"We call this video 'lounge room lobbying' because we want to bring our experience lobbying against this bill into people's lives and homes."
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Lesbian interracial couple thrown out of Sunshine Coast café
The café owner allegedly told the couple to leave and never return.
Backlash against UK government over plan to attack trans rights
Thousands have voiced their opposition to plans to exclude trans women from women’s spaces.
Australia now behind US in LGBTIQ workplace rights, advocates say
Trans and intersex workers are not protected by the Fair Work Act.
Call to scrap religious discrimination bill following US civil rights ruling
Pressure is continuing for the Australian government to scrap the controversial bill.
Josh Thomas apologises for comments on race in TV casting
The writer and actor said he was “ashamed” of the 2016 comments.
LGBTQ people protected from job discrimination: US Supreme Court
The landmark ruling has found that civil rights protections apply to orientation and trans status.
Trump administration removes trans health protections
The move was announced in the middle of Pride month and on the anniversary of the Pulse massacre.
The most important action you can take to support minorities
Guest writer Kade Matthews discusses the one most important thing people must do to support the Black community and other minorities.
Pansexual Visibility Day: Challenges remain in Pakistan
“Same-sex relationships can lead to imprisonment for life.”
‘Strength in our culture’: The young Aboriginal activists changing Australia
Four young Aboriginal LGBTIQ activists speak about their work and the causes that matter most to them.
Advocates say pandemic is the wrong time for religious discrimination bill
"The pandemic is a time when we should unite in the face of a common problem, not further divide the community as this bill would."
Government accused of abusing, neglecting disabled LGBTIQA+ people through NDIS
The disability support scheme has so far failed to introduce inclusivity policies.
Gay man suing former workplace over homophobic ‘living hell’
"There was someone in the office who would rather have me in a coffin than sitting at my desk.”
LGBTIQ advocates call on government to address homelessness crisis
Almost half of LGBTIQ people have experienced or been at risk of being homeless.
Pakistan trans activists feeding community despite death threats
Trans people have been left out of the Pakistani government's response to the coronavirus crisis.