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5.8KReported LGBTQIA+ Hate Crimes Soar During Pandemic, Gays Blamed For Covid
UK police have shared figures showing sexual orientation-based hate crimes rose on average from 1,456 a month from January to April of this year, to 2,211 a month from May to August, reports The Guardian. Transphobic attacks also rose with 208 a month on average, to 324 a month over the same time periods. Police...
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9.4KCommonwealth Games Chief Wants To Meet With Tom Daley Over LGBTQIA+ Concerns
Commonwealth Games chief, Katie Sadleir, has said she wants to meet with Tom Daley over his public comments regarding the safety of LGBTQIA+ athletes competing at international sporting events, reports The Guardian. In October, Daley said that it was his mission to ban countries that criminalise and execute LGBTQIA+ people from competing in the Olympic...
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8.3KHugh Sheridan Plays Gay In Festive Aussie Rom-Com, “Christmas On The Farm”
Now streaming exclusively on Stan, Christmas On The Farm is a seasonal feel-good film that promises to be a family favourite. The film stars Poppy Montgomery, Hugh Sheridan, Darren McMullen and Nicholas Brown and is set on an authentic Australian farm in Queensland. Dying To Know More? Directed by Christopher Weekes and written by Jennifer...
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4.9KEncore Reading Of The Normal Heart Is Announced With A Q&A In Honour Of World AIDS Day
First performed in 1985, Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart delivers a wrenching look at the rise of the AIDS crisis in New York City during the ’80s. On December 4, 2021 the show by ONE Archive Foundation announced that a Q&A will follow its final encore presentation in honour of World AIDS Day. More About...
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3.8KDNA Poll: Record Low HIV Cases In Australia. Are You On Prep?
Australia has recorded the lowest number of HIV diagnoses in a year since 1984, with data from the Kirby Institute reporting 633 new HIV cases in 2020, reports The Guardian. These figures are a substantial drop from 2019, where 901 new HIV diagnoses were reported in Australia. HIV cases have been declining in Australia since...
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3.2KDNA Poll: Record Low HIV Cases In Australia. Are You On Prep?
The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) has welcomed the arrival of HIV self-tests in Australian pharmacies from mid-December. Retailing for $25 at a small number of pharmacies initially, it’s expected to become a critically important additional tool to help people know their HIV status. CEO of AFAO, Darryl O’Donnell said, “As we mark the...
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3.5KWhat Exactly Is PrEP And How Does It Work? Dr Lane Hinchcliffe Explains…
On December 1, World AIDS Day, we remember those lost to the HIV/AIDS pandemic and we ensure we are bringing awareness of HIV/AIDS. In recent years, PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) has been a game-changing medication preventing the spread of HIV. What is it and how does it work? On his Youtube channel, Adelaide GP, Dr Lane...
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3.3KDebunking Myths and Stigma Around HIV And AIDS With Dr Lane Hinchcliffe
On December 1, we mark World AIDS Day and bring awareness to HIV/AIDS as well as remember those who were lost to the pandemic. Despite all we know about HIV and AIDS, it’s a subject that has been clouded by misinformation and stigma. Dr Lane Hinchcliffe, an Adelaide GP, started a Youtube series in the...
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8.9KHappy Third Anniversary Sphen And Magic – Same-Sex Love Birds Celebrate Another Nesting Season
The Sea Life Sydney Aquarium is the home of two very adorable, very in-love penguins named Sphen and Magic who are a famous attraction for the aquarium partly because they are very cute, but they also draw attention for being two gay penguins in love. The widely-adored penguins became an Australian symbol for the gay...
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6.9KShould Tony Armstrong Have Shaved Off His Iconic Mo And Lost His His Curls? Take The DNA Poll…
Australians have all become accustomed to the rugged, scruffy charm that vibrates off of ABC Breakfast host Tony Armstrong, and so it was a little shock for viewers when they tuned in on Monday to a very different-looking Tony. The Old Tony When the 32-year-old AFL player turned sports presenter hit our small screens in...
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7.6KTrevor Ashley Announces The Return Of The Hilarious “The Lyin’ Queen”
Returning to The Sydney Opera House from November 30 to December 12, is Trevor Ashley’s freshly revised hit comedy The Lyin’ Queen. The new production adds Australian theatre royalty, Todd McKenney to the show as the eccentric Dr Richard Rabbitborough. Expect The Unexpected The Lyin’ Queen is an amalgamation of comedy skits, irreverent musical numbers...
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8.3KNorwegian Ad Shows Same-Sex Kiss and Relationship… With Santa!
A Norwegian TV advert created by postal service Posten has been celebrated around the world after showing a four-minute LGBTQIA+ love story between a man and Santa Claus, reports Mail Plus. Titled, When Harry Met Santa, the advert puts a twist on the classic Christmas song, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, and celebrates 50...
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6.1KNasty Shock For LGBTQIA+ In Australia’s Religious Freedom Bill Revealed
Details of the Australian Government’s secretive Religious Discrimination Bill have finally been revealed, just days before the Prime Minister Scott Morrison plans to take a vote on it in the House of Representatives. Some of the anti-LGBTQIA+ provisions from the previous draft have been removed. For example, the government insists that it will not...
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4.0KConcerns For LGBTQIA+ Rights Worsen Across Eastern Europe
Prominent LGBTQIA+ advocacy groups in Europe warn that the conditions for queer people grow harsher in specific European countries as anti-LGBTQIA+ sentiments spread across the continent, reports SBS News. ILGA-Europe is the peak body for LGBTQIA+ rights and the group points to three countries in particular that exemplify the growing discord – Russia, Hungary and...
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11.5KEddie Redmayne Regrets Playing A Trans Woman In “The Danish Girl”
Leading man Eddie Redmayne has expressed his regret at playing a transgender woman in the 2015 film The Danish Girl. The British actor, famous for Fantastic Beats And Where To Find Them and Les Miserables has received criticism from some members of the LGBTQIA+ community over his depiction of Lili Elbe because it took a...
