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The latest news, comment and analysis on LGBTI+ issues, from local and abroad. Matters for the community and like-minded souls.

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WORLD

Norway just made it way easier for trans people to legally change their gender

The new laws allow anyone aged 16 or over to change their gender legally with one form, and allow children as young as six to do the same with parental consent.
POLITICS

For the first time in American political history, two transgender women win major-party primaries

Both candidates won by large margins, despite being new to politics.
WORLD

Another loss for India’s LGBT activists

The Supreme Court said it won’t hear a petition to strike down a colonial-era law that bans gay sex.
TRANS RIGHTS

The traumatic reality of getting sent to solitary confinement for being trans that Orange is the New Black can’t show

In this season of OITNB, it's revealed that Sophia Burset (Laverne Cox) has been in solitary confinement for months after being the victim of a hate-crime. A...
ORLANDO AFTERMATH

The shooter wasn’t the only Muslim at Pulse the night of the Orlando shooting

Gay, Muslim and the son of Mexican immigrants, Abdon Orrostieta is the Republican Party’s public enemy number one. At Pulse nightclub before the shooting, we...
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#Orlando

Remembering Orlando. The latest updates, comments and heartfelt outpouring for victims of the gun massacre at LBGT+ nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida. 

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The Feed
4 Jul 2016 - 12:08pm

The shooter wasn’t the only Muslim at Pulse the night of the Orlando shooting

Gay, Muslim and the son of Mexican immigrants, Abdon Orrostieta is the Republican Party’s public enemy number one. At Pulse nightclub before the shooting, we spoke to him about the attack and the subsequent fallout...
Dateline
4 Jul 2016 - 12:06pm

Pride Under Fire

The Orlando shootings left 49 dead and a country divided over its attitude towards guns, the gay community and Muslims. Dateline reports from Louisville, Kentucky, where all those contradictions of America now collide.
News
1 Jul 2016 - 6:25pm

US gun shop criticised for plan to raffle off assault rifle for Orlando victims

A US gun shop's plan to raffle off an assault riffle to raise money for victims' families after the Orlando shootings has been slammed by many on social media.
Turkish
30 Jun 2016 - 4:11pm

"Proactive leadership needed for Australian Muslims"

"Australian Muslims visibly condemning the Orlando shooting would send an important message and help improve community harmony here in Australia. We are hoping leaders of that calibre will step up." says Levent Efe...
Topics
30 Jun 2016 - 3:32pm

49 celebrities honour the victims of the Pulse massacre in a powerful new tribute video

The tribute features everyone from Sarah Paulson to Colton Haynes, Kathy Bates and more.
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Culture

Arts, entertainment, culture, movies. Living large with no rules, all style.

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TELEVISION

'Game of Thrones' has a gay problem

Spoilers ahead for the season-six finale of Game of Thrones.
MOVIES

Clea DuVall talks about playing gay characters that are "gay in the way" she is

“I’ve played a lot of gay characters, but I haven’t really played a gay character that is gay in a way that I feel like I am, if that makes sense,” she says.
MUSIC

Years And Years' new video features a very intense interpretive dance sequence

Featuring Olly Alexander licking a windshield.
TELEVISION

Does 'Orange Is the New Black' fall into the ‘Bury Your Gays’ trope?

Spoilers ahead for episodes 12 and 13 of 'Orange Is the New Black' season four.
MOVIES

'Tallulah' trailer: Ellen Page really did not think through the consequences of stealing someone’s baby

Ellen Page and Allison Janney are back in the baby game.
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Interactive

Same-sex marriage: An interactive guide to federal parliament

Use our map of Federal Parliament to reveal which Australian MPs oppose or support marriage equality.
POLITICS

What are the parties promising for LGBTIQ people?

