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 …

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 …

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 …

As Trans Awareness week begins, Trans Person of the Year Kitty Obsidian shares the power of being visibly trans. Being Awarded Trans Person of the Year isn’t something Kitty Obsidian had on their bingo card when Trans Month began. Also awarded Creative of the Year, they are proud to know they are making a positive …