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13th Queer Screen Film Fest announces winners

Test wins Queer Screen Film Fest's Emerging Narrative Feature Award as the festival unveils its 2026 on-demand program.

WAYJO set to celebrate Pride with Queer Anthems

WAYJO, the West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra will team up with singer Queency this November to celebrate Pride.

WA becomes the last state to introduce legislation on conversion practices

Pressure is building on WA Attorney-General Tony Buti to address the issue.

On This Gay Day | The film ‘My Beautiful Laundrette’ arrived in 1985

The film was a milestone in the careers of writer Hanif Kureishi, director Stephen Frears and actors Gordon Warnekce and Daniel Day-Lewis.

On This Gay Day | Australia said Yes! to marriage equality

Early in the morning people gathered in the Northbridge Piazza to await the results.

On This Gay Day | Dance music producer Patrick Cowley died

Many lost recordings of the musician have been unearthed in recent years.

On This Gay Day | Film director Terrence Davies was born in 1945

Terrence Davies films were highly acclaimed and distinctive.

On This Gay Day | Philosopher Roland Barthes was born

Barthes was a prominent French literary theorist and semiotician whose work had a profound impact on the fields of literary criticism, cultural studies, and semiotics.

On This Gay Day | Herculine Barbin was born in 1838

Their birth date is remembered as Intersex Day of Solidarity.

On This Gay Day | In 1989 The West Australian opposed decriminalising homosexuality

The state's daily newspaper 1989 views on homosexuality may shock you.

On This Gay Day | Photographer Robert Mapplethorpe was born

The photographer's work spurred discussions about public funding of art works and censorship.

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13th Queer Screen Film Fest announces winners

Test wins Queer Screen Film Fest's Emerging Narrative Feature Award as the festival unveils its 2026 on-demand program.

WAYJO set to celebrate Pride with Queer Anthems

WAYJO, the West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra will team up with singer Queency this November to celebrate Pride.

WA becomes the last state to introduce legislation on conversion practices

Pressure is building on WA Attorney-General Tony Buti to address the issue.

High Court rejects Sall Grover appeal in long-running gender case

Australia's High Court declined Giggle's appeal, ending the Giggle v Tickle litigation and leaving discrimination findings intact.

Bill hailed as Tasmania’s best chance to end conversion practices

Equality Tasmania has backed a proposed conversion practices ban, arguing it would create Australia's strongest protections for LGBTQIA+ people.
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