The answer is a tentative no, with three recent Australian legal decisions reaffirming the legal rights of trans people.
Pride is about celebration, but also about fighting for visibility, justice, and equality. On Sunday in Melbourne, more than 7000 flew the flag for the LGBTIQA+ community.
Dead Boy Detectives is the latest in a long line of queer shows on streaming platforms to be cancelled. Now, queer fans online are fighting back.
In Tickle vs Giggle, the court had to consider where gender identity sits in the Sex Discrimination Act. The landmark decision sets a precedent to protect transgender people nationally.
Religious discrimination laws have been highly controversial in Australia in recent years. Here’s where they started, and where we are now.
Sexual and gender-minority people in Asia experience unique cultural stressors, and high levels of depression, but one type of therapy is holding promise.
A response of bigotry or hatred is common for people identifying as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, just as it is for people coming out as gay, bi, trans or queer.
While it’s positive to see recognition from the Commonwealth government that the existing Family Violence Provision safety net needs changing, piecemeal intervention won’t go far enough to address underlying structural conditions that undermine women’s searches for safety.
The rights of trans people have become a highly divisive political issue in the US and UK. Recent events underline how we must be proactive in ensuring Australia doesn’t mirror their transphobic environments.
Local councils are the best level of government to protect sports-playing children from pervasive and harmful abuse, harassment, and discrimination.
More research is needed on the legal processes and experiences of LGBTQ+ victim-survivors when seeking protection from abusive partners or family members.
Acknowledgement of being a queer-friendly workplace, and supporting opportunities for allies to learn, are integral to ensuring that LGBTQIA+ people feel safe and welcomed.
For many LGBTIQA+ young people in Australia, educational institutions can be places of harassment and discrimination, and offer little in the way of mental health support. They deserve better.
Judging by what the new federal government has promised, the answer appears to be a resounding “Yes”.
As Hollywood rolls out the red carpet for the Academy Awards, new research has revealed that movies with LGBT-inclusive representation are a ticket to box-office success.
We must move towards the universal protection of the right of LGBTIQ people to live their lives in dignity and equality, regardless where they live in the world.
The practice of using gendered structural language is out of date, misleading and confusing, and doesn’t support a culture of healthcare inclusivity.
Symbolism is central to the queer community, providing a way to create social meaning where and when it’s been erased by systems of oppression.
There's no evidence that the Rainbow Laces campaign or Pride Games helps stop homophobic language or make sport more inclusive. We need to refocus the campaign towards amateur sports.
In this episode, we look at what’s happening to change the culture in elite sport, and find out why calling out sexist, racist and homophobic language is helping tackle the toxicity.
When sexual minorities live in regions of high stigma, not only is their heath affected, but so too is their healthcare use, according to a new study.
Micah Scott established the Minus18 Foundation, Australia’s national support organisation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) youth, in 2011.
Bringing together key members of the LGBTIQ community was critical to discovering what they wanted the Pride Centre to be and helped guide its design principle.
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