Queer activist Shaneel Lal from New Zealand has reacted to the Australian government banning social media for under-16s, saying it will remove connections for those in marginalised communities and prevent them from learning about the world. The comments from Lal follow Australia introducing a ban on platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat this […]
Candace Owens, who has claimed trans people are “clinically insane” and responsible for a rise in mass shootings, has had her visa rejected by the Australian government ahead of a national tour. Immigration Minister Tony Burke said that Owens, who posts far-right, racist, anti-trans content to her millions of followers, can stay “somewhere else”. Owens […]
Elska, a project dedicated to sharing the bodies and voices of LGBTQ communities around the world, has put the spotlight on Melbourne for its latest edition. Inside, readers can get to know a selection of everyday queer men from Australia’s most liberal metropolis via a combination of intimate photography and personal storytelling. “Elska Melbourne is […]
Gay footballer Josh Cavallo, who became the world’s only top-flight openly gay male professional player when he came out in 2021, has said “it felt right to share this special moment on the pitch”, after he proposed to his boyfriend at Adelaide United‘s Coopers Stadium. The Australian midfielder, 24, said the club had provided “a safe […]
YAY it’s new music Friday, our favourite day of the week at Scene HQ! Following his last club banger Buzzed (which still slaps-check out my review earlier this year HERE), Australian pop singer songwriter TIN comes back with the addictive Serotonin. It sings about being on the dance floor as one comes across “this Adonis, […]
Scott Morrison has introduced a bill that would allow faith-based organisations to override existing anti-discrimination laws.
Senator Claire Chandler is calling for trans girls and women to be barred from competing in sports at any level.
Reverend Josephine Inkpin has made history by becoming the first out trans minister in Australia
Amanda Stoker, known for her anti-LGBTQ+ views, is Australia’s new assistant women’s minister.
“I was the First Openly Gay Male Olympic Champion”
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