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QNews is a community platform that celebrates stories, people, and queer voices that are emerging and inspiring. We range in topics from pop culture, politics, and news, all through the lens of today’s LGBTIQA+ communities.
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QNews – ABS releases first ever estimates of LGBTI+ Australians

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released experimental estimates of LGBTI+ populations. These estimates are the first of their kind in Australia. In a new approach, the ABS combined data from nearly 45,000 people who responded to one of four recent ABS health surveys to shed light on LGBTI+ people in Australia. Linda Fardell, …

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QNews – Australia launches 10 year Action Plan for LGBTQIA+ Health

The Australian Government has today announced a $15.5 million ten-year “National Action Plan for the Health and Wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ People” following a consultation process that involved hundreds of community members and 26 roundtables around the country. The Action Plan was announced today in Melbourne by Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care the Hon …

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QNews – ‘Deserve to be safe’: Victoria to expand laws against hate speech

Victoria has unveiled anti-vilification law reforms that will expand protections for LGBTQIA+ communities from hate speech. Existing laws in Victorian protect against vilification based on race and religion. But the state government’s Justice Legislation Amendment (Anti-vilification and Social Cohesion) Bill, unveiled on Tuesday, will expand the state’s laws to ban vilification based on disability, gender …

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QNews – Gatecrasher charged over Nazi salute at Sydney trans rally

Jordan Hirst
NSW Police have charged a 20-year-old man for allegedly making a Nazi salute after gatecrashing a Sydney transgender rights rally and hurling abuse at marchers. The Sydney Trans Day of Resistance rally was on Saturday afternoon (November 23) at Pride Square in Newtown. Supporters gathered at the Square and waved transgender flags and chanted as …
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QNews – Vigils across Australia for Trans Day of Remembrance 2024

Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honours the memory of the trans lives lost to acts of transphobia and discrimination. On November 20, the community holds a day of gathering, togetherness, and community solidarity. We remember those we’ve lost, celebrate our strength in the face of adversity, and …

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QNews – Meta’s ‘Community Standards’ shut down LGBTQI+ Facebook groups

Regional LGBTQI+ groups on Facebook are being targeted and shut down for breaching ‘Community Standards’. Many in our community use the social media platform Facebook to access support and information. For LGBTIQ+ communities it can provide important support when needed, especially for those in remote or closeted spaces. However, as online abuse and misinformation continue …

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QNews – QTrans on why there is backlash against the trans community

Brianna from Queensland transgender advocacy and support group QTrans (formerly ATSAQ) writes for QNews to mark Trans Awareness Week 13 – 19 November. Every year, the trans community gathers and memorialises our brethren who have been lost to the hatred of a society that lionises cis normativity and punishes individuals whose gender identity exists outside …

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QNews – Tasmanian Health Department launches LGBTIQA+ Action Plan.

Equality Tasmania welcomes the launch of the Tasmanian Health Department LGBTIQA+ Action Plan. “We congratulate the Department, and its LGBTIQA+ Reference Group, on developing this Plan.” spokesperson Rodney Croome said, “This will help ensure discrimination and stigma are no longer hurdles to LGBTIQA+ Tasmanians living healthy, happy lives.” The Plan was launched today by Mental …

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