Timothy Christopher Ryan is a kind, fun guy who contains multitudes: a nature-loving bogan, nightlife creature, arts powerhouse and professional agent of delightful chaos. He claims to be a hyper-coloured introvert who constantly bursts out with unexpected laughter. It sounds confusing, I know.

Twelve community-led projects across Victoria will share more than $100,000 to support the mental health, wellbeing and social connection of young LGBTIQA+ Victorians.

The change to the previous law repeals restrictions on the “portrayal or promotion” of sexual and gender diversity in content, replacing them with a broader standard against material that could seriously harm a child’s development. LGBTQ advocates have welcomed the vote, while warning that major barriers to equality remain. THIS ARTICLE AT A GLANCE Hungary’s scraps anti-LGBTQ+ provisions from its Child Protection Law. The original law banned the “portrayal or promotion” of homosexuality or transgenderism. The law no longer targets sexual or gender diversity. PM Péter Magyar’s Tisza s…

Be Yourself In Canberra. It’s a reminder to show up as your authentic selves while getting together in the beautifully queer little capital we call home, writes Festival Director Danny Corvini.

The study, which analysed data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ 2020-2022 National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing, found more than half of cisgender non-heterosexual and more than one third of transgender Australians are diagnosed with a mental disorder. 

The discovery of 800-year-old lesbian hugging skeletons, researchers say, is the first known same-sex burial in medieval Poland and raises questions about the women’s relationship and what their unusual burial might tell us about medieval attitudes toward same-sex bonds. THIS ARTICLE AT A GLANCE Two same-sex skeletons buried in an embrace 800 years ago The two women were not genetically related This is the first known same-sex burial in medieval Poland The discovery raises questions about medieval attitudes toward same-sex relationships. Estimated read time: 3 minutes About 800…

Heritage NSW has rejected a second application to recognise Kings Beach — which is located about nine kilometres south of Byron Bay — for its longstanding significance to LGBTQIA+ communities across New South Wales and beyond.

Between January 2024 and October 2025, Victoria Police recorded 95 app-facilitated offences targeting members of the LGBTQIA+ community. These offences included physical and verbal assault, robbery and extortion, and the filming and sharing of these offences through digital platforms.

Poland’s conservative Constitutional Tribunal has ruled against recognising same-sex marriages legally performed elsewhere in the European Union. The government says it will continue recognising foreign same-sex marriage anyway. Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said the ruling is an attempt to prevent Poland from fulfilling its obligations under EU law.

Tim Curry, the versatile performer of screen and stage who made his name as the flamboyant Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died aged 80. Reports say Curry died at his home in Los Angeles, with his manager confirming he passed peacefully. No cause of death is known as yet.

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