12+ hour, 15+ min ago   (505+ words) Fund Australia’s home of LGBTQIA+ journalism Sydney’s LGBTQ+ community are criticising NSW Police for another “excessive” and “intimidating” drug raid on Oxford Street. The Surry Hills Police Area Command were deployed to Darlinghurst on Saturday 12 September, where patrons of Kinselas,…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1243+ words) Fund Australia’s home of LGBTQIA+ journalism There was a time when spotting a rainbow flag meant something very specific: somewhere nearby was a protest, a queer venue, a Pride march, or perhaps one gloriously unsubtle queer figured out how to…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1846+ words) Fund Australia’s home of LGBTQIA+ journalism Kirby Bentley has done what almost seemed impossible, outwitting the Faithfuls and her fellow Traitors to take out The Traitors Australia and its entire $200,600 prize pool. After spending the season dodging suspicion, carefully shifting…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (463+ words) Fund Australia’s home of LGBTQIA+ journalism South Australia’s Parliament has decisively rejected a One Nation bill seeking to criminalise gender-affirming healthcare for minors. The Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) (Childhood Gender Dysphoria) Amendment Bill, put forward by One…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (110+ words) Star Observer Fund Australia’s home of LGBTQIA+ journalism Fund Australia’s home of LGBTQ+ journalism Melbourne Star Observer Magazine | September 2026 You May Also Like Support the Star Observer… while you still can LGBTQIA+ media is under threat. Queer content is censored…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (753+ words) Fund Australia’s home of LGBTQIA+ journalism The NSW Government’s decision to reject the key recommendation of the Sackar review of hate laws is deeply disappointing. It not only leaves groups vulnerable to the harms of hate speech, but begs the…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (478+ words) Fund Australia’s home of LGBTQIA+ journalism After a tense final featuring two of the world’s greatest gay rugby union teams, the Kings Cross Steelers have officially taken home the 2026 Bingham Cup. The London-based team took on the Sydney Convicts on…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (380+ words) Fund Australia’s home of LGBTQIA+ journalism In what resembles a French version of Sydney’s own Divine Playhouse controversy, a far-right French politician has slammed a Marseille LGBTQ+ event, accusing it of “unrestrained Christianophobia” for hosting a satirical “phallus” party on a…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (947+ words) Fund Australia’s home of LGBTQIA+ journalism There are some people who have been famous for so long that it becomes difficult to imagine an Australia without them taking up an irritating amount of oxygen, popping up every few years with…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (323+ words) Fund Australia’s home of LGBTQIA+ journalism A Tasmanian Government Inquiry has found LGBTQ+ students are disproportionately the targets of bullying and receive insufficient support. The Inquiry into Discrimination and Bullying in Tasmanian Schools was released on Wednesday August 19, and found…...