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A new confidential system lets Victorians report anti-LGBTQ+ hate, discrimination and conversion practices in minutes — and every report adds to the evidence.
9 October 2026
Palingenesis brings the Rat King phenomenon to Dancehouse — four years of choreography exploring what binds us when everything pulls us apart.
9 October 2026
Australian research documents the mental health cost of scrolling past one more headline.
7 October 2026
Officers allegedly refused to show the warrant, used discriminatory language toward people with disabilities, and held patrons for six hours — prompting protests and an apology from the mayor.
7 October 2026
Bright Phantoms began with a Rowland S. Howard cover in 2021 and became a document of friendship, loss and the sea.
7 October 2026
Western Sydney's largest Pride event returns to Parramatta Park with service stalls, a licensed bar, drag, DJs and a T-dance that runs till 7pm.
6 October 2026
The State Library's Rainbow Research Fellowship funds a year of archival work, and applications close 15 October.
6 October 2026
Sydney's 2027 Parade and Medical team applications are open — and the festival only works because the community builds it.
6 October 2026
The dating platform is acquiring Freddie to deliver testing, prescriptions and medication directly to users — closing a prevention gap that leaves 1.5 million eligible Americans off PrEP.
5 October 2026
Full Circle Theatre Co launches with paid contracts, career pathways and a debut production — because Adelaide artists shouldn't have to leave to work.
5 October 2026
Bad Things Feel Good* unpacks non-monogamy, mental health and the slow unlearning of certainty — asterisk included.
5 October 2026
New queer organisation rolls out walking initiative as its first community wellbeing programme.
5 October 2026
Adelaide's annual Poppin Out block party returns November 7 with drag royalty, interstate talent and one ticket that gets you the whole night.
4 October 2026
Mabel Matiz faces obscenity charges because the groom in his wedding video took his jacket off.
4 October 2026
Blue Moon Bar's management wasn't there, the hosts didn't stop it, and a week passed before anyone with authority said a word.
3 October 2026
Animations, quilts and certificates: a community-led project put lived experience on the record, in participants' own words and on their own terms.
3 October 2026
Two sides of the same electronic-pop universe land in Melbourne and Sydney for all-ages debuts in October.
2 October 2026
Fifteen festivals a year will offer on-site testing, starting this long weekend at Knockout Outdoor.
2 October 2026
Moesha, Holden Sheppard and a 30-year-old sauna took home awards, Hannah Conda hosted, and some things probably didn't need saying on stage.
2 October 2026
The Balkans' first openly lesbian head of state has three months in the job, a contested record on LGBTQ+ rights, and a constitutional clock already ticking.
2 October 2026
More than 95 reported attacks in two years, community groups say the real number is higher, and now there's a way to report without calling police.
1 October 2026
New HRC data shows restrictive school policies don't just hurt LGBTQ+ kids — they muzzle the adults trying to keep them safe.
1 October 2026
Anthony Fisher says Divine Playhouse mocks his faith, while the institutions he leads can still legally sack queer teachers.
1 October 2026
The St Kilda hub is raising money to show up at Bendigo Pride, ChillOut and Gippsland Pride with a stall, resources and a friendly face.
30 September 2026
The Education Department reinstated Trump-era rules, removing explicit federal protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
30 September 2026
Sall Grover's facial-recognition app lost its appeal and now owes Roxanne Tickle $20,000 plus costs for what three judges called direct discrimination.
30 September 2026
Victoria's longest-running multi-arts festival is back for its 43rd year, platforming queer storytellers alongside First Nations, disabled and emerging artists across three weeks.
29 September 2026
A YouGov survey shows public acceptance of bisexual people doesn't extend to the bedroom — and the reasons given reveal more about insecurity than orientation.
28 September 2026
Alfonso Osnaya says a group of men taunted him inside Beaux, then waited outside to attack him.
27 September 2026
The Federal Hill native bought the club in 1978, steered it through the AIDS crisis, and made 'everyone is welcome' more than a slogan.
25 September 2026
A new essay draws together research on the statistical link between anti-LGBTQ media campaigns and real-world violence — and it's measurable, repeatable and deadly.
24 September 2026
The City's first openly trans councillor now holds the second-highest civic office.
23 September 2026
The regional HIV and LGBTQ+ health service has relocated to Fern Street, and if you need them, you need to know where they are.
23 September 2026
The comedian who insists he has nothing to do with stand-up just moved three thousand tickets across Australia.
22 September 2026
G-Bar attack leaves two in hospital in stable condition as detectives recover suspected weapon and appeal for witnesses.
22 September 2026
Midsumma's big closer returns 7 February 2027 with Mo'Ju, multiple stages and a free all-day party across two suburbs.
22 September 2026
The UK government's new equality code tells organisations how to treat transgender people now that the law says sex means biological sex.
21 September 2026
The Brunswick Greens MP spent decades in sexual health research before entering parliament — and his early advocacy became state law.
21 September 2026
Four major works, two symposiums, and a month of unapologetically trans storytelling across Sydney and Melbourne.
20 September 2026
Fifteen officers, drug dogs, and a venue that went from 200 patrons to half-empty in minutes—one day after the government met to discuss the last time this happened.
20 September 2026