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Thank you, Dame Sybil

Chris Vernon — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:35:48 +0000

This month, Queensland’s 17c��IA+ community will celebrate the 65th Queens Ball, widely recognised as the world’s longest continuously-running 17c��IA+ event. This year’s Ball carries special significance following the passing of ...

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WTF: Why Are Sexual Health Clinics Closing & Being Defunded?

Chloe Sargeant — Thu, 28 May 2026 23:56:13 +0000

This week, Victoria’s largest sexual health and education centre confirmed it will close its Melbourne CBD clinic at the end of the month, consolidating services into Box Hill instead. It’s ...

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Letter From The Editor: Women’s Rights, Kylie Fever & Solving AFL’s Homophobia

Chloe Sargeant — Fri, 22 May 2026 06:25:02 +0000

Happy Friday, darlings! Each week, I’ll be writing you a li’l love letter letting you know about some of our biggest stories of the week – just to keep you ...

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Conservative Politicians Are Pretending To Care About Women’s Rights After Giggle v Tickle

Patrick Lenton — Tue, 19 May 2026 07:12:55 +0000

In the wake of the landmark Giggle v Tickle appeal decision, conservative politicians from a variety of parties are suddenly desperately trying to convince you they care about women’s rights. ...

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6 Ingenious But Possibly Illegal Suggestions For Solving The ‘AFL Homophobia’ Problem

Chloe Sargeant — Thu, 14 May 2026 07:41:17 +0000

There are few things more deeply, spiritually Australian than a bunch of AFL blokes insisting they’ve definitely evolved past homophobia while simultaneously calling each other “f****t” on national television because ...

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JK Rowling’s “Trans Friend” Highlights The Cruelty Of The Anti-Trans Movement

Patrick Lenton — Tue, 12 May 2026 07:48:15 +0000

JK Rowling has a trans friend, and her anti-trans fanbase have lost their minds about it – because it highlights the cruel propaganda that anti-trans ideology relies on. Much has ...

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17c��+ Content Is Being Silenced Across Social Media — And We Should All Be Alarmed

Chloe Sargeant — Tue, 12 May 2026 03:10:05 +0000

For years, 17c��IA+ organisations, venues, artists, health campaigns, events and media outlets have been told the same thing by social media giants: if you want to reach your community, you ...

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Fashion Is Art: This Year’s Met Gala Was Gay As Hell – That’s All

Chloe Sargeant — Tue, 05 May 2026 06:32:37 +0000

The Met Gala is, at its core, a fundraiser. A very serious, very important night for art, culture, and… whatever the hell happens when celebrities, fashion icons, and a wildly ...

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Tinder Is Using AI to Quietly ‘Fix’ Your Photos

Jacques Nieuwoudt — Sun, 03 May 2026 01:39:02 +0000

I woke up this morning to discover a photo on my Tinder profile that, for lack of better words, wasn’t me. While I recognised the image, my skin now had ...

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There Were 2 Arson Attacks On 17c��+ Bars This Week. Where TF Is The Mainstream Media Coverage?

Chloe Sargeant — Fri, 01 May 2026 07:22:26 +0000

17c��IA+ communities have never had the luxury of feeling confident someone else will tell our stories properly, or even at all. We’ve always had to be motivated to create our ...

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Trans Women In Sport Aren’t The Enemy – Anti-Trans Attacks Show Who The Real Enemy Is

Dylan Rackley — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:56:38 +0000

Trans women competing in sports—is it fair or is it unfair? It’s the question consuming parliamentary time and millions in taxpayer funding across Australia and globally. Yet while governments legislate ...

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OPINION: The Transphobia Of The Lesbian Action Group Will Not Save Them

Lydia Jupp — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:31:53 +0000

Although they’re celebrating it as a “definite win”, yesterday’s decision to allow the Lesbian Action Group an appeal to ban transgender women from their events is anything but. In his ...

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Footballer Jorginho Frello Is Trying To Walk Back His Chappell Roan Accusations

Chloe Sargeant — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:44:08 +0000

Footballer Jorginho Frello has walked back his viral accusations against Chappell Roan, saying the controversy that sparked a wave of online backlash against the pop star was “ultimately a misunderstanding”. ...

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GIVE IT TO ME BI: No Script For This

Give It To Me Bi - Chad Barnier & Steve Spencer — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:52:39 +0000

After nearly a year on hiatus, we asked our community what they wanted us to talk about as the podcast returns. From every direction, the same question came back: How ...

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OPINION: Kristi Noem Supports The Execution of Innocents. But We’re Talking About Her Husband’s Tits?

Jacques Nieuwoudt — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:00:48 +0000

On Tuesday, leaked photos revealed the husband of Kristi Noem, former DHS secretary, Bryon Noem, wearing large inflated balloons under his shirt, the knots positioned outward to resemble nipples. The ...

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OPINION: I Started A Club For Gay Men. It Changed My Life.

Jacques Nieuwoudt — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:23:08 +0000

At the start of 2025, I found myself in a bit of a pickle. I’d been living in Darlinghurst for four years, but despite growing up in Sydney and living ...

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OPINION: Trans Visibility Isn’t Just Important, It’s A Gift

Jasmine Nightingale — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:48:08 +0000

Like many transgender people, I knew who I was at a very young age. In 1983 I started school, and I met the girls who I saw myself reflected in. ...

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Anger Won’t Free Us: Why I Chose Joy, Empathy And Open Arms As My Revolution

Dylan Rackley — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 03:41:00 +0000

I have spent over two decades doing LGBTIQA+ community work. In that time I have seen a lot of anger. I have felt a lot of it too. The anger ...

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The Divide Between Masc And Butch: Why Lesbians Are Choosing One Label Over The Other

Amelie Mcintosh — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:36:32 +0000

Are you a self-described ‘pretty girl in boy’s clothes’? Or maybe you’ve been burnt by one too many ‘hey mamas lesbians’? Open TikTok and you’ll be bombarded with a series ...

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If You Stream HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Adaptation, You Are Dead To Me

Lydia Jupp — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:23:17 +0000

By the time the first episode of HBO’s Harry Potter adaptation lands, we’re sure to have more to add to the list of JK Rowling’s surprisingly brief, but highly influential ...

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