The ACT Government has launched the Second Action Plan (2026-28) of the Capital Equality Strategy (2024-29), progressing a significant step for LGBTIQA+ Canberrans; however, Joshua Anlezark, Meridian's CEO, says community-controlled and peer-led groups must have a central role in turning the plan’s promises into real change for LGBTIQA+ Canberrans.
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Pauline Hanson has reaffirmed her dislike for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, standing by comments she made three decades ago despite acknowledging that Australia and its laws have changed.
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Pauline Hanson told News24 she still does not like the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Hanson said personal sexuality should be kept “behind closed doors”
The One Nation leader acknowledged gay marriage is legal but called Mardi Gras her “personal opinion”
Hanson has never attended a Mardi Gras event and does not intend to
One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce said the…
I must say I was a bit excited when I was asked to test the new Bumzzy Butt Shaver 2.0 for FUSE Magazine. As a gay man who likes to be smooth where it counts, shaving my body has always been a bit of a complicated chore that is often fraught with danger. I had seen the Bumzzy Butt Shaver pop up on my socials, and I was keen to see if it would live up to all the hype.
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The former Nationals MP made the claim on ABC radio, saying the party has a “large proportion of gay people” while distancing himself from the candidate’s remarks. He defended One Nation as “one of the gayest parties in Australia” after comments from a failed candidate describing same-sex attraction as a mental illness surfaced online.
Many things can influence your happiness, many of which are totally outside of our control. Research suggests that 50% of happiness is determined by your genes, 10% by the circumstances in which you live, and 40% of happiness is defined by your actions, attitude and how you handle situations. Let's look at that 40%.
Learning about lesbians from ancient Roman texts is hard. For one thing, most sources we have were written by men, and were largely about men (and how they perceived women). But Roman lesbians did exist. So uncovering what they were like – and what place they may have held in society – becomes a matter of reading between the lines.
In a twist of fate, an ordinary man is thrust into the spotlight to become the Queen of the Carnival. With advanced age, abundant body hair, and limited talents, he is an unlikely candidate.
