Sydney’s beloved photographer, performer, and cultural storyteller, William Yang has been awarded the ACON President’s Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2025 Honour Awards, recognising his extraordinary contributions to the arts, photography, and visibility of LGBTQI+ communities across Australia.
After 43 years as a cornerstone of Sydney’s queer community, The Bookshop Darlinghurst will close its doors for the final time on Christmas Eve 2025, marking the end of an era for LGBTQIA+ literature, connection, and culture.
The Tasmanian parliament are currently considering two bills that will cement Tasmania as the Rainbow Isleand compensate people for historical LGBTQIA+ convictions. Could others follow suit?
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.
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.
The NT government, lead by the Country Liberal Party (CLP) has walked back on its plans to scrap hate speech protections in the territory's anti-discrimination laws, after pushback from local community groups and advocates.
After many years of campaigning, from 14 July 2025 Lifeblood, formerly Red Cross Australia, will scrap its sexual activity rule that has barred gay and bisexual men, trans women and other gender-diverse people from donating plasma if they had sex in the previous three months.
