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OPINION: Hi! I’m Bisexual And I’m Really Goddamn Angry

Chloe Sargeant — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 03:46:46 +0000

Hi! I’m bisexual — and as you’re likely already aware, I’m really goddamn angry. Not “throwing staplers at the wall” angry. Not “screaming at customer service” Karen-esque angry. I’m that ...

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OPINION: Yes, Male Cheerleaders Exist, And It’s Really Not A Big Deal

Dustin Lowrey — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 07:22:05 +0000

You might have seen the headlines this week, sharing the news that straight homophobes have discovered that male cheerleaders exist via the Minnesota Vikings, and losing their goddamn minds about ...

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It’s Time To Replace Unaccountable LGBTIQA+ Elites With Rainbow Democracy

Rodney Croome — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 01:57:14 +0000

‘It’s Time To Replace Unaccountable LGBTIQA+ Elites With Rainbow Democracy’ is an opinion piece by Just.Equal Australia Vice President and 17c��IA+ activist Rodney Croome. Who decided to spend tens of ...

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Trans Lives Are Not A Conspiracy – Why Are ‘Transvestigations’ Even A Thing?

Naomi Lawrence — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 06:26:03 +0000

Over the past year, anti-trans rhetoric has surged in both politics and culture, and the deeply unfortunate phenomenon of ‘transvestigations’ persists. From female athletes like Dakota Davidson and Ilona Maher ...

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As a Baby Queer, Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban 100% Would Have Harmed Me

Chloe Sargeant — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 07:48:28 +0000

‘As a Baby Queer, Australia’s Social Media Ban 100% Would Have Harmed Me’ is an opinion piece by 17c�� Managing Editor Chloe Sargeant, about the social media ban for ...

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So, Trump is President – What Can Australia’s 17c��IA+ Community Do Now?

Tamuz Ellazam — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 03:52:38 +0000

So… that didn’t quite go how we’d hoped, did it? Whether you spent all day glued to live updates or hid under the covers hoping it would all go away, ...

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Abbie Jane: My Local Council’s Motion to Remove 17c��IA+ Books Really Worries Me

Abbie Jane — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 04:55:21 +0000

Abbie Jane from The Rainbow Shoelace Project (and our October issue cover star) talks about Port Macquarie’s local council putting forward a motion to remove 17c��IA+ books, and how worried ...

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The Equality Bill – Stripped-Down, Skimpy but Still Standing

Barbarella Karpinski — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 03:06:11 +0000

Last night, on October 17, NSW Parliament passed the stripped-down Equality Bill, brought by Independent MP Alex Greenwich. Claims of sell-out over the Equality Bill In response to Pride in ...

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Straight Actors Playing Queer: Are We There Yet?

Michael James — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 04:41:32 +0000

In a debate that has raged longer than Cher’s career, the 17c��I+ community have long debated the legitimacy and appropriateness of ‘playing queer’, or straight actors being cast in 17c��I+ ...

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Cass Review: Why I’m Worried About Its Harmful Effects on Trans Kids

Dr Antimony Deor — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 03:36:39 +0000

Youth gender care in the United Kingdom needed fixing. Extraordinarily long waiting times for one single underfunded clinic meant that kids were either going unsupported or needed to find the ...

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Qtopia Welcomes 78ers At Private Event

Robyn Kennedy — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 02:35:58 +0000

— by 78er Robyn Kennedy On 9 April 2024, Qtopia Sydney hosted a private viewing for members of the 78er organisation First Mardi Gras. Along with around forty other members ...

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Sia, We Need To Talk

Contributor — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:30:33 +0000

I’ll admit, seeing work, which is less than perfect, even excruciatingly bad is part of what it is to be a critic. Over my seven years of engaging with work ...

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Pets And Other Wildlife

Peter Benn — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 23:30:24 +0000

“Have animals ever interrupted your love-making?” I asked, broaching a seemingly taboo subject. My question followed an experience I had where a large mature greyhound observed that his master was ...

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Your Dinner Party Kant Go Wrong With These Tips

Barrie Cradshaw — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 08:30:23 +0000

While COVID-19 has meant we have had to deal with many restrictions, there has been a major growth in one thing… The dinner party. In the past few months, I ...

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1000* Days Without A Drink…

Linc Jenkin — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 22:30:49 +0000

I definitely never set out to ‘never drink again’ or really even go one day over my initial goal to see if I could go 365 days (2018) without alcohol. ...

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Why I’m Now Victoria’s Commissioner For LGBTIQ+ Communities

Ro Allen — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 22:45:09 +0000

Those of us living in rainbow communities know all too well how powerful language can be. Too many of us have experienced that uneasy feeling in our stomach when someone ...

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Suicide And Self-Harm: A Personal Reflection

Matthew Woolfe — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 21:30:59 +0000

I was 16 years old when I first attempted suicide. That was more than 25 years ago, but for me this is a lifelong battle and this World Suicide Prevention ...

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Qld Conversion Law Shows Prejudice Remains A Threat

Rodney Croome — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 09:30:46 +0000

I know what it’s like to live in a state that is wrongly seen as backward on 17c��I rights and rarely has its successes celebrated. That’s why I was reluctant ...

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Staying Connected While Staying Apart

Beau Driscoll — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 01:30:19 +0000

COVID-19 has put a halt to community gatherings and some medical treatments. Whilst also making it hard for people to see family members, friends, work colleagues and having human interactions. ...

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Someone’s Got To Be The Bottom

Barrie Cradshaw — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 09:30:49 +0000

Gay sex can be more complicated than a Grey’s Anatomy season 12 plot line (actually any Grey’s Anatomy plot line). With an unending list of niches and seemingly unlimited kinks ...

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