LGBTQ
Deadloch’s Kate Box: I’ve never been a closeted actor but there was an instinct to hide
The 45-year-old Australian actor’s new project, Erotic Stories, has given her the chance to reflect on sex, intimacy and the urgency of queer representation.
- by Lorna Gray
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The October 29 Edition
In our cover story this week, actor Kate Box talks with writer Lorna Gray about her work, family and the power in telling queer stories.
‘It took me a year to navigate’: James Parr on dating with a disability
The athlete, model and disability advocate opens up about life after his cancer diagnosis and the women who have shaped him.
- by Jane Rocca
Minns says Catholic school should let same-sex kids attend formal
A petition calling for the Sydney school to allow same-sex couples to attend its year 12 formal has garnered thousands of signatures.
- by Lucy Carroll and Christopher Harris
Forcing people to be sterilised to change gender is unlawful, Japan’s Supreme Court rules
The 2003 law requiring the removal of sex organs to obtain a state-recognised gender change has long been criticised.
- by Nicola Smith
‘No place for such hatred’: Sydney killer jailed for maximum of 22 years
Stanley Early was “motivated by a hatred for and prejudice against homosexual men”, a judge said, when sentencing him over the 1987 murder of Raymond Keam in Sydney’s east.
- by Sarah McPhee and Michaela Whitbourn
Liberals to back Deeming motion for inquiry into gender-affirming care
Gender-affirming care can refer to a range of medical practices that support a person embracing a different gender identity to what they were born with.
- by Kieran Rooney
Lesbian Action Group loses bid to exclude trans women from events
The Australian Human Rights Commission rejected the bid on the basis that sex is neither fixed nor binary and transgender women can be lesbians too.
- by Chip Le Grand
Donald Tusk, former EU president, declares victory in Poland election
An opposition win would be a dramatic shift for a place where the government has controlled the courts and media, targeted LBGTQ+ rights, and undermined the union.
- by Anthony Faiola and Annabelle Chapman
Mayor of first council to recognise gay and lesbian relationships
On August 13, 2003, South Sydney City Council formally recognised gay and lesbian relationships.
- by Malcolm Brown
Mysterious bloody palm print a vital clue to identity of Summer Hill killer
An inquiry has uncovered key evidence from the scene of a frenzied stabbing in Sydney’s inner west, pointing to the potential killer.
- by Michaela Whitbourn