A queer PoC and First People’s festival is on now in Melbourne
Starting last week at the Hares and Hyenas bookshop’s Hare Hole event space, Melbourne’s first queer People of Colour and First Peoples (QPoC) arts and …
Starting last week at the Hares and Hyenas bookshop’s Hare Hole event space, Melbourne’s first queer People of Colour and First Peoples (QPoC) arts and …
Seven local LGBTQI initiatives are among 66 projects that will share in more than $300,000 funding as part of the Inner West Council’s 2019-20 community …
Prisoner actress and HIV activist Anne Phelan OAM has died. The entertainment industry veteran—who was a longtime patron of HIV/AIDS support group Positive Women Victoria—passed …
The UK Home Office has refused at least 3,100 asylum claims from people identifying as LGBTIQ, from countries where same-sex acts are criminalised, it has …
Despite countless polls suggesting Labor was the overwhelming favourite to topple the Liberal-National Coalition, Prime Minister Scott Morrison ultimately swept the Coalition to victory.
“Our parliament doesn’t reflect the diversity of Australians. [We need more] women, people of colour, and LGBTI people.”
“It is clear that Australia’s political parties are increasingly recognising that LGBTIQ+ people are a force to be reckoned with.”
Pride Foundation Australia’s current priority groups are LGBTQIA+ homelessness, people with disabilities, and refugees/asylum seekers.
“Often the discussion [around asylum seekers] is gender blind, or, when queer people are mentioned, the focus is on gay men.”
The man has been involved with local LGBTI groups since 2015. His is the second such rejection in as many weeks with an 18 year old Afghan man being rejected for not ‘acting’ like a gay man.