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Trans Day of Visibility event shifts date for a third time

Head down to the Northbidge Piazza on Sunday 12 April.

Health officials estimate one percent of Fiji’s population living with HIV

In January last year the World Health Organisation described it as an "escalating HIV epidemic".

Senegal’s President signs tough new laws against homosexuality

The new legislation double the prison time for people suspected of being homosexual.

On This Gay Day | Broadway delivered ‘Sweet Charity’ AIDS fundraiser

The 1998 event kicked off a legacy of fundraising that continues today.

On This Gay Day | Film director Franco Zeffirelli died in 2019

Zefferelli is remembered for his films and operas.

On This Gay Day | ‘My Little Pony’ introduced a same-sex couple

The emergence of an animated lesbian pony upset conservative commentators across Australia.

On This Gay Day | The Pulse massacre took place in Florida

In 2016 tragedy struck The Pulse nightclub when lone gunman carried out a terrorist attack

On This Gay Day | Marriage Equality was achieved in Iceland in 2010

The country's PM was one of the first to get married.

On This Gay Day | We remember Bartholomé Tecia

In 1566 Bartholomé Tecia, a 15-year-old student in Switzerland was executed for being homosexual.

On This Gay Day | Songwriter Cole Porter was born

On this day, iconic songwriter Cole Porter was born and actor Laverne Cox made history.

On This Gay Day | Author Marguerite Yourcenar was born in 1903

Yourcenar wrote the modern classic 'Memories of Hadrian'

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Trans Day of Visibility event shifts date for a third time

Head down to the Northbidge Piazza on Sunday 12 April.

Health officials estimate one percent of Fiji’s population living with HIV

In January last year the World Health Organisation described it as an "escalating HIV epidemic".

Senegal’s President signs tough new laws against homosexuality

The new legislation double the prison time for people suspected of being homosexual.

World’s largest trans flag unveiled in Brisbane

The Trans Day of Visibility display called for action against the Queensland government's ban on gender affirming healthcare practices.

Marcia Hines, Missy Higgins and the sound of a crosswalk preserved in national archive

Marcia Hines hit 'You' is being added to the national sound registry. See what else is being captured.
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