‘Australians must do more to stand up for LGBTI rights around the globe’: federal Labor MP
Across the globe, 72 states continue to criminalise same-sex consensual activity—more than one-third of the world’s nations.
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May 25, 2018 ‘Australians must do more to stand up for LGBTI rights around the globe’: federal Labor MP
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May 8, 2018 ‘Damaging our trust’: why My Health Record lets down sexual and gender minorities
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May 3, 2018 ‘Can I say that?’: respecting labels and self-identification in the LGBTI community
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May 1, 2018 ‘The fairytale version didn’t work out for us’: navigating open relationships and polyamory
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April 26, 2018 ‘I’ve come to terms with the fact I am a cheater’: relationships and infidelity in the gay community
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‘Damaging our trust’: why My Health Record lets down sexual and gender minorities
It is critical that people—especially people from gender and sexual minorities and people living with HIV—are made aware of the potential risks of the My Health Record system.
‘Can I say that?’: respecting labels and self-identification in the LGBTI community
“Cis people, especially in the queer community, should know by now not to use the term ‘tranny’.”
‘The fairytale version didn’t work out for us’: navigating open relationships and polyamory
“I don’t need to be Mr Everything – being the romantic ideal is a big load to carry – and I don’t need to own my partner either.”
‘I’ve come to terms with the fact I am a cheater’: relationships and infidelity in the gay community
“I personally struggle to see cheating as a black and white affair – pun intended – or something that signifies the end of a longstanding committed relationship”
‘Don’t your lesbian parents pressure you into turning gay?’: growing up in a rainbow family
“People are often afraid of difference. I think that’s why so many are scared of the existence of families like mine”
#MeToo: we need to talk about sexual harassment and assault in the gay community
“He’d position both his arms on either side of me, laughing, teasing, and enjoying the sight of me squirming and unable to move”
Growing up gay and Aboriginal in an outback town with less than 1,000 people
“Roughly 90 per cent of the town worked in mining or construction and had a way of speaking, walking, and acting that left no-one in doubt about how straight they were”
‘There’s a dopamine rush that can come from taking a bit of pain’: one night at a kink club
“It’s been a long time since I was on the receiving end of an all-in-good-fun beating”
The sense of community and inclusion at Mardi Gras shouldn’t last for one night only
“The same explosion happened on the day the Yes result was announced. That kind of infectious enthusiasm always feels like it will last. But it kind of doesn’t”