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Hannah Maher On Trans Representation In Parliament
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Hannah Maher
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How 9 LGBTQIA+ Models Harness Fashion & Makeup To Express Their Queerness
Maggie Zhou
12 May 2022
Best of Netflix
Heartstopper
Fans Are Sharing Their Favourite Queer Shows From Back In ...
Nick Levine
2 May 2022
LGBTQ+
The History Of The Trans Flag
Erika W. Smith
29 Apr. 2022
Entertainment
As A Queer Asian Woman,
Everything Everywhere All At Once
This article contains light spoilers for Everything Everywhere All At Once. I went to watch Everything Everywhere All At Once, the new A24 film that hit Au
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Maggie Zhou
LGBTQ+
On Navigating The Pressure To Look ‘Queer’
If you’re on queer TikTok, you’ll know these types of videos: An analysis of Taylor Swift in brogues and plaid that says, “I’m just saying if I saw
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Shaeden Berry
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
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Quinn Rhodes
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Entertainment
Australia’s Comedy Scene Keeps Getting Better — Just Look A...
Rising voices in comedy worth paying attention to.
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Maggie Zhou
LGBTQ+
Are You Straight Or Is It Just ‘Compulsory Heterosexuality’?
A part of figuring out who you are and what your sexuality is is taking steps to unlearn certain truths from your life. Discovering, or coming to terms wit
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Maggie Zhou
Entertainment
There’s A New Generation Of Queer Storytelling & It’s Found A Hom...
Unfortunately, if you were an Australian teenage girl in the 2010s, you might have been subjected to the torturous regime of being added to a year level Fa
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Maggie Zhou
LGBTQ+
What I Wasn’t Expecting When I Came Out As Bisexual
If I’m being honest with myself, I realised that I was queer when I was very young. Or I realised that I like girls when I was very young. The first utte
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Eleanor Noyce
Entertainment
These LGBTQ+ Films Are Worth Celebrating
Spanning centuries, countries, and stages of life, each of these LGBTQ+-themed movies will sweep you away.
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Elena Nicolaou
LGBTQ+
22 Australian LGBTQIA+ Businesses To Support All Year Round
Mardi Gras is here! Everywhere you look, there are rainbow flags, glitter and sequins. But while it’s incredibly important to celebrate Pride, not ju
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Maggie Zhou
Wellness
Violets, Bi-Angles, And Double Moons: A Guide To LGBTQIA+ Symbols
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Erika W. Smith
News
Here’s Everything We Know About The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Ma...
We can expect more glitter, pride and passion in the coming weeks as the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival returns in 2022. The two-week program i
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Alicia Vrajlal
Living
As A Trans Woman, I Understand The Pressure To Pass. But It’s Hol...
From health inequality to discrimination, there are many pressing issues that affect transgender people today. The politics of passing — in particular un
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Body
Why I Chose Non-Flat Top Surgery — & How It Changed My Life
As I write this I am in recovery from the most expensive and intensive birthday present I’ve ever given myself: non-flat top surgery. Non-flat top sur
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Yassine Senghor
Body
HPV Myths Are Dangerous, Especially For LGBTQ+ People
Many rumours swirl around the human papillomavirus or HPV, which is tested for during a cervical screening. Some of the most common are that only women can
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Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Parenthood
“Are You Called Mummy Or Daddy?” — My Life As The Non...
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rhi (@the_non_bio_mum) There is no one way to be a mother. Over the years, the cultural concept of ‘mum’ h
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Sadhbh O'Sullivan
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Sex
What Is “Real Sex”, Anyway?
She was 32 and looked just like every other woman that had ruined my life. I know this because when my friend Olivia joined us outside of a vibrant bar, sh
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Hayley Folk
IYKYK
What Does ‘Yassification’ Mean? A Brief History Of The Queer Term
What do you get when you put iconic celebrity and pop culture moments and FaceTune into a blender? Yassification! No one — real or fictional — is safe.
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Maggie Zhou
Relationships
Do Lesbian Breakups Really Hit Harder?
There’s a famous saying: “There is no hierarchy of suffering.” This feels especially true of breakups, the great equaliser. We can’
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Amelia Abraham
Living
In The Gaming World, Virtual Avatars Are Providing A Safe Space F...
Digital communities have given way to a new breed of relationships: parasocial pals, online dating endeavours, and bonds formed over common interests. 
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Maggie Zhou
Beauty
The Surprising Way Lipstick Has Helped Me Explore My Gender Identity
Up until February, I had owned exactly one lipstick in my entire life. It was bright red, shiny and completely the wrong shade for me. It’s currently
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Quinn Rhodes
Wellness
Please Don’t Remember Me — Sincerely, A Trans Woman
Content warning: This article discusses transphobia, suicide, self-harm and sexual assault in a way that could be distressing to some readers. Internationa
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Amity Mara
Photography
These Photos Celebrate The Sacred Ritual Of Getting Ready To Go Out
It’s amazing how much the little spaces we carve out for ourselves can reveal about our personalities, isn’t it? How we style our bedrooms, the picture
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Joanna Cresswell
Wellness
What Does It Mean To Be “Bi-Curious”?
Dictionaries differ on when exactly the word “bi-curious” was first used. According to Merriam-Webster, it was 1984; The New Partridge Dictionary of Sl
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Erika W. Smith
LGBTQ+
For Some LGBTQ+ Folk, The Family You Choose Is Everything At Chri...
“It’s OK if it’s not the most wonderful time of the year” reads a massive billboard in Hackney, part of a campaign for Scarlett Curtis’ m
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Paula Akpan
News
A Burning Blazer Is The Latest Call For Action Against Toxic Masc...
This article discusses suicide and self-harm in a way that could be distressing to some readers. A photographer has spoken out about homophobia, transphobi
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Alicia Vrajlal
Modern Queer Family
Why Haven’t I Seen A Queer Family I Identify With On Screen...
Ever since I surreptitiously watched noughties Scottish drama Lip Service as a kid and realised lesbians exist, finding onscreen representation of myself h
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Elete Nelson-Fearon
LGBTQ+
The Bittersweet Privilege Of Straight-Passing In Queer Communities
“I’m a special type of bisexual. I’m the type that’s in a long-term relationship with a straight cis man,” comedian Emily Wilson says as she appe
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Maggie Zhou
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