Australia

LGBTI Rights in Australia


ADDED ON: 03/22/2023

FAR-RIGHT CHRISTIAN MEN ATTACK LGBT ACTIVISTS IN SOUTH-WEST SYDNEY

Far-right Christian men, some wearing Christian Lives Matter T-shirts, set upon and attacked LGBTQI activists outside a church in the southwest Sydney suburb of Belfield, where One Nation MLC Mark Latham was…

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ADDED ON: 03/21/2023

Victoria to ban Nazi salute after ‘disgusting’ scenes at anti-trans protest

The Andrews government will move to ban the Nazi salute within months after the gesture was used at a protest attended by neo-Nazis at the weekend. Victoria’s attorney general, Jaclyn Symes, says…

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ADDED ON: 03/19/2023

CHRISTIAN FAR-RIGHT GROUPS TO RALLY IN SYDNEY THIS WEEKEND, LGBT ACTIVISTS ORGANISE COUNTER PROTEST

Far-right Christian groups are planning to gather on Macquarie Street in Sydney this weekend to rally, as LGBTQI activists work to counter with their own protest. On Saturday, March 18, the far-right…

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ADDED ON: 03/17/2023

CHRISTIAN FAR-RIGHT GROUPS TO RALLY IN SYDNEY THIS WEEKEND, LGBT ACTIVISTS ORGANISE COUNTER PROTEST

Far-right Christian groups are planning to gather on Macquarie Street in Sydney this weekend to rally, as LGBTQI activists work to counter with their own protest. On Saturday, March 18, the far-right groups…

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ADDED ON: 03/12/2023

LIFE SAVERS CLUB CANCELS PRIDE EVENT AFTER THREATS FROM AUSTRALIAN CONSPIRACY THEORIST

Threats from a well-known Australian conspiracy theorist to Pride Week events have resulted in a local life-saving club in NSW cancelling its upcoming nippers program scheduled for Sunday, March 12, 2023. Thirroul…

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ADDED ON: 03/05/2023

Australia’s Aboriginal LGBTQ community takes center stage at Sydney WorldPride

At a temporary Aboriginal gathering space dubbed Marri Madung Butbut — or "Many Brave Hearts" in the language of Sydney's original inhabitants, the Gadigal people — eight performers emerged through lasers and…

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ADDED ON: 02/28/2023

Australia to advocate for LGBTQ rights in Asia-Pacific

Australia’s first dedicated fund to promote international LGBTQ rights will be created in a federal government move hailed by equality advocates as a groundbreaking step to reduce discrimination in the Asia-Pacific. Foreign…

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ADDED ON: 02/27/2023

Anti-LGBTQIA+ group defaces rainbow church steps

A small but vocal group targeting the LGBTQIA+ community have defaced the steps of a progressive church in protest. On the eve of Saturday’s Mardi Gras parade in Sydney, a group of…

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ADDED ON: 02/27/2023

Farmers first and foremost, these gay graziers are breaking stereotypes

When Jon Wright came out as gay as a 28-year-old farmer, he found support from the community and family — a welcome relief for the grazier after many years of inner turmoil.…

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ADDED ON: 02/26/2023

Anti-LGBTQIA+ group defaces rainbow church steps

A small but vocal group targeting the LGBTQIA+ community have defaced the steps of a progressive church in protest. On the eve of Saturday’s Mardi Gras parade in Sydney, a group of…

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ADDED ON: 02/26/2023

Farmers first and foremost, these gay graziers are breaking stereotypes

When Jon Wright came out as gay as a 28-year-old farmer, he found support from the community and family — a welcome relief for the grazier after many years of inner turmoil.…

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ADDED ON: 02/25/2023

The ‘I’ in LGBTIQ+: What it’s like to be intersex in Australia

Gabrielle Colliver was studying for her HSC when she got a diagnosis that doctors said would change her life, and left her feeling isolated and confused. At the age of 17, she…

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