Aug 5, 2025
                
            
        
    
Queer Books
        
                King of Dirt : A gay bogan love story
Fearless, unfiltered, and proudly regional, acclaimed author Holden Sheppard writes with grit, heart, and a bold voice for queer Australia. Born and raised in Geraldton, WA, he made waves with his award-winning debut Invisible Boys, later adapted into a hit TV series.
        
        
        
                
                
            
        
    
Aug 5, 2025
                
            
        
    
TV
        
                Magda Szubanski receivies Logies Honour
An Icon Celebrated by all Australians, Magda Szubanski, one of our most beloved comedians and outspoken LGBTIQ advocates, has been officially inducted into the TV WEEK Logie Awards Hall of Fame, marking four decades of breaking new ground in entertainment and equality.
        
        
        
                
                
            
        
    
Aug 4, 2025
                
            
        
    
AUST
        
                Federal Court Appeal in Tickle Gender Discrimination Case begins
The high-profile legal battle between Sall Grover, founder of the Lesbian women-only social media app Giggle for Girls, and transgender woman Roxanne Tickle entered a new phase today, as Grover’s appeal against Tickle’s gender discrimination victory commenced in the Full Federal Court.
        
        
        
                
                
            
        
    
Aug 4, 2025
                
            
        
    
NFSA | Film | 2024
        
                Cult Classics with Venus Mantrap
Arc Cinema presents a series of Friday night filmic feasts hosted by Venus Mantrap – local drag artist and culture warrior. Fright Night: Cult Cinema Classics at the NFSA will plumb the archives to showcase cinema with bite, edgy movies and fan favourites – films that unnerve, push buttons, ask questions and just look good on the big screen.
        
        
        
                
                
            
        
    
Jul 28, 2025
                
            
        
    
Gender
        
                Critics claim gender clinics are seeing an excess of trans boys. But new data suggest otherwise
Gender clinics provide multidisciplinary care that helps trans people to explore and affirm their gender identity. The number of adolescents referred to gender clinics has increased worldwide in recent years, especially among those who were assigned female at birth.
        
        
        
                
                
            
        
    
Jul 16, 2025
                
            
        
    
Expressions of interest
        
                Queer Powerpoint CBR
Got a PowerPoint idea burning a hole in your hard drive? A passion project or secret obsession that keeps you up at night? We want to hear about it! For the first time ever, Queer PowerPoint is coming to Canberra for three massive nights across Belconnen Arts Centre, Tuggeranong Arts Centre, and The Q in Queanbeyan.
CALLOUT CLOSES: FRIDAY 15 AUGUST 2025
We’re looking for LGBTQIA+ folks from across the ACT and surrounding regions to share their wildest ideas, deepest dives, and niche obsessions. QPPT presentations are 10-12 minutes long and can be about literally anything – as long as it’s q…
        
        
        
                
                
            
        
    
Jul 16, 2025
                
            
        
    
Relationships
        
                Domestic, family and intimate partner violence: a family law perspective
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. 
        
        
        
                
                
            
        
    
Jul 16, 2025
                
            
        
    
ARTIST CALL OUT
        
                Artist Call Out : Kaleidoscope LGBTQIA+ Exhibition 2025
In its fourth year, Kaleidoscope IV is an open exhibition where LGBTQIA+ artists in Canberra and Australia-wide can express their experiences of queerness, sexuality, gender, and unique individuality through art.
        
        
        
                
                
            
        
    
Jul 3, 2025
                
            
        
    
USA
        
                San Francisco’s 4.1-Mile Rainbow Laser Pride Flag
 
San Francisco once again transformed its iconic Market Street into a radiant symbol of LGBTIQ+ pride, as the world’s largest rainbow laser flag returned for Pride Weekend 2025.