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CULTURE

Celebrating Christmas when you're queer

The experience of welcoming friends that turn into family is a gift all of its own.
CULTURE

Twitter celebrates 'Juno' star Elliot Page after he comes out as transgender

"Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot."
CULTURE

Here's the trailer for Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth's emotional gay romance film

"This couple is suspiciously happy. Someone gonna die."
PRIDE

Dance helped me come to terms with my non-binary body

When tackling dysphoria, the solutions often only comprise of hormones and gender affirming surgery. For many trans people, these are not viable options due to...
PRIDE

Becky Albertalli coming out as bisexual can help others do the same

Albertalli writes, “I’ve never kissed a girl. I never even realised I wanted to.” That’s how I felt when I came out – like people would question the validity of...
CULTURE

Letting go of a traumatic childhood, one box of memories at a time

When I came out to my parents at 16, the punches were coupled with blows to the heart.
CULTURE

Being a queer migrant in Australia is still hard

There is nothing more empowering than being accepted and celebrated by your own, especially with someone who was an integral part of your childhood.
Poetry

The Only Blak Queer in the World

This poem is extracted from Throat, the new collection by award-winning Mununjali Yugambeh writer Ellen van Neerven.
Relationships

We fell in love just as border restrictions came in

I first saw him in a time just before social distancing. Now our new relationship is being put to the test.
CULTURE

How make-up helped me express my gender identity

After coming out as queer, I resisted makeup and beauty products for years.
FAMILY

Moving away from my father helped him accept my queerness

"When my father visited me in Melbourne a few months ago we had some frank conversations," writes Lise Leitner.
MENTAL HEALTH

How I cope with the daily abuse I receive as a transgender person

Simple daily necessities like going to the supermarket has resulted in verbal comments of: ‘f**k you’re ugly’ and when using a public toilet, I’ve been told, ‘a...
CULTURE

How I came to terms with being agender

In the last year, I have openly let go of womanhood. I no longer identify with the gender assigned to me at birth.
RELATIONSHIPS

Getting married in the time of social distancing

The ceremony lasted three minutes and was officiated by a friend leaning out of a fourth-floor window.
CULTURE

'Absolutely ripped apart': Drag queens hit hard by COVID-19 restrictions

"All of us queens who do work full time have already left our day jobs, we can't go back."
NEWS

'She's free': supporters jubilant at Chelsea Manning's release

"This is such a huge relief."
CULTURE

'Safe haven': how a queer film festival changed my life

Seeing queer identities and stories given a platform in film not only validated my own sense of self, but also helped expose me to the beautiful diversity and...
CULTURE

'It's not easy': The challenges of being queer and Christian

At boarding school, people wouldn’t say the word “lesbian,” they’d just say “L”.
TRANS

'I want to keep boosting trans voices': Australian trans man on the impact of his viral top surgery reveal video

"Seeing the effect that my viral video had on people has really inspired me to be the best influence that I can be."
CULTURE

Thailand’s ‘Waacking’ drag queen on how punk dance heals

"I can remove my makeup in 5 minutes and if I come out the bathroom a man, no-one can say anything, you know? But for my trans brothers and sisters… they can’t...
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