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 statu…

Kings Beach has served as a vital sanctuary for queer communities for at least fifty years, with documented gay activity dating back to the 1930s. The beach played a particularly poignant role during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, hosting memorials and serving as the final resting place for the ashes of many who died during the epidemic.

The number of Americans identifying as queer has reached an unprecedented high, with 9.3% of US adults identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or something other than heterosexual in 2024, according to the latest Gallup poll recently released.

The unprecedented turnout transformed what was intended as a silent celebration into a powerful mass protest against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s escalating crackdown on people's rights and democratic freedoms.

Earlier this year, the Northern Territories Country Liberal Party (CLP) announced it would repeal key vilification protections under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1992, which would have left Territorians exposed to hate speech targeting attributes such as sexuality, gender identity, race, and religion. The move sparked an immediate backlash in the community.

The federal government announced a $10 million commitment to make Medicare more inclusive for LGBTQIA+ Australians. It aims to improve access to “inclusive, culturally safe primary care” through training and accreditation for GPs, nurses and other health-care providers.

Five Perth teenagers have been sentenced to jail terms of up to two years and two months after orchestrating a series of violent homophobic attacks using the gay dating app Grindr to lure victims to isolated locations. 

The U.S. underwear brand Andrew Christian will be closing its operations after nearly thirty years in the fashion business. 47 year old designer Andrew Christian has announced his retirement and revealed that his attempts to sell the business have been unsuccessful so far.

The lifting of blood donation restrictions will see over 600,000+ Australians now eligible to give blood. From July, gay, bisexual and transgender Australians will be eligible to give blood.

The American Southern Baptist Convention has lost 3.6 million members over the past two decades and faces an ongoing sexual abuse crisis. At its June 2025 annual meeting, however, neither of those issues took up as much time as controversial social issues, including the denomination’s stance on same-sex marriage.

  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.