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SYD

Mardi Gras Announces 2025 Theme

With much excitement, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has announced its theme and dates for 2025.

CBR

Former Meridan CEO becomes NEW ACT Greens party director

Philippa Moss, the former CEO of Canberra’s LGBTIQ+ community organisation Meridian, has been appointed the new ACT Greens party director.

AUD

Grindr attacks in both Canberra and Victoria

Police in both the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and Victoria are investigating a series of targeted homophobic attacks where men were lured via dating apps and then assaulted.

Canberra

Groundbreaking Surrogacy Law Reform Passed in ACT

"With these reforms, more children will enjoy the economic and emotional security that comes from the legal recognition of their families" - Equality Australia

VIC

Supporting our trans and gender diverse communities

A new nation leading campaign exposes trans and gender diverse discrimination. 'The Unsaid Says a Lot' by the Victorian Government is a groundbreaking campaign which aims to raise public awareness of the everyday discrimination faced by trans and gender diverse communities and drive systemic change.

Sydney

NSW Apologises for Laws Criminalising Homosexuality

After nearly 40 years, NSW is set to apologise for its past laws criminalising homosexuality. In an interview with SBS, Robert French, a key activist from the 1980s, recalls a protest where he and Lex Watson, another activist, demanded police arrest them for being gay to highlight the injustice.

Sydney

Protests forces council to overturn book ban

Cumberland City Council in Western Sydney has voted 12 members for and two to overturn a ban on same-sex parenting books from its libraries.

Sydney

Western Sydney Council's Bans Same-Sex Parenting Books

Cumberland City Council in Western Sydney has enacted a controversial policy to remove books featuring same-sex parents from its libraries, triggering a fierce debate over censorship, discrimination, and community values. 

Australia

Restoration Hopes for 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' Bus

Help Save the Queen! History Trust SA has kickstarted an ambitious campaign to fund the meticulous restoration of the legendary bus immortalised in the 1994 Australian cinematic gem, "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert."


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