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Twelve community-led projects will share more than $100,000 to support young LGBTIQA+ Victorians through the latest HEY grants. From a queer library in Bass Coast to trans storytelling in Melbourne, here’s what’s being funded.

Hungary has voted to scrap anti-LGBTQ measures from a law introduced under Viktor Orbán, removing restrictions on the “portrayal or promotion” of sexual and gender diversity in content for children. Advocates have welcomed the decision, but say the fight for full equality in Hungary is far from over.

In its 27th time around the sun, Canberra’s SpringOUT Pride Festival returns in 2026 with the theme ‘Be Yourself in Canberra’.

LGBTQ+ Australians are as much as three times more likely to experience mental health disorders as the rest of the population, according to new research from Monash University researchers.

Two skeletons found in an embrace next to a 13th-century Polish cathedral were both women, an ancient DNA analysis confirms, but their relationship remains a mystery.

Heritage NSW has rejected a second application to recognise Kings Beach, a site near Byron Bay with more than fifty years of significance to LGBTQIA+ communities across New South Wales. Despite scholarly research, political backing and dozens of letters from community members, the nomination was dismissed as "not a thematic or strategic priority for listing".

Violence against same-sex attracted men through dating apps has become a key focus in the national debate over how to address hate crime.

Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal has ruled against recognising same-sex marriages made in the European Union. The new Polish government, however, says it will recognise foreign same-sex marriage certificates anyway.

Tim Curry, known for his work on stage and screen and for playing Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died at 80. According to reports, Curry passed away peacefully at his home in Los Angeles. The cause of death has not been announced.