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Wellness
What World Pride Means To 7 Queer Women
by Maggie Zhou
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Entertainment
‘I’m A Bit More Unapologetic’: Sam Smith On Queerness, Finding...
Alicia Vrajlal
12 Jan. 2023
News
Here’s Everything We Know About The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras 2022
Alicia Vrajlal
23 Dec. 2022
LGBTQ+
Everything We Know About Sydney World Pride 2023
Eilish Gilligan
22 Dec. 2022
Entertainment
Carol Ushered Me Out Of The Closet
In 2015, when I turned 23 years old, three significant things happened: I fell in love with a woman for the first time, I got dumped by that woman, and the
by Hilary Weaver
Beauty
The Euphoric Highs & Problematic Lows Of AI Avatar Art
A flurry of Instagram dumps have taken hold of the grid overnight, showing off whimsical portraits that somehow bypass the uncanny valley. Slide after slid
by Millie Roberts
Wellness
The World Isn’t Built To Celebrate Trans Joy But After 9 Ye...
In October, my wife and I married on beautiful Gundungurra Country in the Megalong valley, surrounded by our family and friends.  It was a big deal. N
by Jackie Turner
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Wellness
‘Feeling Like A Phoney’: Deni Todorovič On Their Expe...
The following is an edited exclusive extract from Deni Todorovič’s book Love This For You.  I was three months shy of my eighteenth
by Deni Todorovič
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Does This All-LGBTQI+ Rom-Com Mark A New Era Of Hollywood?
We all know the Hollywood rom-com tropes. From a swoon-worthy main character holding a boombox outside a window in a dramatic declaration of love, to the c
by Jasmine Wallis
LGBTQ+
‘I Don’t Want To See An Intersex Person Regret Their Body A...
October 26 is international Intersex Awareness Day, a day that highlights the human rights issues faced by intersex people. For the estimated 1.7% of the p
by Maggie Zhou
Entertainment
How Heartbreak High’s Ca$h Helped Me Come To Terms With Being Ase...
“Do you not want to have sex with anyone, or just me?” – Darren Rivers, Heartbreak High This is perhaps the most anxiety-inducing question that someo
by Allie King
Fashion
The Queer History Of The Accessory That’s Everywhere Right Now
I often get stopped in shops. Not because I look authoritative or have a habit of folding clothes while shopping (though, like any good citizen who’s wor
by Cassie Doney
Queer Voices
How Going From A Woman To A Man Changed My Perspective (NSFW)
by Rebecca Adams
Sex
The Problem With The Term ‘Pegging’
If Cara Delevingne’s Met Gala outfit last year was designed to spark a conversation, she succeeded. Many people applauded her for the bold, ‘femini
by Quinn Rhodes
Entertainment
Netflix’s The Dreamlife Of Georgie Stone Tells The T...
An actor, activist and the first person to play a trans character on Neighbours — Georgie Stone is known as many things today, but a new Netflix document
by Alicia Vrajlal
LGBTQ+
What People Get Wrong About Bisexuality, According To 27 Bi Austr...
by Maggie Zhou
Fashion
‘We’re Fighting For Everyone’: Alok Vaid-Menon ...
While the fashion and beauty industries have been trying to better represent diverse communities in recent years, Alok Vaid-Menon reminds us that thereR
by Alicia Vrajlal
Sex Re-Education
What I Wish I Could Tell Myself As A Baby Queer
“You’re gonna move to New York and experiment with communism. Go down on a girl after reading her some Frantz Fanon.” Is it the queerest
by Melanie Whyte
Entertainment
Is It Ever Okay For Straight Actors To Play Queer Roles?
There is a question that’s been asked to death in recent years, as Hollywood reckons with the representation and diversity problems that have long plague
by Kayla Kumari Upad...
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LGBTQ+
Juliana Joel Made History Playing the First Trans Character on Di...
Even while talking through Zoom with a spotty Internet connection, Juliana Joel’s confidence, charisma, and undeniable charm beams through the screen and
by Olivia Zayas Ryan
Body
The Bittersweet Catharsis Of Bleeding: Saying Goodbye To My Perio...
Catharsis, derived from the ancient Greek ‘katharsis‘, means the purification or purging of emotions. The philosopher Aristotle used it as a me
by Kole Fulmine
Entertainment
‘Happiness Comes First’: G Flip Opens Up About Their ...
The past 18 months have been nothing less than a whirlwind for Australian musician G Flip. The 27-year-old moved to the US during a global pandemic, public
by Alicia Vrajlal
LGBTQ+
Stop Using Lesbians Like Me To Justify Your Transphobia
Coming out at 19 was, in 2012, the most obvious fact about myself I’d never thought of. Loving and sharing my life with my wife now, and being able to ce
by Sadhbh O'Sullivan
LGBTQ+
Do You Have To Label Your Sexuality – & Is It Even Relevant?
Straight or not, people have a tendency to get frustrated when celebrities refuse to label their sexual identity explicitly. When actress Rebel Wilson rece
by Amelia Abraham
Work & Money
Coming Out Fixed My Broken Relationship With Money
I spent the best part of my 20s in debt but to anyone who saw my Instagram, I was living the life. A feminist who ‘couldn’t be tamed’. Defyin
by Amanda Smith
LGBTQ+
I’m A Butch Woman & Feel Unsafe In Women’s Toilets Be...
My entire life, it has been made very clear to me that I am doing ‘woman’ wrong. As a dark-skinned Black, fat, masculine-presenting dyke with
by Yassine Senghor
Entertainment
The Heartstopper Cast Had The Best Response To Anti-LGBTQ+...
On Saturday, more than a million people attended what is believed to be London’s biggest ever Pride parade. This year’s event was extra special
by Nick Levine
Fashion
How Can Fashion Brands Show Up Authentically For Pride?
Every year, the drill is the same: Brands announce their once-a-year Pride-themed collections replete with rainbow motifs. And while they’re often well-i
by Frances Solá-Sant...
Living
My Shaved Head Makes Me Feel Like Me: Alex The Astronaut On Gende...
I’d secretly wanted to shave my head since I was about eight. But I ended up finally doing it at the beginning of 2020, for charity. Since then, the
by Alex The Astronaut
TV & Netflix
11 Queer Romantic TV Shows Streaming On Netflix & Beyond
Nothing makes for better TV than a romance. Whether it’s “will-they-won’t-they” or forever from the jump, there’s nothing more exciting t
by Katherine Singh
LGBTQ+
The Phrase ‘Coming Out’ Harms Us More Than It Helps Us
There’s a dominant cultural vision of what a coming out story looks like: a young person (most likely a cis white gay man) sits their parents down and te
by Sadhbh O'Sullivan
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