Once you get your card, it lasts five years, but flaws in the system mean serious risks can still go undetected, leaving children vulnerable to abuse.
Once a neutral term for romantic exclusion, it’s evolved into a symbol of male alienation and online radicalisation that masks a broader mental health crisis among young men.
Once a celebration of progress, World Pride 2025 became a rallying cry against rising global attacks on LGBTIQA+ rights – and a call for united resistance.
Prosecutors in the United Kingdom have charged Tate, and his brother, with 21 sex offences. It’s likely to increase loyalty among his millions of followers.
Rising prejudice and bias, particularly in the United States, fuelled by anti-trans rhetoric, has cowed many people in trans communities into invisibility for fear of persecution.
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.
A United Nations report details the violence that women and girls in sport face around the world – including Australia.
Australia has come some way since the Sex Discrimination Act came into effect 40 years ago this month, but there’s still more work to be done.
For the first time since gender identity was added to the Sex Discrimination Act, it’s being tested in court. At its heart, the case looks at the rights and recognition of transgender people.
Gay and gender-diverse people have historically faced enormous obstacles finding refuge abroad.
A short Australian documentary is a refreshing celebration of “the ordinary” in the prevailing media narrative regarding transgender individuals in our society.
A world-first “personal safety and development” program is being crafted for Victorian Islamic schools, covering difficult cultural subjects such as sexuality, sex education, abortion and contraception.
While some progress has been made over the past five years, leading to a more diverse industry, there’s a long way to go if we want our TV industry to reflect an authentic, contemporary Australia.
Sexual and gender-minority people in Asia experience unique cultural stressors, and high levels of depression, but one type of therapy is holding promise.
Adolescence is a sensitive developmental window filled with vulnerabilities, but there are important ways adults can help in this critical self-discovery journey.
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.
More research is needed on the legal processes and experiences of LGBTQ+ victim-survivors when seeking protection from abusive partners or family members.
The large-scale protests across Iran are a culmination of everything that’s gone wrong with the country since the 1979 revolution.
PhD student Aish Ravi was racially vilified in a recent football game, but her pleas for action have gone largely unheard.
Gang rape, sexual assaults at gunpoint, and rapes committed in front of children were among some of the accounts emerging from Ukraine’s capital Kyiv last month.
Judging by what the new federal government has promised, the answer appears to be a resounding “Yes”.
It’s time to ask our politicians the hard questions about what they intend to do to strengthen human rights protections if elected to government.
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