LGBTQ
All-girls Catholic school bans same-sex couples from attending formal
A petition calling for the Sydney school to allow same-sex couples to attend its year 12 formal has garnered thousands of signatures.
- by Lucy Carroll and Christopher Harris
Latest
‘No place for such hatred’: Sydney killer jailed for maximum of 22 years
Stanley Early was “motivated by a hatred for and prejudice against homosexual men”, a judge said, when sentencing him over the 1987 murder of Raymond Keam in Sydney’s east.
- by Sarah McPhee and Michaela Whitbourn
Liberals to back Deeming motion for inquiry into gender-affirming care
Gender-affirming care can refer to a range of medical practices that support a person embracing a different gender identity to what they were born with.
- by Kieran Rooney
Lesbian Action Group loses bid to exclude trans women from events
The Australian Human Rights Commission rejected the bid on the basis that sex is neither fixed nor binary and transgender women can be lesbians too.
- by Chip Le Grand
Donald Tusk, former EU president, declares victory in Poland election
An opposition win would be a dramatic shift for a place where the government has controlled the courts and media, targeted LBGTQ+ rights, and undermined the union.
- by Anthony Faiola and Annabelle Chapman
Mayor of first council to recognise gay and lesbian relationships
On August 13, 2003, South Sydney City Council formally recognised gay and lesbian relationships.
- by Malcolm Brown
Mysterious bloody palm print a vital clue to identity of Summer Hill killer
An inquiry has uncovered key evidence from the scene of a frenzied stabbing in Sydney’s inner west, pointing to the potential killer.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
‘Absolute rubbish’: Former top cop takes aim at Emma Alberici
Former NSW police deputy commissioner Mick Willing has been pitted against the former ABC host and one of his officers during an inquiry in Sydney.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Minns changes tack on gay conversion after backlash over delay
The Minns government has confirmed it will introduce legislation banning gay conversion practices in NSW before the end of the year after religious groups claimed they had secured a “pause” on the bill.
- by Michael McGowan
‘That’s a lie’: Feud between senior police over Emma Alberici interview exposed
Pamela Young said senior police knew what was happening when she alleged political interference had influenced the investigation into the death of Scott Johnson.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Opinion
Swimming
Trans debate remains toxic, but in time the binary battle line may fade
A friend with a transgender son offered the most insightful perspective on a subject that still divides friends, colleagues and families.
- by Emma Kemp