LGBT
School leaders encouraged to speak up for LGBTIQ+ students
In the face of a discrimination incident, the leaders at Natalie’s high school rallied on behalf of queer students. It changed Natalie’s high school experience.
- by Anna Prytz
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‘I turned my scars into strength’: Victoria gets LGBTI homelessness support
Elvis Martin would have been spared months of pain if he had been supported by appropriate services when he was disowned by his family at 17 for being gay.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Victoria
All-gender bathrooms proposed for Victorian workplaces and footy ovals
WorkSafe is carrying out a review of all-gender bathrooms in Victorian workplaces, as sporting organisations make plans to include them in Melbourne’s major stadiums.
- by Chloe Booker
Michelle Visage: ‘Finally, to see drag be validated as a viable art form is a gift’
The American recording artist, TV presenter, and judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race discusses not feeling part of the queer community, the US response to COVID, and why the show must go on.
- by Benjamin Law
Opinion
Herald turns 190
I spied a Herald birth notice with two mummies and the rest is a little bundle of history
In the early 90s, I read the birth notices obsessively, looking for patterns, looking for people.
- by Jenna Price
Having just turned 60, Magda Szubanski is revelling in a happy place
As she prepares to host a reboot of popular game show The Weakest Link, Magda Szubanski opens up about her new role, marriage equality, family trauma and why she’s so good at giving hugs.
- by Michael Lallo
Catholic schools split over Mark Latham’s anti-trans education bill
The main state body, Catholic Schools NSW, has backed Mark Latham’s proposal but the Parramatta diocese is dead against.
- by Michael Koziol
Love Bridgerton? Then tune in to Emily Dickinson, the noted kook who will not marry
Timeless feminist angst, contemporary pop songs and snappy dialogue – there’s a lot to enjoy in this witty reimagining of the life of the young 19th-century bisexual poet.
- by Madeleine Gray
Is it easier to come out, now that so many celebrities are?
When Emma Corrin announced on Instagram that she was “ur fave queer bride” the world seemed, at least in that moment, born anew in a rainbow-hued wash of acceptance.
- by Samantha Selinger-Morris
Opinion
Aged care royal commission
LGBTQ elderly face abuse, but the royal commission let them down
None of the 148 recommendations in the final report mention LGBTQ people.
- by Claire Allen
After going ‘free of LGBT,’ a Polish town pays a price
Krasnik voted to be “free of LGBT” two years ago to satisfy conservative voters. Now, the mayor regrets the move, which has led to censure from other European countries and put funding at risk.
- by Andrew Higgins