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Added on: 02/17/2024

Gay Conversion Therapy Roadshow Sparks Outrage in Albany, Western Australia

02/16/2024

In the quiet streets of Albany, Western Australia, a storm brews, not of nature but of ideology. A recent event, dubbed the ‘Gay Conversion Therapy Roadshow,’ has…

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Added on: 02/12/2024

The evolving support for queer people in regional SA

02/11/2024

Growing up in Leigh Creek, the Our Town Cummins peer support connector never saw much representation of the LGBTQIA+ community that he is now a part of. “You…

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Added on: 02/02/2024

Coming out as trans can be tough in regional Australia. Here’s how these three teens did it

02/01/2024

Eliott had heard too many horror stories about trans kids coming out in small country towns. But when he did, he was surprised by what happened. He was…

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Added on: 01/25/2024

Over 75 % Of Young Queer Australians Face Abuse From Parents, Authority Figures: Study

01/24/2024

A recent study on the prevalence of domestic violence has unveiled concerning findings about the experiences of maltreatment among LGBTQI Australians. Trigger Warning: This story discusses abuse…

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Added on: 01/23/2024

Rainbow Labor’s Stall At Midsumma Carnival Targeted

01/22/2024

The Labor Party’s LGBTQI group Rainbow Labor’s stall at the Midsumma Carnival was targeted on Sunday by a few protesters, who allegedly damaged some items, shouted slogans…

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Added on: 01/20/2024

NSW Government Orders Review Into Hate Speech Law

01/19/2024

The NSW government on Friday ordered a review into the state’s hate crime laws. Chairperson of the NSW Law Reform Commission and former Chief Justice of the…

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Added on: 01/17/2024

Conviction overturned for man who punched antigay attackers at WorldPride

01/16/2024

A man who was convicted for stopping an anti-LGBTQ+ assault during Sydney WorldPride last year had his conviction overturned in court on earlier this month, as reported…

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Added on: 01/11/2024

Forty-One Community Organisations Write To WA Premier Over LGBT Law Refroms

01/10/2024

Around forty-one community organisations, including LGBTQI, health and women’s groups and unions, have addressed an open letter to Western Australia Premier Roger Cook to deliver on the…

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Added on: 01/07/2024

St Just Sisters’ drag shows raise awareness, funds for regional and rural SA communities

01/06/2024

When veteran drag queen KymmBerlei takes to the stage in her floor-length sequin gown, glamorous wig, and sky-high heels, she in many ways embodies the enormous transformation…

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Added on: 01/04/2024

2023 World Same-Sex Marriage and LGBT Rights Progress – Part 4: Africa and Oceania

01/03/2024

It was an unusually busy year for LGBT news in Africa in 2023, with one country decriminalizing sodomy, one slowly opening the door to equal marriage, several…

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Added on: 12/30/2023

LGBT Advocates Call On NSW Police, Government To Implement Gay Hate Inquiry’s Recommendations

12/29/2023

LGBTQI advocates have called on the NSW government and NSW Police force to fully implement the recommendations by a special commission of inquiry into LGBTQI hate crime…

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Added on: 12/18/2023

Cricket Australia isn’t bowing to anti-trans pressure: ‘Inclusion is the priority’

12/17/2023

Cricket Australia has confirmed that it has no plans to bow to anti-trans rhetoric and exclude transgender athletes from competing in the division that aligns with their…

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Added on: 12/16/2023

Tasmanian advocates brand proposed conversion ban “useless”

12/15/2023

Tasmanian LGBTIQA+ advocates have slammed the state government’s proposed bill to ban conversion practices, saying it will allow the harmful practices to continue. The proposed legislation, which…

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Added on: 12/12/2023

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Members Vote To Cancel Controversial Police Accord

12/11/2023

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG) members have voted to cancel the Mardi Gras Police Accord and abolish the controversial decency inspections. At the December 9…

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Added on: 12/06/2023

Where’s The Straight Flag? Controversy Over Yarra City Council’s Inclusive Flag Policy

12/05/2023

Out gay President of a citizen’s group and former Angry Victorians Party candidate has asked what about “straight pride flag” after Melbourne’s Yarra Council announced its plans…

