LGBTIQ

A dispute over an LGBTQ+ pride flag at a California clothing store spiraled into deadly violence this weekend when a man shot and killed the 66-year-old business owner right in front of her shop, authorities said.

As part of Pride Month, which is being celebrated around the world in June, Sam wants anyone else who feels isolated to know they're not alone.

Scott Phillip White has been sentenced to nine years in prison for the manslaughter of Scott Johnson after his initial conviction for the murder was quashed.

After decades of campaigning, the country's first laws protecting intersex people from unnecessary medical procedures without their consent have passed in the ACT today.

A 36-year-old cold case is nearing its long-overdue conclusion after a jury returned a guilty verdict for murder at a well-known gay beat in Sydney's east.

Legislation stipulates capital punishment for 'serial offenders' and transmission of HIV/AIDS through gay sex.

Shua Wilmot and Raegan Zelaya, two former dorm directors at a small Christian university in western New York, acknowledge their names are unconventional, which explains why they attached gender identities to their work email signatures.

A drag story time event has been forced to move online in Melbourne after receiving threats of violence to its staff, councillors and attendees.

A man who went gay bashing at a park where another man was murdered concedes he should have told police a friend claimed responsibility even though he was a liar.

Years later, the victims of these surgeries are speaking out over what they say has left them extremely damaged.

NSW health authorities have detected the state's first case of mpox in more than six months, prompting a warning for men who have sex with men to be on the lookout for symptoms.

Police are considering dropping charges it laid against a popular pub in Western Australia over the amount of skin shown by punters at a Mardi Gras event.

The meeting was temporarily suspended after angry protesters began hurling abuse at the councillors.

The Bud Light-Dylan Mulvaney partnership quickly brought an onslaught of criticism from some people, even triggering bomb threats

The letter has been signed by 15 leading scientists around the world, from countries including South Africa, the United States, Canada, the UK, Kenya, and Australia.

A church which runs some of Australia's most prestigious schools believes students who are gay or having sex before marriage should not take up school leadership positions.

A 2019 graphic novel which tells the coming out story of a nonbinary person was flagged to Queensland police by a conservative activist in Logan.

Melissa Tempel's first grade class at Heyer Elementary School in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA has spent weeks preparing for its upcoming spring concert.

The decision follows a bruising five-week contest that exposed deep fractures within the pro-independence movement.

Other new regulations could keep Caster Semenya and other athletes with differences in sex development from competing.

Activists fear the legislation would lead to mass arrests and mob violence against people identifying as LGBTQ+.

The Metropolitan Police Service, which has more than 34,000 officers and is Britain's biggest police force, must "change itself" or risk being broken up.

Gender Queer: A Memoir is now under review by the Australian Classifications Board after a complaint saw the title reportedly pulled off the shelves of Logan Central Library in Queensland.

A transgender memoir for teens has been referred to the Australian Classification Board after a complaint from a conservative activist.

Randy McNally, a Republican, initially stated last week that he "had no intention of stopping" when pressed about why he repeatedly commented on racy social media posts by the 20-year-old.

As residents around the city celebrate the almost three-week-long event, streets, landmarks, roads and everything else in between have been transformed into a sparkling sea of rainbows.

Federal senator Lidia Thorpe was moved on from the Sydney Mardi Gras parade by police, after video showed her temporarily halting the march.

WorldPride 2023 is tipped to be the biggest event in Sydney since the 2000 Olympic Games, injecting up to $600 million into the local economy as 500,000 international travellers head Down Under for the 17-day celebration.

After years in the making, Sydney's 2023 WorldPride festival has officially launched.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to flock to the city, prompting a warning for drivers to expect delays as a number of major roads are shut off to traffic.

The topless man caused controversy as it was "kink and bdsm inspired".

With excitement levels high among the LGBTIQ community as Pride is welcomed to Aussie shores, it's easy to forget many are still facing struggles with acceptance, Thorpe says.

The premier's commitment comes days after Opposition Leader Chris Minns made a similar vow.

Skater Leo Bunch emailed Kwik Kopy to ask for a quote to print roller derby flyers but was shocked when she received an email refusing her request.

If there's one thing trans activist Ymania Brown wants people to take away from the upcoming WorldPride human rights conference next month, it's that LGBTIQ people "do not have the same rights" as other citizens.

Though similar programs - which have been scientifically proven to be totally ineffective - have already been banned in Victoria, the ACT and Queensland, the practice is still legal in NSW.

The Pingxi Lantern Festival has been held for 25 years since 1999.

In celebration of Sydney WorldPride, villages will be setup on Crown Street between Oxford and Campbell Streets, as well as Riley Street between Oxford and Goulburn Streets.

One cold winter's night in Sydney, 1978, hundreds gathered at Darlinghurst's Taylor Square to champion queer acceptance. This single protest would spark one of the biggest political and societal movements in Australia's history.

Activists had planned to march outside of St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney on Thursday, but police will attempt to stop them citing "safety" concerns.

Pope Francis criticised laws that criminalise homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church.

Katarina Carroll has formally apologised to LGBTIQ+ communities and present and past LQBTIQ+ police officers for historical mistreatment.

The Church of England said on Wednesday it will allow blessings for same-sex, civil marriages for the first time but same-sex couples still will not be allowed to marry in its churches.

The push to pass federal protections for same-sex marriage intensified after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade.

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the US releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout - the man once nicknamed "the Merchant of Death".

Suspect accused of killing five people and wounding 17 others in a Colorado gay nightclub shooting has been charged with 305 criminal counts including hate crimes and murder.

Gay conversion therapy, which aims to forcibly change sexual orientations, will be banned in WA after a bombshell report into a church group.

A protester ran onto the field wearing a blue Superman T-shirt that said "SAVE UKRAINE" and "RESPECT FOR IRANIAN WOMAN" during a World Cup match between Portugal and Uruguay.

Thomas James and Richard Fierro helped take down a shooter firing at patrons at an LGBTQI+ nightclub in Colorado.

Germany's players covered their mouths for their team photo before their opening World Cup match in an apparent rebuke of FIFA's clampdown on plans to wear armbands to protest discrimination in host nation Qatar.