It has been almost 40 years since the ABC broadcast The Pack of Women, the television version of Robyn Archer’s ground-breaking cabaret of the same name, which premiered in London’s Drill Hall and then toured Australia in a Belvoir Street production with an all-Australian cast
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.
We love glitter is festive, fun and a favourite for pride here in Australia and around the word. But while it may look harmless, beautiful even, glitter’s sparkle hides a darker side. Those shimmering specks often end up far from party tables and greeting cards. You can even spot them glinting on beaches, washed in with the tide.
A new study has found that stress, not identity, drives riskier cannabis use among sexually diverse youth. Cannabis is undoubtedly a polarising substance.
Join The Book Cow and FUSE at Winnings Kingston as we welcome Holden Sheppard to launch his first novel for adults, King of Dirt, and celebrate the recent television series adaptation of his first novel, Invisible Boys. Holden will be joined by special guest David Blanco of FUSE Magazine
This year YMCA Canberra we are proud to be running their fourth wave of the Our Lives: Women in the ACT Survey. The survey takes approximately 5 minutes to complete.
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