Before you vote, check out our primer explaining where each party stands on policies that effect LGBTQIA+ people.
POLITICS

When the whole nation gets a say in your wedding plans

Planning a wedding is stressful enough without giving the entire nation a chance to object to the validity of your marriage. Elizabeth Sutherland writes about the...
News

Comment: LGBTI needs more than marriage this election

While Safe Schools and same-sex marriage have grabbed headlines, there are many other important issues for LGBTI people that need to be considered during this...

Queue up these LGBTQI movies, docos and news stories

Film Open Up To Me
Web Exclusive Friday, May 20, 2016 - 00:00
Maarit is a beautiful, intelligent woman - and used to be a man. She...
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Film Head On
Web Exclusive Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - 00:00
In this brilliant and yet confronting film, Ari (Alex Dimitriades)...
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Film Brotherhood
Web Exclusive Sunday, November 1, 2015 - 00:00
Former Danish servicemen Lars and Jimmy are thrown together while...
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Film Appropriate Behaviour
Web Exclusive Wednesday, July 1, 2015 - 00:00
Shirin is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically...
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Film Geography Club
Web Exclusive Monday, June 1, 2015 - 00:00
At Goodkind High School, a group of students of varying sexual...
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Film The Refuge
Web Exclusive Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 00:00
Mousse and Louis are young, beautiful and in love – but their lives...
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Film Beautiful Boxer
Web Exclusive Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 00:00
Based upon the incredible true story of Nong Toom (Asanee Suwan) – a...
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Film Velvet Goldmine
Web Exclusive Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 00:00
In this re-creation of the UK glam rock scene of the early '70s,...
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Film Tomboy
Web Exclusive Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 00:00
Ten-year-old Laure moves to a new apartment with her parents and...
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Film Death In Love
Web Exclusive Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 00:00
The devastating legacy of a love affair between a Jewish inmate and a...
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Film C.R.A.Z.Y.
Web Exclusive Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 00:00
A French-Canadian portrait of the bonds between a father and his five...
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Film Room In Rome
Web Exclusive Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 00:00
When Alba seduces Natasha in a bar, the two women agree to limit...
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PRIDE

Syrian refugee who survived ISIS death threats is honoured at NYC Pride parade

After overcoming homophobia, abuse and death threats, Syrian refugee Subhi Nahas was honoured at New York City's Pride parade over the weekend.
28-year-old Syrian refugee Subhi Nahas escaped an ISIS and al Qaeda-controlled Syria, fleeing homophobia, abuse, and threats from ISIS and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. After being resettled in the United States as an LGBT+ refugee, he...
WORLD

An openly gay woman was just crowned Miss Missouri for the first time

Erin O'Flaherty has made history by becoming Missouri's first openly gay woman to win the Miss Missouri title, and will go on to represent the state in the upcoming Miss America contest.
The American state of Missouri made history over the weekend, crowning an openly gay woman as Miss Missouri for the first time ever. Erin O'Flaherty, 2016's Miss Missouri, won the competition last Saturday and will go on to represent the m...
CELEBRITY

Zayn Malik loves it when guys find him attractive, says "it's sick"

The 23-year-old former One Directioner is "blessed" by anyone who makes it possible for him to do his thing.
Former-boybander-gone-solo-act Zayn Malik is smoking - both literally and figuratively - on the cover of Paper magazine this month. Zayn Malik on the cover of Paper magazine. In the accompanying article, he opens up about the sexual natur...
WORLD

A trans patient died while doctors debated which gender ward she should go to

Alisha, a trans woman in Pakistan, may have lived if doctors had treated her immediately.
A trans activist died from a gunshot wound because doctors failed to call senior surgeons and wasted time debating which gender hospital ward she should go in, a Pakistani inquiry has found. A report found that the transgender activist, Al...
WORLD

Transgender activists tear gassed by riot police in Istanbul

Protesters defending their right to march for LGBTQIA+ Pride were met with police, rubber bullets and tear gas in Istanbul.
Last week, authorities in Istanbul banned planned LGBTQIA+ pride marches, citing security concerns and threats from homophobic Islamist ultra-nationalist groups. When transgender rights activists turned up on Sunday to march for solidarity...
MUSIC

Christina Aguilera releases moving new benefit song, "Change", for Orlando shooting victims

All proceeds from the single will go to the families of the 49 victims of the Pulse nightclub massacre.
Like Melissa Etheridge and the Broadway community, Christina Aguilera has released a new benefit song in honour of the victims of the Orlando gay club shooting. All proceeds from "Change," which is available for download on iTunes, will g...
TELEVISION

How much time do the women of 'Orange Is the New Black' have left in their sentences?

