Boys &a...;
EQUALITY

8 young LGBTQIA+ Australians on the importance of equality

“What does equality mean to you?” from the voices of queer youth and allies.
In regards to the debates surrounding our nation over the past few months, it has been easy to forget that these conversations have real, human faces, with real consequences for thousands of young Australians.  With hate, comes love; these...
MARRIAGE EQUALITY

Same-sex marriage: Petition launched to deregister doctor who appeared in No campaign ad

A petition has been launched to deregister the doctor that appeared in the first TV advertisement for the No campaign.
INTERTECH AUSTRALIA

Industry giants join forces to create initiative supporting LGBTQIA tech employees

Australia's biggest tech companies have banded together to stop their LGBTQIA employees from feeling like they have to hide who they are and who they love while they're at work.
The world is slowly moving towards being a more inclusive environment for LGBTQIA people, but things certainly aren't perfect. So, while this imbalance exists, it's important for businesses to promote inclusiveness and create a safe, suppo...
Sport

These pro-LGBT+ football posters have been popping up all over Copenhagen

“Together, we can make sure everyone feels welcome in the stadium, in the club and in training. Football is our sport. There must be room for everyone.”
A series of posters aimed at fighting homophobia in sport have appeared across Copenhagen bearing the message “Fodbold for alle’ or ‘Football for all’.  The advertisements depict male and female football players with their faces painted wi...
Same-sex marriage

Israel’s Supreme Court rejects same-sex marriage petition

The Supreme Court told The Israeli Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Association that is was up to legislators to change the marriage law.
The Supreme Court in Israel has rejected a petition from a local LGBT+ rights organisation calling for same-sex marriage to be legalised.  The Israeli Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Association (IGLBT) argued that the current marri...
Film

Troye Sivan, Nicole Kidman and Flea to star in film about gay conversion camp

'Boy Erased' is based author Garrard Conley's memoir about growing up gay in Arkansas.
Singer Troye Sivan is set to appear in Joel Edgerton’s new film Boy Erased, alongside Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe and Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist, Flea.  The film is based on Garrard Conley’s Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, an...
Homophobia

Pastor says Hurricane Harvey is punishment for Texas failing to pass anti-trans bill

The pastor has previously accused government schools of producing "transgender communists".
US Pastor Kevin Swanson says that the LGBT+ community is to blame for the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, Right Wing Watch reports.  Swanson noted on his radio show ‘Generations’ that the storm hit Houston because...
MARRIAGE EQUALITY

Marriage survey: two-thirds of new voters are aged 18-24

The majority of Australia's newest voters are also the nation's youth, according to this week's electoral figures. But with the High Court yet to uphold the postal ballot one question remains: will young people even get to vote on the issue?...
About two-thirds of the nearly 100,000 people added to the electoral roll ahead of the same-sex marriage postal ballot are young voters, according to final figures issued by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on Wednesday. Between A...
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