Sex workers and supporters rallied in Brisbane to call for an end to criminalisation.
Tag: homophobia
Australia Day honours for LGBTIQ advocates amid Margaret Court protests
Recipients have rejected the national honours in solidarity with the LGBTIQ community.
Margaret Court award criticised as reward for anti-LGBTIQ prejudice
The tennis star turned preacher will receive a second Australia Day honour.
New law proposed to ban anti-LGBTQA+ conversion practices in Victoria
“LGBTQA+ people are not ‘broken’ or ‘disordered’."
Outrage over newspaper promoting anti-gay conversion
The religious newspaper includes a story about a couple who were ‘cured’ of homosexuality.
Homophobic hate crimes tripled in UK over five years
Few LGBT people are reporting the hate crimes committed against them.
Ambassadors demand end to Poland anti-LGBTIQ discrimination
Governments in Poland have attempted to outlaw LGBTIQ people.
Backlash against Sydney kebab shop homophobic meme
The owner has shut down the shop's Facebook page amid a boycott.
Tennis great Andy Murray joins call to rename Margaret Court Arena
Court has drawn criticism for her outspoken homophobic and transphobic views.
ANZ and Mardi Gras grants program supporting community projects
The grants will support projects ranging from arts to community development.
Calls for investigation of Indonesian police gay raid
“The government has been inciting hostility toward LGBT people.”
School responds to backlash over ‘God hates homosexuals’ book
The college’s sex education program taught that gay people are sinners and women invite rape.
Almost half of LGBTIQ Victorians discriminated against at work or school
Most LGBTIQ people have had legal problems, but many say they would not go to the police.
Lesbian interracial couple thrown out of Sunshine Coast café
The café owner allegedly told the couple to leave and never return.
Drag queen doxxed, threatened over kids’ reading event
Performer Aida H Dee has sought police protection over threats of violence.
Australia’s first gay sports star Ian Roberts on normalising diversity
Ian Roberts talks about coming out, cultural shifts, and overcoming illiteracy.