Posts tagged refugees

Saudi Arabian journalist, Sultan (a pseudonym) escaped his homophobic homeland with his partner and has recently been granted a bridging visa by the Australian government. …

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 …

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 …

Pride Foundation Australia’s current priority groups are LGBTQIA+ homelessness, people with disabilities, and refugees/asylum seekers.

“[Switchboard volunteers] are truly the unsung heroes of the marriage equality debate and of our community more generally.”

“I now want to continue with my studies and also with my refereeing. I also want to continue to fight for LGBT rights for people in Zimbabwe.”

“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.

The ascension of either man to the Prime Minister’s office is cause for concern for the entire LGBTI community.