Pokémon Go praised for non-binary characters
The popular game has been applauded for its non-gendered avatars.
Posts tagged Gender
The struggles trans kids face in Australia
As trans visibility has risen, so too have the public debates around trans rights and acceptance.
‘We need to make health of queer women a priority’: Rowena Allen
VICTORIA’S gender and sexuality commissioner has called for more focus on the health of lesbian, bisexual, and queer women in Australia.
Victorian Government announces $500,000 for culturally and linguistically diverse LGBTI people
Those in the LGBTI community face higher rates of anxiety and depression, but for those from diverse cultural backgrounds this can be worse. The Victorian Government has announced an Australian-first set of grants aimed at supporting LGBTI multicultural communities.
Dangerous (and cruel) intentions heat things up at MELT
David Alexander chats with the director of the emphatically queer and feminist production of Dangerous Liaisons, Stephen Nicolazzo, about manipulation, sexism and Cruel Intentions ahead of its run at Brisbane’s MELT festival next month.
Meet Rowena Allen, Victoria’s first Gender and Sexuality Commissioner
ROWENA Allen may have only recently become Victoria’s first Gender and Sexuality Commissioner, but her passion for LGBTI advocacy is deep-rooted. Growing up in rural Victoria, …
ACT Govt proposes third option for birth certificates
THE ACT Government plans to introduce laws later this month that will better recognise transgender and intersex individuals through the creation of a third category …
LaBoite’s gender bending Romeo & Juliet
Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet gets an anarchic, gender-bending new look in La Boite Indie’s final production for 2013, ><R&J (styled as the rather unwieldy ‘Greater …
Insight turns focus onto trans kids
Having recently tackled the topic of marriage equality, SBS’s Insight forum will take a look at another LGBTI hot-button topic with host Jenny Brockie to …