Despite the current anti-LGBTIQ+ political climate in the US, a new 2025 Gallup Poll reveals a queer generational shift that's reshaping American demographics.
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The USA has been added to the Global Human Rights Watchlist
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Slutty little glasses’: men’s eyewear fashion is the history of seeing – and being seen
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50 Years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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Thousands of games have been censored including LGBTQIA+ content
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Coriolanus is startlingly relevant under Trump 2.0
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King of Dirt : A gay bogan love story

Fashion
Slutty little glasses’: men’s eyewear fashion is the history of seeing – and being seen
The coolest newest trend in menswear? Barely-there, wired glasses. Or as the internet likes to call them, slutty little glasses.

Gender
Critics claim gender clinics are seeing an excess of trans boys. But new data suggest otherwise
Despite its lack of evidence, a social contagion theory has been used by critics to help fuel an international backlash against adolescent gender care.

Spirit
The Dalai Lama has an unexpected connection to the trans community
Discover how Buddhist tradition holds space for gender diversity. The Dalai Lama, though a cisgender man, is spiritually linked to Avalokiteśvara—a figure who transcends the gender binary. Learn how this connection inspires and empowers trans and queer Buddhists today.
FUSE NEWS & VIEWS
USA
The United States, long viewed as a global leader in democracy and human rights, has been added to the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist, a list reserved for countries experiencing significant declines in civil liberties. This development, which unfolded in March 2025 under President Donald Trump’s second term, sends ripples far beyond America’s borders, including through Australia’s own LGBTIQ communities.
WHAT'S ON
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Bell Shakespeare presents Romeo & Juliet
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Transgenre Festival II
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Sydney & Regional NSW LGBTIQ+ Festivals & Events
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Aussie & International LGBTIQ+ Days of Significance 2025
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Coriolanus by Bell Shakespear
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Slay Wednesdays at Universal Sydney
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Cult Classics with Venus Mantrap
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Anastacia #NTK25 Tour
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Ricky Martin Live Australia 2025
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Frank-N-Furter Fridays
Wellbeing
How to creatively express ‘queer joy’ online
A creative life is an amplified life. Alice Elizabeth Wilson is part of a research group looking at queer joy and the ways it is expressed online.

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 will determine if Lesbians are allowed to have biological female-only spaces.

Byron Bay
Popular gay Kings Beach fails in heritage bid
An application to have Kings Beach, a historically significant gay nude beach just south of Byron Bay, added to New South Wales’ heritage list has been rejected, leaving many in the local LGBTQIA+ community angry and disappointed.

USA
Nearly 1 in 10 Americans Now Identify as LGBTQ+
Despite the current anti-LGBTIQ+ political climate in the US, a new 2025 Gallup Poll reveals a queer generational shift that's reshaping American demographics.
50 Years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show
FILM
Laura Barling, Digital Content Producer at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), takes a jump to the right as The Rocky Horror Picture Show celebrates 50 years.
GAMING
Thousands of games have been censored including LGBTQIA+ content
Thousands of adult video games were pulled from digital storefronts this month after a campaign by Australian group Collective Shout.
Review
Coriolanus is startlingly relevant under Trump 2.0
As one of Shakespeare’s least performed plays, Coriolanus is startlingly relevant under Trump 2.0. Coriolanus by Bell Shakespeare is playing in Sydney and Melbourne 20 June until 10 August.
Queer Books
King of Dirt : A gay bogan love story
In his new book, King of Dirt, Holden Sheppard explores sex, self-destruction and redemption.
QUEER BOARD
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Executive Officer at Meridian
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Queer Powerpoint CBR
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Artist Call Out : Kaleidoscope LGBTQIA+ Exhibition 2025
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Domestic, family and intimate partner violence: a family law perspective
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The Unsaid Says A Lot
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Bit Bent : Queer youth group
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Change your life with Transition Breath
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Small Sculpture Exhibition
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Find what you want on the LGBTIQ DIRECTORY
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Create your own LGBTIQA+ emojis with Apple AI Genmoji
LASTEST ISSUE : APR/MAY 2025 : FUSE70
Authenticity is simply being who you are!
In this issue: Husbands Anthony Callea and Tim Campbell indulge in musical and other guilty pleasures. Kasey Chambers shares her thoughts on being a decent human and her life as a singer. During these challenging times, Andreas Anthony looks at how we can achieve true authenticity. Filmmaker Nicholas Verso on crafting a story about queer youth, intimacy and masculinity.
NEXT ISSUE APRIL/MAY 2025
For decades, Kings Beach in northern New South Wales has been more than just a stretch of sand and surf — it’s been a sanctuary, a place where gay men and LGBTIQ+ Australians can drop their guard, their swimwear, and, for a few precious hours, be with nature.
WorldPride DC
WorldPride DC attendance hit hard as travellers avoid the USA
As WorldPride starts this week, organisers have issued urgent warnings to international attendees, advising those at risk to seek legal advice and reconsider travel, as the U.S. government's new policies effectively bar trans and nonbinary people from entering the country.
CBR | 2025
Don't miss these unforgettable events in Canberra
Get ready for a year of unforgettable events in Canberra in 2025. The city is putting on a show with blockbuster exhibitions, festivals, weekend markets, and other fabulous events all year long.

Health, Sex & Wellbeing
Revitalise your love life for better wellbeing
A few ideas that might help spice things up for those people who do want to enjoy sex more but have found themselves to be in a bit of a rut.

Sexuality
PrEPed & ready to go! Get PreP in Canberra!
Self-protection comes in many forms. There’s abstinence (you’re on your own there, kid), condoms (a time-honoured tradition) and new-kid-on-the-block, PrEP.

Gender
Critics claim gender clinics are seeing an excess of trans boys. But new data suggest otherwise
Despite its lack of evidence, a social contagion theory has been used by critics to help fuel an international backlash against adolescent gender care.

Community
The umbrella of hate & social attitudes
We are all lumped under one umbrella of hate’: when social attitudes change, what is life like for people who don’t agree?

POLITICS
Australian LGBTIQ+ politicians experiencing abuse
LGBTIQ+ politicians in Australia were hit with vile online abuse at the last federal election. The coming campaign could be even worse.

Social Media
Meta's new policies will harm the LGBTIQ+ community
Experts have been talking about the negative effects of social media on our mental health for years, and things are about to get worse. James May writes about how Abuse and Hate are now OK on Facebook and Insta and how it may affect our rainbow communities.
HIGHTLIGHT
Critics claim gender clinics are seeing an excess of trans boys. But new data suggest otherwise
Despite its lack of evidence, a social contagion theory has been used by critics to help fuel an international backlash against adolescent gender care.
Expressions of interest
Queer Powerpoint CBR
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.
ARTIST CALL OUT
Artist Call Out : Kaleidoscope LGBTQIA+ Exhibition 2025
Calling all queer artists for Kaleidoscope IV 2025, an LGBTQIA+ Exhibition brought to you by Belco Arts and supported by FUSE Magazine.
Relationships
Domestic, family and intimate partner violence: a family law perspective
Understanding domestic, family and intimate partner violence from a family law perspective is an important part of addressing domestic violence.
Support
The Unsaid Says A Lot
So, think about what you're really saying. Everyone deserves to be safe, supported, and equal. Help make Australia a more inclusive by supporting our trans and gender diverse communities. The Unsaid Says A Lot is an Australian-first campaign in support of trans and gender diverse communities.