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Some out gay Liberal MPs were voted out, but in good news Australia voted in a more progressive Parliament at the 2022 federal elections. Australia's Parliament has eight out gay, lesbian and bisexual Parliamentarians.

West Wimmera Shire Council was among those who raised the rainbow flag for the first time. In April, the council had voted down a motion to fly the flag to mark IDAHOBIT this year, but reversed the decision following a public backlash.

Australia's LGBTQI community remembered the Australian cricket legend Shane Warne, who died aged 52 on March 4 in Thailand, as an ally for his support for marriage equality and more recently the use of gender-neutral pronouns in cricket.An ...

The Victorian Pride lobby wants to stop police in uniform from participating in Sundays Midsumma pride march in Melbourne. Speaking on 3AW today, co-convener of the group, Nevena Spirovska said through a survey conducted last year, many people said they still felt unsafe around uniformed police. "The community has spoken and we have listened ... we recognise there is a fraught history with police for the marginalised," she told Neil Mitchell. READ MORE: The Victorian Pride Lobby is moving to ha...

The 15th annual LGBT+ Pride march on the streets of Melbourne on February 7, 2010. ( Scott Barbour/Getty Images) Pride organisers in Melbourne, Australia, have been called to ban uniformed police officers from an annual parade because the force “pose a risk” to LGBT+ attendees. Midsumma Pride, run by the decades-old arts and culture organisation Midsumma Festival, is facing fierce calls from two top state and local advocacy groups to ban cops from its annual parade on 23 May. For almost two...

All-gender bathrooms proposed for Victorian workplaces and footy ovals We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Employers could soon be required to include all-gender bathrooms in Victorian workplaces where possible, as sporting organisations prepare to put them in Melbourne’s major stadiums. A WorkSafe review is assessing the duty for employers to provide toilets that accommodate users’ gender diversity, under Vict...

In the lead up to International Women’s Day on 8 March, Rachel and Cal talk to a group of LGBTIQ women in positions of leadership in our LGBTIQ communities. Michelle “Mama Mish” Sheppard joins the show to talk about issues faced by trans women in leadership positions as well as the upcoming GLOBE event on 25 March 2021  Then Nevena Spirovska joins the show to talk about her experiences of advocated for the disadvantaged when walking the halls of power including Victorian Parliament and e...

Nevena Spirovska @NevenaSpirovska, co-convenor of the Victorian Pride Lobby@VicPrideLobby talks about the recently released IBAC report into Victoria Police’s handling of the Hares & Hyenas raid which led to Nik Dimopoulos suffering a serious injury.