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Added on: 11/27/2023

‘Stand up, fight back’: Trans Day of Resistance Rally and March

11/26/2023

Despite the looming threat of rain, a large crowd gathered in Newtown’s Pride Square for the Trans Day of Resistance rally and march. The event was organised…

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Added on: 11/25/2023

NSW Government To Delay Gay Conversion Ban Until 2024

11/24/2023

The NSW Government will delay the ban on gay conversion practices till next year, to allow more time for additional consultations with conversion survivors. First reported by…

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Added on: 11/20/2023

Melbourne’s queer community is hard at work to support those impacted by suicides, as families grieve those lost

11/19/2023

Bridget Flack’s family remembers her as bright and creative. “She was incredibly artistic, you know, whether drawing or writing or playing music, she loved all of that,” Angela…

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Added on: 11/18/2023

The inside story of DFAT’s treatment of LGBT staff over the decades

11/17/2023

Bruce Miller, a former Australian ambassador to Japan, describes the career he had in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) as “a mixed picture”. A…

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Added on: 11/13/2023

NSW Gay Hate Crimes Inquiry Holds Last Public Hearing

11/12/2023

The Special Commission of Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crimes (the Inquiry) will hold its final public sitting tomorrow, Tuesday 14 November 2023, in Sydney. Led by the Honourable…

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Added on: 11/09/2023

Sex workers to rally for their rights in Sydney on Friday

11/08/2023

The event is being held in Newtown’s Pride Square outside The Hub theatre building and will run from 10.30am until midday. Supporters are encouraged to wear red…

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Added on: 11/02/2023

Catholic church loses landmark case over tactics that shield it from Australian abuse claims

11/02/2023

The Catholic church has lost a landmark case over its controversial use of the deaths of paedophile priests to thwart survivors’ attempts at justice. The high court on Wednesday…

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Added on: 10/19/2023

After Defeating Voice, LGBTIQA+ Australians Are The Next Target Of No Campaigners

10/18/2023

Empowered by the success of their fear-mongering and division-sowing, No campaigners will turn on us in an attempt to claw back the tolerance we won through marriage…

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Added on: 10/09/2023

Sydney’s Inner West Council To Commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance

10/08/2023

The upcoming Inner West Council meeting anticipates a notice of motion, requesting council to further commemorate international Transgender Day of Remembrance this November. The motion created by councillor,…

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Added on: 10/06/2023

Gay conversion therapy ban bill to be brought forward in NSW after claims reform was put ‘on ice’

10/05/2023

The New South Wales government says it will bring forward its promised laws banning gay conversion practices, days after a religious lobby group claimed to have helped…

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Added on: 10/02/2023

Nazi Graffiti Attack On Sydney Home Targets Jewish And LGBT Communities

10/01/2023

A Sydney home has been graffitied with anti-semitic and homophobic symbols, on the eve of the holiest day for the Jewish community. On Monday, September 25, a…

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Added on: 09/26/2023

Australian Human Rights Committee Set to Deny Lesbian Group’s Request to Hold Event for ‘Lesbian-Born-Females’ Only

09/25/2023

The Australian Human Rights Commission appears set to bar a lesbian group from hosting an event exclusively for “lesbians born female” after at least 14 activist organizations…

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Added on: 09/10/2023

Ryan didn’t have the words to describe his identity. Now he feels more complete

09/09/2023

Ryan Tran says he felt like he was living in two worlds. He was an out and proud gay man when speaking English, but among his Vietnamese…

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Added on: 09/04/2023

LGBTQ+ safety under threat in Sydney after hateful attack on Pride event

09/03/2023

Sydney, Australia’s LGBTQ+ community is recovering from an upsetting attack on a Pride event in the city’s Bankstown area. The event, called Wear It Purple, was abruptly shut down…

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Added on: 09/03/2023

‘Hate crime’: Safety concerns after Sydney’s latest anti-LGBTQ attack

09/02/2023

It was meant to be a stall providing information for young queer people in western Sydney, with an appearance by comedian and drag performer Carla from Bankstown….