'Orange Is The New Black' is back, but how much jail time do your favourite characters have left to serve?
We last saw the ladies of Litchfield enjoying their temporary freedom at the pond, and briefly, it felt as though time had stopped. But given how much we’ve seen them through these three seasons of Orange Is the New Black, it can be diffic...
ORLANDO AFTERMATH

Hundreds of people are getting Pulse tattoos in the wake of the Orlando massacre

Mourners make a permanent tribute to the lives that were lost.
Tattoo parlours around Orlando are working overtime as people opt for a permanent tribute to the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting. Anarchy Tattoos and Art Co. were offering free Pulse tattoos on the weekend, as their way of giving b...
O Canada!

Canada makes its national anthem gender-neutral

The new wording of "O Canada" is inclusive of all Canadians.
Canadians of all genders have reason to feel a swelling sense of national pride today, after poiticians voted to change the wording of the Canadian national anthem to make it gender-neutral.  The bill, which was introduced by Liberal MP Ma...
TELEVISION

Five ways 'Orange is the New Black' changed TV for the better

Are you ready for season four?
The fourth season of Orange is the New Black returns on Friday. Unlike Netflix’s other blockbuster, House of Cards, the series did not have a well-known film director or any movie stars attached when it was released in June 2013. Yet despi...
CELEBRITY

Ellen Page: violence towards LGBT+ people is a common thing, and it needs to stop

Oscar nominated actress and LGBT+ activist Ellen Page appeared on Chelsea Handler's show 'Chelsea' in the wake of the massacre at LGBT+ club Pulse in Orlando, Florida, saying that violence against queer people "really needs to stop".
Actress, producer and LGBTQIA+ activist Ellen Page sat down with Chelsea Handler to discuss LGBT+ hate crimes, homophobia and gun control, in the wake of the massacre at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, earlier this week. "Whether you...
ARTS

Seminal works of LGBT+ fiction everyone should read

"Read books that celebrate love of all kinds," writes Thu-Huong Ha.
As a tearful Lin-Manuel Miranda accepted a Tony Award for the musical Hamilton on Sunday, he read an original sonnet reminding watchers to “fill the world with music, love, and pride.”  “And love is love is love is love is love is love is ...

ISIS Twitter accounts hacked by gay pride and gay porn

Hackers are taking over IS Twitter feeds, replacing messages of terror with ones of gay pride.
Islamic State (IS) Twitter accounts have been hacked by @WachulaGhost in the wake of the Orlando massacre. Hundreds of accounts owned by IS supporters have had gay pride slogans and gay porn take over their Twitter feeds, with many profile...
COMMENT

What the Orlando nightclub Pulse meant to me as a queer teen

"Hostages were hiding in the women’s bathroom. The same bathroom where I had thrown up on my 19th birthday," - Morgan Cohn, on the difficulty of comprehending that the largest mass shooting in US history took place in the club she spent her...
The best time at Pulse was always from 2 to 2:30 a.m. Right after last call, but before the bar closed. This is when people got most comfortable. Some were wrapping up conversations with people and exchanging contact information, while oth...
ORLANDO AFTERMATH

Disney Donates $1 Million to Orlando Shooting Victims

The company will also match all contributions made by Disney employees.
Two days after the deadliest shooting in U.S. history rocked the city that's home to Disney World, the company has pledged its support in a big way. The Walt Disney Company is donating $1 million to the families of the victims of the shoot...
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