ACON is one of Australia’s leading LGBTQIA+ organisations designed to encourage community health and opportunities. ACON launched TransHub in March 2020, an extensive online resource providing information and support for individuals in NSW. A GREAT RESOURCE FOR TRANS AND GENDER DIVERSE COMMUNITIES Teddy Cook is ACON’s acting Director, Community Health and formed TransHub with ACON’s...
If you’re a fan of LGBTQIA+ young adult fiction, it’s likely you’ve heard of Red, White And Royal Blue. The novel written by Casey McQuiston found popularity with young readers and was picked up by Amazon in 2019 to be made into a film. Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitizine have been cast as the...
In the upcoming drama Our Son directed by Bill Oliver, actors Billy Porter and Luke Evans will play husbands in the middle of a messy divorce, reports Gay Times. The two actors are openly gay in their personal lives and have both starred in LGBTQIA+ roles before. PORTER AND EVANS ARE ICONS ON-SCREEN AND OFF...
ANZ is the latest bank to join the many major corporations offering gender affirmation leave for transgender and gender-diverse employees. ANZ has introduced the new paid leave option for employees as a way to tangibly demonstrate their commitment to the LGBTQIA+ community. WHAT DOES ANZ’S LEAVE LOOK LIKE? As one of Australia’s big four banks,...
David Bowie is a musician who needs little introduction. A titan of the music industry, he shaped our culture for future generations as he was living it. Honouring and exploring this legend is director Brett Morgen, who has released a new documentary called Moonage Daydream, to critical acclaim. GET CLOSER TO THE POWERHOUSE THAT WAS...
Daniel Assetta and his husband Tobias Madden were married in 2019 and to celebrate their anniversary, Assetta posted their lively wedding dance on TikTok. The video has since gone viral and it’s not hard to see why; it’s cute, it’s funny, the grooms are gorgeous and it’s set to Jennifer Lopez’s Let’s Get Loud, reports...
For all fans of Stranger Things, Netlfix has dropped the first volume of the series’ fourth season. In this latest season, we get to take a peek behind the lives of the main characters. One character who has caught viewers’ attention is Noah Schnapp’s character Will Byers. Many believe the show is positioning us to...
Celebrated transgender actress Georgie Stone has announced her new documentary. The Dreamlife Of Georgie Stone will have its Australian debut at the Sydney Film Festival on Monday, June 13. The intimate documentary follows Stone’s life and touches on joy, adversity and triumph. GROUNDBREAKING AND BEAUTIFUL Georgie Stone is the Australian actress best known for playing...
June 1 is the start of Pride Month where the LGBTQIA+ community takes stock of our hard-won progress. It’s a month for celebrating diversity and for campaigning against continuing bigotry. USA President Joe Biden has released a proclamation via The White House affirming his administration’s commitment to LGBTQIA+ people both in the US and abroad....
Intersex children often experience medical interventions when they are still infants. Reportedly, this can cause long-term psychological and physical harm. The ACT has introduced a draft bill that would ban these medical and surgical procedures on children until they are old enough to decide what they would want for themselves, reports Pedestrian TV. A MAJOR...
British Olympic diver Tom Daley is famous for being one of the high-profile elite athletes changing the face of sport. Away from the pool, Daley is a husband, father and LGBTQIA+ advocate. Ahead of Pride month, Tom Daley dropped the Pride Collection on his fashion label Made With Love on Saturday, May 28. PROFITS WILL...
New research from Monash Universities Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice has found that queer youth in Australia face unique challenges that are disproportionate to their heterosexual peers. The study cites education, health and employment as being areas of concern for queer Australians. RESULTS DEMONSTRATE THE STRUGGLES OF LGBTQIA+ YOUTH The report by Monash...
Healthcare experts worldwide are warning of an outbreak of the monkeypox virus being detected in patients in Europe, the US and Australia. Usually considered mild, the virus is rare outside of Central and West Africa, reports Q News. THE SITUATION SO FAR The strain of monkeypox was first documented in Europe in the UK where...
The Australian Greens have won an unprecedented amount of seats in the recent federal election and Stephen Bates has been one of the latest. The gay politician upended the Liberal party MP Trevor Evans, who is also gay, and Bates did it with the help of his Grindr campaign, reports Pedestrian TV. NOW, ABOUT THAT...
Since a study began on the statistics of LGBTQIA+ people, the number of people identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual in the UK has doubled, reports Yahoo News. THERE AREN’T ‘MORE GAY PEOPLE’, THERE’S JUST MORE ACCEPTANCE The data is collected by the Annual Population Survey (APS) which takes stock of how people identify. Since...