Pauline Hanson has reaffirmed her dislike for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, standing by comments she made three decades ago despite acknowledging that Australia and its laws have changed.
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Pauline Hanson told News24 she still does not like the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Hanson said personal sexuality should be kept “behind closed doors”
The One Nation leader acknowledged gay marriage is legal but called Mardi Gras her “personal opinion”
Hanson has never attended a Mardi Gras event and does not intend to
One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce said the…
Biological sex isn’t binary — it’s multidimensional. 🧬 New research from biologist Ari Berkowitz explains how sex-related traits vary across multiple axes, with each person having a unique mosaic of characteristics. Some traits may be more typically female, others more typically male, and many fall somewhere in between. This matters for how we understand intersex variations, athletic eligibility, and the way we talk about bodies in general.
The former Nationals MP made the claim on ABC radio, saying the party has a “large proportion of gay people” while distancing himself from the candidate’s remarks. He defended One Nation as “one of the gayest parties in Australia” after comments from a failed candidate describing same-sex attraction as a mental illness surfaced online.
Many things can influence your happiness, many of which are totally outside of our control. Research suggests that 50% of happiness is determined by your genes, 10% by the circumstances in which you live, and 40% of happiness is defined by your actions, attitude and how you handle situations. Let's look at that 40%.
Learning about lesbians from ancient Roman texts is hard. For one thing, most sources we have were written by men, and were largely about men (and how they perceived women). But Roman lesbians did exist. So uncovering what they were like – and what place they may have held in society – becomes a matter of reading between the lines.
In a twist of fate, an ordinary man is thrust into the spotlight to become the Queen of the Carnival. With advanced age, abundant body hair, and limited talents, he is an unlikely candidate.
When I first got my period, I thought I was going to die. Every now and then, I forget that I have it, and the same thought flashes through my mind. Is this it? When I started thinking about how I could live a more sustainable and eco-friendlier lifestyle, one of my biggest monthly inconveniences came to mind: my period. Tampons and pads fill my medicine cabinet. I spoke to a friend about it, and she mentioned re-usable period undies.
On Tuesday August 11, the Australian census will ask specific questions about gender identity and sexual orientation for the first time. It will also amend the previous wording about a person’s sex, which conflated sex and gender, to “sex recorded at birth”.
When Australians complete the census on 11 August 2026, they’ll face a new question that’s been a long time coming. For the first time, people aged 16 and over will be asked about their sexual orientation – whether they identify as straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, asexual or use another term.
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An optional question has been added regarding sexual orientation
Research shows Australians in same-sex relationships face a higher risk of premature death
Previous health data relied on incomplete samples or cohabiting couples
Updated information allow researcher…
