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MGM Dorothy's shoes in The Wizard of Oz AAR

Why Dorothy’s red shoes deserve their status as gay icons, even ...

March 13 - News, Opinion

The legendary film, The Wizard of Oz (1939) and the glorious, dazzling ruby slippers worn by its heroine, Dorothy Gale, (played by Judy Garland), have long been symbols of hope – especially for the LGBT+ community....

New research reveals how the marriage equality debate damaged LGBT Aus...

January 30 - News, Opinion

Although Australia has now achieved marriage equality, the topics of sexuality and gender identity continue to spark heated – and often discriminatory – public debates. Most recently, the issues of religious ...

Eight Australian picture books that celebrate family diversity

January 14 - Books, News, Opinion

The official label used by the Australian government to define a traditional family (a two parent family with biological or adopted children only) is “intact”: Not damaged or impaired in any way. Complete. Whole. Unbroke...

A year since the marriage equality vote, much has been gained – and th...

November 15 - News, Opinion

November 15, 2018 is the one-year anniversary of Australians voting “yes” to marriage equality. The survey was an unprecedented two-month exercise in engaging with current Australian community values around sexuality and...

Explainer: why removing sex from birth certificates matters to gender ...

October 30 - News, Opinion

Next month, Tasmania’s parliament will consider a bill that would remove sex from birth certificates. If it passes, it would be the first state in Australia to take such a step. Under the proposed law, a baby’s sex would...

Boy Erased Lucas Hedges and Théodore Pellerin

Boy Erased is a safe and predictable take on the horrors of gay conver...

October 25 - Arts & Entertainment, Film, News, Opinion

I always try my hardest to go into every film with an open mind and not write off anything before I see it. This was particularly hard to do with Joel Edgerton’s Boy Erased. I was trepidatious about going to see the film...

Why legislation should ban schools from discriminating against LGBTIQ+...

October 17 - News, Opinion

Over the weekend, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced his government would make amendments to discrimination legislation to make clear no student at a private or religious school should be expelled on the basis of th...

Why a national apology and redress for discharged LGBT service members...

October 6 - News, Opinion

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) banned lesbian, gay and bisexual personnel from serving openly until November 1992, and there were restrictions on transgender service until September 2010. Even so, we know LGBT people...

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