LGBT

New research has found abuse and discrimination in sport is stopping young LGBTQIA+ people from participating in local sport.

On Thursday, NSW became the last state to issue a formal apology on behalf of the government to people convicted of homosexual acts for laws and policies that "criminalised, persecuted and harmed" the LGBTQI+ community.

Former public service worker Terry Goulden, who was fired and arrested for being gay in his 20s, says the Premier's formal apology to the LGBT community is 'symbolic'.

NSW Premier Chris Minns has formally apologised on behalf of the government to people convicted of homosexual acts, 40 years after the state decriminalised gay sex.

A Latrobe City councillor who was ordered to apologise after sharing anti-trans content says "political activists have gone too far".

From the next novel by the 2023 Miles Franklin winner to a First Nations version of Shakespeare, to the hotly anticipated follow-up to Brooklyn, there are plenty of great new books to read this month. 

A Catholic school rebukes the archbishop of Hobart after Julian Porteous earlier this month railed against "woke" culture, same-sex marriage and abortion rights.

The pope used the term during a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops on May 20.

Before this year's Archibald finalists are announced, we speak to a former finalist about all things portraiture — from choosing a sitter to adding the final touches.

The term was used as he reiterated that gay people should not be allowed to become priests.

The US has banned thousands of books since 2021, and the rate is increasing. What's behind this wave of censorship — and are we seeing a similar trend in Australia?

Kat Sadler was worried people wouldn't understand her comedy series Such Brave Girls — the characters are flawed, and the comedy is pitch black and sometimes shocking. But it's been a smash hit, winning awards and being renewed for a second season.

Mark Latham's lawyer admits a tweet that prompted independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich to sue the ex-One Nation NSW leader caused almost universal revulsion, but has argued it wasn't defamatory.

Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich is suing former NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham over an allegedly defamatory tweet posted last year.

For the first time, two Australian festivals have been chosen for the prestigious Goes to Cannes program.

Growing up queer informed Dr James Allen’s approach to gay health. He says a suicide register is needed for LGBTQIA+ deaths to track the extent of the problem.

Since launching his eponymous brand in 2021, the Australian designer is carving out a distinct customer base: those looking to wear emotions on their sleeves, thighs and chest.

Parents and students from an all-girls Catholic college on the NSW Central Coast want conservative American author and chastity promoter Jason Evert's planned talk this week cancelled, with a petition overnight amassing 700 signatures. 

Libraries and librarians are common targets for attacks because they are easy for the public to access and because they represent learning, ideas, imagination, equality, choice and barrier-free access to information for all.

A Western Sydney a council attempted to ban a book about same-sex parents from its local libraries.

Western Sydney's Cumberland City Council votes to overturn ban on same-sex parenting books in libraries.

Cumberland City Council votes to overturn a controversial ban on same-sex parenting books from its libraries after more than four hours of at times debate.

The fashion designers behind Nicol & Ford create collections inspired by queer muses the history books have forgotten. Their latest centres on a Kings Cross icon.

Endorsed Liberal candidate for the seat of Albany Thomas Brough acknowledges the "distress" his comments linking the gay community to paedophilia have caused.

The WA Liberals' endorsement of an Albany doctor who made false claims about the LGBTQIA+ community — comments the party's leader has called "inappropriate" — is attracting the kind of attention it doesn't need.