Brisbane all-girls school rejects 12-year-old transgender girl
The mum of a 12-year-old transgender girl has filed a legal complaint after a Brisbane all-girls school rejected her daughter’s application. The mum and her daughter, who is named Harley, have gone public with the dispute with Carinity Education Southside in an interview with 7News (above). Harley’s mum said staff assured her Harley’s sex assigned …
Conservatives split Anglican church in protest of same-sex marriage
Australia’s Anglican Church has split, with a conservative group of bishops opposed to same-sex marriage forming a breakaway diocese in protest at progressives “revising” the Bible. The newly-formed Diocese of the Southern Cross was formally launched at a major conference in Canberra at the weekend. Bishop of Tasmania and conference chair Richard Condie described the …
Aussie Olympic rugby champion Ellia Green comes out as transgender
Australian Olympic gold medalist and retired rugby star Ellia Green has announced he’s transitioned to male. Ellia represented Australia playing women’s Rugby Sevens and won gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics, as well as a silver at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Earlier this year, Ellia also took on Channel Seven’s gruelling SAS Australia. …
‘Check your bodies’: Queensland performer shares his cancer scare
Queensland stage performer Jared Mifsud has opened up about his recent testicular cancer scare to spread awareness about the disease. The cabaret star and dancer, who’s a regular at the Pink Flamingo Spiegelclub on the Gold Coast, has documented his months-long journey through treatment on Instagram. Jared has told his followers that early detection of …
Victoria is getting a new months-long pride festival this summer
Victoria’s rainbow communities will celebrate pride statewide this summer during a newly-named, two-month-long festival set to be the biggest the state has seen. The annual event is Victoria’s Pride and is set for the state for at least the next four years to support and celebrate the state’s rainbow communities. Midsumma, Victoria’s long-running LGBTIQ+ arts …
Brittney Griner’s lawyers appeal her nine-year sentence in Russia
Lawyers for US lesbian basketballer Brittney Griner have filed an appeal against her nine-year prison sentence in a Russian prison. The 31-year-old was arrested in February at an airport near Moscow, a week before Russia invaded Ukraine. Airport officials found vape cartridges infused with small amounts of cannabis in her luggage. After months in detention, …
Our gay rugby clubs are off to Canada to play for Bingham Cup
Players from Australia’s gay and inclusive rugby clubs have headed overseas to Ottawa, Canada for this year’s Bingham Cup. Known as the World Cup of gay rugby, the biennial Bingham Cup is the world’s largest amateur rugby tournament, with players from 20 countries. The 10th biennial tournament is the first time the event has been …
AFLW star Sabrina Frederick and wife Lili welcome baby daughter
AFLW star Sabrina Frederick and her wife Lili have welcomed their first child, introduced their “tiny dancer” to the world. The Collingwood footballer announced her wife Lili Cadee-Matthews gave birth to newborn Florence Elton Frederick on Tuesday. Sabrina shared the beautiful news via Instagram, sharing a series of photos of the couple’s newborn baby in …
Scientists warn monkeypox can spread to household pets
Scientists have said a dog in Paris is the first domestic animal diagnosed with monkeypox and likely caught it after sleeping alongside its owners, who also had the virus. Since May, monkeypox has spread in Europe and the USA among individuals who have not travelled to endemic areas. The virus, which is mild in most …
Brisbane Pride Festival confirms this year’s march route in West End
Start getting your flags and banners ready! Brisbane Pride Festival has confirmed the route of next month’s Pride March, as the festival’s Fair Day event returns to West End this year. Last month, Brisbane Pride announced Queensland’s largest annual LGBTIQ+ event will return to Musgrave Park, West End on Saturday, September 24. Brisbane Pride have …