Over the years, the Matildas have emerged as a significant source of national pride in Australia. Their remarkable performance in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup not only captivated the nation but also set viewership records.

For more than five decades, William Yang has captured the intimate, joyful, and sometimes painful realities of queer life. Rising to prominence in the 1970s and ’80s, his candid portraits of Sydney’s gay community became iconic records of identity and resilience. During the AIDS crisis, his photographs bore witness to both devastation and love, creating an invaluable archive of lives too often erased.

Elon Musk continues his aggressive anti-trans social media campaign, urging his 227 million followers on X to cancel their Netflix subscriptions, claiming the streaming service was promoting a “transgender woke agenda” through children’s content.

Founded in 1982 by Les McDonald and Wayne Harrison, the Darlo Bookshop began on Crown Street and found a home on Oxford Street in 1984 — right at the heart of Sydney’s LGBTQ+ precinct. Over more than four decades, The Bookshop grew beyond retail, serving as a sanctuary during the AIDS crisis, a hub for author events, and an anchor for generations seeking community, affirmation, or simply the right book at the right time.

The laws, which have bipartisan support, will provide compensation for those historically convicted of homosexuality and cross-dressing offences. They also expand hate crime provisions to LGBTQIA+ people.

Most HIV prevention drugs are daily pills (known as PrEP), which many people struggle to take regularly for various reasons, including inconvenience, price, stigma and side-effects. Lenacapavir works differently. It’s a new type of drug that attacks HIV’s protective shell, stopping the virus from copying itself at multiple stages.

In a heartwarming news story that sounds almost too fabulous to be true, a picturesque farm in Löhne, Germany, is home to the world’s first flock of openly gay sheep, and their wool is making quite the statement.

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, turns 90 this week – a milestone that’s reigniting speculation over his eventual successor. While the Dalai Lama is the face of Buddhism to many people across the world, he is actually the head of just one tradition within Tibetan Buddhism known as the Gelug school. Tibetans believe the Dalai Lama to be the manifestation of Avalokiteśvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, and the “one who hears the cries of the world”. Avalokiteśvara is prayed to across Asia, and is known as Chenrezig in Tibet, Guanyin in China, and Kannon or Kanzeon in Japan. A statue…

Are you ready for a happier, healthier you? Andreas Anthony creates a path for achieving an authentic life in these challanging times. Living authentically is not a destination or a thing to do but a continuous journey of honesty, self-discovery and growth.

Today we remember Terence Stamp, star of Priscilla and Superman, who has died aged 87. He was a cinema icon and queer ally. The world of film and the LGBTIQ+ community are mourning the loss of Terence Stamp, the magnetic British actor whose career spanned over six decades and whose performances touched countless lives. Stamp died peacefully in London, surrounded by family and friends.

  San Francisco once again transformed its iconic Market Street into a radiant symbol of LGBTIQ+ pride, as the world’s largest rainbow laser flag returned for Pride Weekend 2025.