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Marriage equality campaigner Tom Snow ties the knot
Marriage equality campaigner and outgoing Equality Australia chair Tom Snow has married his partner Doug Pengilly in a ceremony on Sydney Harbour. Tom (above, centre) and his partner Doug tied the knot in front of their family and friends on a boat on Wednesday. Tom Snow joined Australia’s campaign to legalise same-sex marriage in 2015. …
World AIDS Day 2023: We’re Still Here
Australia’s longest running HIV charity, the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation (BGF), has marked the 35th anniversary of World AIDS Day by reminding the community that longterm survivors of the HIV epidemic are still here and still need our support. World AIDS Day is an international day to commemorate and remember those we have lost to AIDS …
Tim Pocock recalls ‘soul-destroying’ gay conversion therapy
Actor Tim Pocock has opened up about his “soul-destroying” experience of so-called “gay conversion” practices in his twenties. The X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Dance Academy actor recalled undergoing harmful anti-gay hypnotherapy in a new video with Equality Australia, calling for NSW to ban it. “I was first taken to see a psychologist to have my …
Dolly Kicks hosts Drag Storytime at Brisbane’s Shelf Lovers
Drag queen Dolly Kicks is hosting a free Drag Storytime this weekend at Brisbane’s indie LGBTQIA+ bookstore Shelf Lovers. Shelf Lovers opened in Wooloowin earlier this year, and the family-owned bookstore proudly specialises in LGBTQIA+ books. This weekend, the team are partnering with Queer and Here to host the special festive Drag Storytime event on …
Vic Police failures in search for trans woman Bridget Flack
Trans woman Bridget Flack’s sister says police told her there was “no more that could be done” just a few days after she went missing in Melbourne in late 2020. The comment was made only three days after the Melbourne woman’s “uncharacteristic” disappearance after Bridget (above) failed to return from a walk on November 30. …
WA fails to deliver on trans rights in time for Pride
Western Australia has failed to deliver on its promise to scrap its Gender Reassignment Board as WA Pride comes to a close, leaving lives in limbo and plans on hold, according to national and local LGBTIQA+ rights advocates. The WA Government pledged to abolish the Gender Reassignment Board last December and remove the barriers faced …
Rally tomorrow for Trans Day of Resistance
Activists will be gathering in a number of cities across Eastern Australia tomorrow to mark Trans Day of Resistance for 2023. Demands include an end to violence against the trans community, the removal of barriers to transitioning, decriminalisation and destigmatisation of sex work, protecting queer kids in educational settings, and an end to religious rights …
Brisbane Hustlers hosting Speedo car wash fundraiser
Gentlemen, start your engines! The rugby players from the Brisbane Hustlers want to wash your car in their swimmers for an important cause. Club President Steve Bevan told us it’s the Hustlers’ first car wash, on December 2. It starts at 7am at Norths Rugby Club at Wavell Heights, northeast of Brisbane. The boys will …
NSW government delays gay conversion ban bill
The NSW government has delayed the introduction of legislation to ban harmful LGBTQ conversion practices until at least early next year. NSW Premier Chris Minns had pledged to introduce the draft legislation before the end of the year. But just one sitting week of state parliament remains. The government announced the delay after getting requests …
Police investigate fake flyers targeting Wynnum’s Bay Pride
Wynnum police are investigating the fake, homophobic flyers targeting the new Bay Pride event at Wynnum Fringe this weekend. Fringe founder Tom Oliver has previously spoken out against a sad and disturbing campaign against the inaugural Pride March and Fair Day-style event this weekend. In an emotional video, Tom condemned the “defamatory” flyers that used …
