LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Day (on Wednesday 28 May) was formed to highlight domestic, family and intimate partner violence and abuse occurring in LGBTQ+ communities.
For the first time, Canberra Qwire joins forces with some of the ACT’s finest musicians in a landmark performance, These Precious Hours: Purcells's Dido & Aeneas Reimagined.
Under the orders of US President Trump, the United States military has begun the removal of up to 1,000+ transgender service members following a Supreme Court decision that allows the government to enforce its ban on transgender individuals serving in the armed forces.
Are you ready for a happier, healthier you? Andreas Anthony creates a path for achieving an authentic life in these challanging times. Living authentically is not a destination or a thing to do but a continuous journey of honesty, self-discovery and growth.
In 2016, one of us (Kath) attended New Normal, a conference in London which opposed LGBT+ rights, including lesbian parenting and gender recognition. As a lesbian parent, I was upset by what was said – and by the way people stood to applaud speakers who warned of the dangers of parents like me, while mentioning the need to “protect children”.
Pseudonyms are used in this article; interviewees who asked for their real names to be used are asterisked.
Yet that conference also opened my eyes to my – and perhaps, many other people’s – lack of understanding of what it can mean to stand against…
If you're looking for fun classes, a connected & supportive dance community, and safe & encouraging dance teaching, then our students are telling us that you're in the right place.
A new study led by Monash University researchers has revealed how thoughtful video game design can help create gender euphoria for transgender people, offering new pathways to joy, identity affirmation and inclusive design.
Recently presented at the prestigious ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’25) in Japan, the research identified key themes and patterns to support game designers in understanding how particular combinations of design choices can be a source of trans joy and identity affirmation.
The study was conducted by four game design experts, whose lived…
Holden Sheppard’s cherished Australian gay literature classic, Invisible Boys, has been reimagined as a highly anticipated 10-part series now streaming on STAN.
With its unapologetic, powerful storytelling, the series has already earned widespread praise. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Nicholas Verso, the show captures the novel’s gripping essence on screen. We spoke with Nicholas about the creative journey behind the adaptation.
Nicholas first came across Invisible Boys through word of mouth, discovering it on Twitter (now X) before reading a glowing review from his friend, arts journ…
With many flag proposals being rejected by Unicode, the new Apple feature allows the public to create their own emoji’s via AI and bypass the restrains Unicode previously enforced.
