LGBTQIA+

Zoe Terakes, star of Wentworth and Ironheart, has added another string to her bow, publishing a collection of short stories inspired by ancient tales — with a queer twist.

The girl from Bondi battled rheumatoid arthritis, sexism and homophobia on her way to the top of the world. But it would be decades before she saw any money for it. 

A drag performer reading a picture book usually would not be considered controversial, but within one Western Sydney local government area, an LGBTQIA+ group is defying a council ban.

A former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after a high court's 2015 ruling had been looking to appeal. 

The International Olympic Committee heard from experts from the Protection of the Female Category working group last week, with a decision set to be made on rules around transgender athletes competing at the Olympics.

The US Supreme Court allows Donald Trump's administration to enforce a policy blocking transgender and non-binary people from choosing passport sex markers that align with their gender identity.

For the LGBTQIA+ community, queer pubs and clubs can be an oasis. But in some capital cities they are vanishing.

Queensland controversially barred public doctors from prescribing puberty blockers to patients aged under 18 earlier this year.

A Sydney MP has told a gay magazine about his battle with post-traumatic stress disorder and how he turned to exercise and medical cannabis to manage it. 

The mining industry is notoriously "bloke-centred". Rebecca Norton transitioned gender and kept going.

The mother of a trans teenager launched legal action over the state's freeze on puberty blockers earlier this year.

Brisbane's Melt Festival has rapidly expanded in the past decade, inviting numerous venues into the celebration of queer artistry.

The artwork, Queer Sydney: A History, was hung at Surry Hills Police Station, metres from where the annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade is held.

The Northern Territory government has doubled down on its stance against detaining transgender women in female prisons, as a local LGBTQIA+ group says it is "horrified" by the comments. 

LGBTIQA+ advocates are concerned the social media ban will have a significant impact on queer youth in regional and remote areas of Australia. They say there are not enough offline, physical supports for these teens to access when the ban comes into effect. 

After coming out, Mitch Brown became an unofficial spokesperson for queer issues in the AFL. While that experience has been overwhelmingly positive, it's also come with an onslaught of hate.

Inaugural Carlton AFLW star Darcy Vescio has urged players to be more conscious of their role-model status when dressing up for end-of-season celebrations.

A decades-old psychiatric study is influencing current debates over transgender youth health care. But a new analysis led by a survivor says the findings were deeply harmful and dangerously misleading.

A film starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie, Together, is pulled from China after AI censorship of a queer couple in early screenings.

A regional queer community says acceptance is improving in regional areas, but vandalism targeting an LGBTQI+ event shows there is still a way to go.