r/LGBTAustralia
I NEED TO WATCH LEVITICUS- ANY AUSTRALIAN PERSON I DEPERATELY ASK YOU TO SHARE YOUR BINGE ACCOUNT FOR JUST ONE NIGHT
this is an immediate and very crucial request- if there is any nice australian on here- I beg of you- PLEASE JUST ALLOW ME TO USE YOUR BINGE ACCOUNT FOR ONE NIGHT SO THAT I WATCH LEVITICUS AND THEN U CAN LOG ME DA FUCK OUT AND CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD OR WTV. my insta id- jap4nese_yakuza - in case someone decides that they still have some good morals intact.
Lesbian Book Clubs
Hi queers! I’m looking for a small lesbian book club to join that generally reads lesbian romance novels. Can anyone recommend any groups that would love a new member in Melbourne? Anywhere inner north Melbourne would be amazing but I don’t mind exploring the city to meet new people 💕
Lesbian couples considered separate families in updated Queensland Health fertility clinic guidance
In short:
General guidance for fertility clinics issued by Queensland Health in February has had a "devastating" impact on some queer couples trying to expand their families using assisted reproductive technology.
Under the advice, providers have been told that two women who both carry a baby using the same sperm donor should be considered two separate families, for the purpose of calculating a donor limit.
What's next?
Legal experts and advocates say the guidance misinterprets the law and have called on the Queensland government for clarification.
The TAG TEAM Study is now recruiting!
A new study led by the Transgender Health Research Group at Murdoch Children's Research Institute has started recruiting trans and gender diverse adolescents aged 12-17 across Australia. This study is investigating the effectiveness of a group psychological therapy intervention called TAG TEAM in a randomised clinical trial.
What is TAG TEAM❓
The Trans Adolescent Group ThErapy for Alleviating Minority stress (TAG TEAM) program is a group cognitive-behaviour therapy intervention designed with, and for, trans and gender diverse young people. Each TAG TEAM group has up to 8 trans and gender diverse adolescents attend 6 weekly 2-hour sessions, facilitated by a psychologist and a trans peer. The program is designed to improve mental health and well-being by targeting stressors (e.g., discrimination) and resilience factors (e.g., pride) that are commonly experienced by trans and gender diverse adolescents.
What this study involves📜
This study is a randomised controlled trial (RCT) testing the effectiveness of TAG TEAM to improve the mental health and well-being of trans and gender diverse adolescents aged 12-17 years. Eligible participants will be randomly allocated to one of two groups:
- One group will attend TAG TEAM once enrolled in the study
- The other group will be placed onto a waitlist to attend TAG TEAM after 4.5 months
Participants in Victoria will have the option to attend TAG TEAM sessions online or in-person. Those in other states and territories will only be able to attend online. Participants will be asked to take part in a call to screen for their eligibility. Those who are eligible and consent to participate will be asked to complete questionnaires at three different time points after enrolling in the study.
Who are we recruiting📢
We are recruiting 142 trans and gender diverse adolescents from across Australia who are:
- aged 12-17 years
- have completed primary school
- are not enrolled in tertiary studies (university)
- are not participating in another group therapy program
More eligibility criteria and study information can be found at: https://www.mcri.edu.au/research/projects/tagteam
For those who prefer to take in information visually/verbally, we have also created a 3-minute clip of one of our study team members, Lux (they/them), describing what TAG TEAM is: https://youtu.be/HHAwCXn-54Q
For more information about TAG TEAM, this study, and to express interest in participating (young people and their parents/guardians/caregivers can express interest), you can go to our website or contact us by email at tagteam@mcri.edu.au with your questions.
Royal Children's Hospital Ethics Approval Number: 110355
Grindr’s age verification in Australia is spoiling my trip
I've arrived 2 days ago in Australia to travel around, and got banned because the face scan determined I was underage without even letting me upload an ID.
Now I've been waiting for 2 days for the support to manually approve my age with a picture of me and my passport, and they won’t even answer when I tell them it’s taking mad long.
Grindr’s monopoly on gay dating took away the whole gay side of my trip.
If anyone has an account he managed to verify and doesn’t use, it would be much appreciated guys.
Sign the Petition
Divine Playhouse, Sydney's newest performing arts venue, was forced to close just days after opening following complaints from a small group of Christian fundamentalists. There are now reports that the venue's future at 420 Kent Street is under threat.
If a lawful tenant can be driven out because a vocal minority objects to the LGBTQIA+ community and its creative expression, it sets a dangerous precedent. It sends the message that organised pressure campaigns can determine which communities are allowed to occupy public and cultural spaces.
While this has been framed as a matter of religious offence, no one has a right to veto a lawful arts venue simply because they find its creative expression objectionable.
420 Kent Street has not been a church for decades. It was deconsecrated long ago and operated as a theatre for approximately seventy years before becoming home to this new venue. The current campaign ignores that history and threatens to deprive Sydney of a much-needed independent cultural space before it has even had the chance to establish itself.
Sydney has already lost too many live music venues, theatres and queer spaces. We cannot afford to lose another.
We call on Revelop (the owners of the space) to stand by its tenant, reject pressure from those seeking to silence queer culture, and allow this venue the opportunity to succeed.
Sign this petition to show your support for Sydney's arts community, freedom of expression and the right of LGBTQIA+ people to create, perform and gather without being targeted by campaigns of intimidation.