
OUTInPerth – WA’s first LGBTIQA+ Inclusion Strategy opens community consultation
The WA Government has announced community consultation is now open for WA’s first LGBTQIA+ Inclusion Strategy.
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The WA Government has announced community consultation is now open for WA’s first LGBTQIA+ Inclusion Strategy.

The Tasmanian Government has taken a firm stance in favour of comprehensive LGBTQIA+ inclusion in the 2026 Census, urging the Federal Government to align its efforts with Tasmania’s progressive approach. …

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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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 …

Trans Health Research presented latest research to a global audience at the WPATH Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.

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 …

The Victorian government is set to expand the state’s hate speech laws, which would offer better protections for both the LGBTQIA+ and disabled communities. The current laws, specified under the …

Sasha Colby, the iconic winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 and the show’s first trans contestant to take the crown in a main season has found a home with …

Just.Equal Australia says the NSW Equality Bill being stripped of protections for teachers and students in religious schools was a lost opportunity. WORDS Brian Grieg Last month the NSW government announced it was throwing LGBTQ students and teachers in faith schools under the bus. They would not be included in the suite of “Equality” measures …

There is no consensus about community-level terminology, though community members prefer some terms over others.

The committee from Pride Adelaide have put out a statement calling out online hate and bigotry, after they organisation and its supporters have faced a flurry of “deeply disturbing and …