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Australia Set to Ban Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination in Schools

Australia’s government is set to ban discrimination in schools on the basis of sexuality or gender identity, reported Agence France-Presse. This move follows a leaked report that highlighted laws which allow...

Chelsea Manning Denied Entry To Australia

Chelsea Manning, the once-imprisoned activist, leaker of classified information, and transgender woman, has been barred from entering the country of Australia, news sources have reported. Human rights organi...

Australian Police Official Apologizes to Victims of Infamous Police Assault

On June 24, 1978 in Sydney, Australia, a crowd formed in Taylor Square. The people there would later gain recognition as the “78ers,” and their presence that night sparked an unanticipated chain of events that ...

Australian priest supports gay marriage, gets booted from conference

Father Frank Brennan, Jesuit, stands in defense of LGBTQ marriage. Unfortunately, that public backing cost him. Brennan got barred from a recent Catholic religious conference due to his public support for sa...

Homophobic neighbors lead to health decrease, study shows

Researchers in Australia have published findings showing a demonstrable link between discrimination and low health rates in LGB persons. The study was devised by two academics from the University of Queensland:...