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Dance roles not gender roles: How Dance Life star Archer is forging her own career path

One of the stars of Prime Video's docuseries Dance Life is non-binary dancer Archer, who is creating her own space in the gendered world of dance.
A slim dancer with blonde hair wearing sunglasses and a yellow top flings their arms out on stage

Sydney council votes to stop sponsoring drag story time events

Council says the move is against providing "activities of sexualised nature" to children, but one councillor says it is an "objection to queer people". 
A drag queen in a large pink dress

Police accused of brutality during pride march in Melbourne

Protesters have hit back at police after a violent confrontation at the annual Midsumma Pride march in Melbourne.
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Duration: 2 minutes 5 seconds

The 40-year love story that touched Trent Zimmerman

The former Liberal MP says an elderly couple from his electorate helped 'crystallise' the importance of the same sex marriage plebiscite.
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Duration: 36 seconds

Victorian police chief labels protesters who confronted officers at Pride march 'an ugly rabble'

Victorian Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton labels the actions of a group of protesters who confronted police at the annual Midsumma Pride march as "abhorrent".
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Police clash with a protester while a man films on his phone.

Coming out as trans can be tough in regional Australia. Here's how these three teens did it

Coming out can be a nerve-racking experience, but Adam, Eliott and Rowen did it and managed to find connection and community along the way.
An image composite of three young people, they all smile into the camera.

'The body keeps the score': Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal talk grief and All of Us Strangers

Irish actors Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott talk about connection through grief in Andrew Haigh's film All of Us Strangers.
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Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott look lovingly into each other's eyes while in bed, fully clothed.

The triple j Hottest 100 has been decided. Here are the top 10 tunes

The top 10 tracks from triple j's Hottest 100 of 2023 include songs from Doja Cat, G Flip and Dom Dolla. Here are your favourite songs of the year.
Doja Cat wearing a pink dress and knee high blue boots with hands positioned as if she's running

Canberra rainbow roundabout receives revamp

The roundabout now also displays the trans flag as well as brown and black colours to represent people of colour.
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Duration: 1 minute 41 seconds

In the city of roundabouts, a much-loved attraction is getting a fresh lick of paint — here's why that matters

The ACT government's $16,000 fresh lick of paint sees the much-loved Braddon mural updated for the first time since it was added seven years ago.
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A roundabout painted to represent the LGBTQI+ community.

Human Rights Watch world report: Five milestones you may have missed in Asia

Human Rights Watch warns of an authoritarian slide across the region in its latest annual world report. Still, there were several milestones in 2023, particularly across LGBT rights and same-sex marriage.
 Maria Ressa gestures after she was acquitted of the tax evasion cases against her

A Russian court 'banned something that doesn't exist', and it changed these people's lives

From today, the "international LGBT movement" will be considered an extremist organisation in Russia in a development that has sparked panic among many in the queer community but caused some to ask: has the court banned something that doesn't actually exist?
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Macron appoints youngest and first openly gay French prime minister

French media is reporting he will replace Elisabeth Borne, who resigned earlier this week.
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'Unapologetic' cross-dressing jazz star Nellie Small took to the stage during the 30s. Now her story is being told

Nellie Small hit the Sydney scene wearing top hats and tails, on and off stage, and was "never apologetic" about who she was. Her forgotten story and legacy is now being told at the Sydney Festival.
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Sydney-born of West Indian descent, entertainer Nellie Small who was popular in the 1930s

From conversion therapy to community acceptance: Taking drag to rural Australia for a good cause

When Kymm Apostolides was a teenager and living in a small regional town, he was administered electric aversion therapy when he began wearing his sister's clothes. Fifty years later, he's a vital part of the mid-north community.
A drag queen wearing a rainbow tshirt sits and applied concealer in the mirror. 

A Florida power couple promoted the 'Don't Say Gay' law. Then came revelations of a threesome and an alleged assault

Christian and Bridget Ziegler had been rising stars of the Florida Republicans, promoting conservative family values. Then came revelations of a threesome with a woman, who alleges she was later raped by Mr Ziegler.
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People hold protest signs with messages like 'Bridget must go' and 'Don't say 3-way'.

Thai parliament to consider same-sex marriage laws

With its bustling gay bars and prominent transgender community, Thailand is a Mecca for LGBTQ tourists. However, many visitors don't realise that same-sex couples in the country are still unable to marry.
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Duration: 3 minutes 10 seconds

The 'lonely, terrifying' deaths of these men reveal Sydney's dark past

A NSW Special Commission of Inquiry has recommended several fresh inquests.
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A composite image of Paul Rath, Richard Slater, Carl Stockton men who died in suspected gay hate crimes

Unsolved murders inquiry in NSW calls for fresh inquests into deaths of several men

For 18 months, the inquiry investigated the suspicious deaths or unsolved murders — potentially motivated by gay hate bias — of LGBTIQ people between 1970 and 2010.
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Thai parliament to consider same-sex marriage laws

Thailand's cabinet is introducing a same-sex marriage bill, which would grant non-binary couples inheritance and healthcare rights.
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Duration: 2 minutes 10 seconds

Pope Francis approves blessings for Catholic same-sex couples in reversal of 2021 decision

The Vatican's ruling will allow priests to decide on blessing same-sex couples on a case-by-case basis, as long as they are not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies.
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Reactions to landmark ruling that same-sex couples can now be blessed by a Roman Catholic priest

The landmark ruling that Roman Catholic priests can bless same-sex couples has been welcomed by the broader catholic community.
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Duration: 2 minutes 10 seconds

Syphilis rises six-fold in Australian women over 10 year period, sexual health report says

A Kirby Institute report on sexually transmitted infections reveals five children died from congenital syphilis in Australia last year, with disease cases tripling over the past 10 years.
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Pink condom rolled up on pink background.

Amy was anxious about getting her first pap smear. Then she stumbled across a community-built directory

Health directories are enabling people in regional communities to find specialty health services, allowing them to take control of their healthcare journeys and avoid being whisked from practitioner to practitioner.
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Lawyer's fears 'validated' after spending years advocating for authorities to revisit potential gay hate crimes

After an 18-month examination into possible gay hate crimes in Sydney, human rights lawyer Nicholas Stewart says what has been uncovered exceeded expectations and should trigger further inquiries or inquests.
Sydney lawyer Nicholas Stewart stands with his arms crossed against a glass window