“Our community’s pride in recovering from a shared struggle is mutually exclusive with the pride of LGBTI+ police officers in their profession.”
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Community responds to Brisbane Pride Festival uniformed cop ban
Police been asked not to wear the uniform that many LGBTIQ+ people associate with oppression.
‘Garbage and lies’: Trans woman charged with indecent exposure
The woman facing charges over attending a spa says she has been repeatedly targeted by transphobic abuse.
‘Terrified and disturbed’: Kenyan police accused of homophobic abuse
Gay people say they can’t safely go to the police for help.
Adelaide sex work supporters to ‘honk for hookers’ for decriminalisation
Activists are calling for sex work to be decriminalised in South Australia.
Thailand police arrest over 60 men in chemsex party raid
Advocates say the arrests may increase the perception of gay men “spreading disease”.
ACON supports calls for judicial inquiry into historical hate crimes
The New South Wales Police Force has been found to have failed in its responsibility to properly investigate historical hate crimes.
Two gay men burned in Latvia in homophobic hate crime
Police had ignored harassment and threats against the men.
Gay hookup site user targeted by violent robbers
A young man has admitted his role in the crime last year.
Unions throw support behind sex work decriminalisation
Sex workers and supporters rallied in Brisbane to call for an end to criminalisation.
Body of missing Melbourne woman Bridget Flack believed found
Flack had been missing for over a week.
Homophobic hate crimes tripled in UK over five years
Few LGBT people are reporting the hate crimes committed against them.
Woman killed by brother over engagement to trans man
The woman’s brother says he ‘wanted to teach her a lesson’.
Calls for investigation of Indonesian police gay raid
“The government has been inciting hostility toward LGBT people.”
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.
Trans people among murders, suspicious deaths of Black Americans
A spate of apparent lynchings has activists calling for hate crime investigations.
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.
NSW Police officer resigned three years after Mardi Gras brutality accusation, investigation reveals
The officer assaulted a crying gay teenager at the 2013 parade.
Massive attendance at Black Lives Matter protests in Australia
The protests drew tens of thousands of activists rallying against racist violence.
Los Angeles Pride to hold Black Lives Matter rally
The cancelled parade has been relaunched as a protest in solidarity with the Black community.