ACT Proposes Decriminalising MDMA, Heroin & Ice Possession
The ACT could soon decriminalise small amounts of illicit substances such as heroin, MDMA and methamphetamine under a radical new bill set to be introduced …
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ACT Tribunal Rules Radio Personality Beth Rep Vilified Trans Activist
“It’s totally undermining of everything, your confidence, your self-worth, anything that is positive in your everyday life is just undermined by this stuff. The online …
Greens Candidate Calls Out Liberal Over ‘Too Camp To Win’ Barb
A Greens candidate in the ACT Parliament elections has called out his rival and the person he is seeking to replace, over the Liberal MLA’s …
“Silence equals death”: How do we prevent LGBTQI suicides?
The first time James (name changed) thought about killing himself, he was thirteen. He was just starting to come to terms with the fact that …
Religious Discrimination Bill to include hospitals, aged care
Religious hospitals and aged care providers will be able to discriminate when it comes to hiring staff under the Morrison government’s redrafted religious freedom laws. …
Canberra’s Yes!Fest announces 2019 line-up for Lonsdale St party
The team behind Canberra’s annual equality street festival, Yes!Fest, has announced the line-up for its 2019 event in mid November. This year’s Yes!Fest will feature …
ACT Government pledges to ban ‘gay conversion therapy’
Gay conversion therapy will be banned in the Australian Capital Territory by the end of 2020 after the ACT government announced new plans to improve …
October is LGBTI History Month—do you know your history?
Written by Victor Bastos Every month in our communities, we should stand tall with pride, showing self-respect and resilience alongside those we cherish and come …
Bushrangers Basketball: inclusivity more important than goalscoring
Written by Kade Matthews From little things, big things grow – and Bushrangers Basketball is no exception. Like most passion projects, it was founded with …