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Sep
17
2020

Diversity and representation in the media

Arts, Education, Families, gender, Kids & Family, LGBTIQ, Media, Media, News & Politics, Society & Culture, the informer, TV & Film

Television has made monumental strides internationally and in Australia. Star Trek's newest recruits include its first non-binary and trans actors ...

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Feb
13
2020

Recapping Midsumma 2020

Arts, Comedy, Families, Fashion & Beauty, LGBTIQ, Performing Arts, Society & Culture, Visual Arts

This year's Midsumma Festival was hugely successful. There were over 100 events, nearly 237 groups in the parade, and a ...

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Jan
16
2020

Drag queen storytime ends in protest, tragedy

Families, Government & Organisations, LGBTIQ, Local, National

Last Sunday's Drag Queen Storytime at a Brisbane Library was going well until a group of protesters stormed into the ...

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Dec
23
2019

Resources for helping the LGBTQ community with reproductive loss

Families, Health, Kids & Family, Medicine, Mental health, Sexuality

Reproductive loss occurs more frequently than many people think. Some say that 1 in 4 pregnancies will end in miscarriage, ...

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Nov
24
2019

U, yes U, can be the cure

Families, Health, LGBTIQ, Medicine, Science & Medicine

Did you know that gay men can be on the bone marrow donor registry? And that men 18-30d make the ...

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Nov
22
2019

Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil: stories, songs and voices

Families, gender, Government & Organisations, Health, LGBTIQ, Mental health, Sexuality, Society & Culture, the informer

Wednesday's Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil at Fitzroy Town Hall presented a number of people sharing their stories, through storytelling, ...

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Nov
15
2019

The scathing report from the Aged Care Royal Commission

Families, Health, LGBTIQ, Science & Medicine

Last week the Royal Commission into the Aged Care system released its interim report. The title says it all: “A ...

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Nov
9
2019

Mary Sayers: the NDIS failing our children

Education, Families, Health, LGBTIQ, the informer

A report in last week's Saturday Paper reveals that the National Disability Insurance Agency has failed to act in a ...

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Nov
9
2019

Abigali Kawananakoa, princess, sugar heiress and defendant

Families, Government & Organisations, LGBTIQ, Marriage Equality, Society & Culture, the informer

Hawaiian Royal Princess, Abigail Kawananakoa is facing questions whether the 93-year old is in a fit to manage her estate. ...

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Oct
4
2019

The wild world of spyware, phones and family violence

Families, Government & Organisations, Kids & Family, LGBTIQ, Local, Mental Health, National, Tech News, Technology, the informer

We took a hacked phone for a week - and were shocked at what we found out. It's part of ...

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Diversity and representation in the media

Recapping Midsumma 2020

Drag queen storytime ends in protest, tragedy

Resources for helping the LGBTQ community with reproductive loss

U, yes U, can be the cure

Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil: stories, songs and voices

The scathing report from the Aged Care Royal Commission

Mary Sayers: the NDIS failing our children

Abigali Kawananakoa, princess, sugar heiress and defendant

The wild world of spyware, phones and family violence

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