Same-sex marriage legalised in Australia as LGBTQ+ community finds equal love

Australia passed a marriage equality bill Thursday allowing same-sex couples to marry, Andrew Macdougall looks at the effects it has had on the LGBTQ+ community.

Boys and girls come out to play

Our curator Karen Pollock explores the sudden media fascination with trans kids, and trans masculine identities, and asks what it tells us about societies attitudes to gender diversity.

Why anti trans feminists are setting back women’s civil rights

Queerness Curator Sam Hope demonstrates why the feminist anti-trans lobby are doing Patriarchy's work for it, and makes some radical suggestions for ways forward.

Queer Media; it’s time to do better bi us

In light of recent biphobic articles published by queer media outlets, Lois Shearing addresses some of the myths perpetuated both outside of and within the LGBTQ+ community.

You are queer enough

Our curator Karen Pollock puts out a heartfelt plea for LGBTQ+ people to stop excluding those who don't meet arbitary standards from the community.

Why Kevin Spacey’s abuse brought back painful memories of the closet

Ibtisam Ahmed looks at how the closet can play a toxic role in situations relating to sexual abuse.

Navigating age and ageism within trans communities

Sam Hope explores the complexity of a type of oppression that time is constantly changing

How Twitter’s #bisexual ban perpetuates bi-erasure

Holly explores why the Twitter bisexual ban is about more than easy to use social media search tools

What it’s like to be out but not out-out as a bisexual

Lois Shearing explores what it means to be out, but not out-out as a bisexual and why it's important to respect our identity, even if we sometimes let ourselves 'pass'.

The queer age

This November we will be exploring what age means to lgbtq+ people. Karen Pollock introduces the theme