QNN - Weekly Queer News From Australia

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Theft of church Pride banner reported as hate crime, ADF personnel can remove homosexual convictions from their service records, Renee Good’s family sues Trump officials and US government over fatal ICE shooting, Trans racer Charlie Martin leads her championship. She can’t afford to race this week.

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QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Tasmanian minister declares he will vote no to banning conversion practices amid Liberal conscience vote, Damien Frost’s immaculate queer portraits, Melbourne Fringe Festival is bursting with LGBTQ+ creativity, Trans pro wrestling trailblazer Gisele Shaw signs exclusive NWA contract

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QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Federal court rules Oregon can place trans women in men’s prisons, ‘People forget we exist’: Why older LGBTQ+ people fear losing identity, Show up for LGBTIQA+ people with intellectual disabilities, Brazil’s 4 gay volleyball stars secure Olympics berth in defiance of homophobes

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QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Turkish authorities launch crackdown on LGBTQ+ and HIV support groups, LGBTQ+ book shop ‘blown away’ by support after ‘transphobic attack’,  Queen Of Our Hearts: Maxi Shield Will Be Posthumously Added To The DIVA Hall of Fame This Year, New pic from gay tennis movie ‘Forty Love’ ha...

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: A gunman targeted Tucson’s LGBTQ+ community. A thousand Arizonans answered with love, Sunshine Coast queer community building safe spaces from the ground up, Grindr to pay £26m to settle claims it allegedly shared users’ HIV status, U.S. Open Pride was one big queer celebration, where tennis visibility was the...

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Texas law banning drag shows where children may be present struck down again, Nepal LGBTQ+ group marks Pride with vigil for flood victims, Tasmania’s most advanced prohibition of conversion therapy is under threat, Olympic medalist becomes world champion and pays heartfelt tribute to her girlfriend

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QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: How Manchester Pride evolved from a bring-and-buy sale, Tasmanian schools inquiry finds LGBTQIA+ students and staff face ‘inadequate’ protections, What trans women over 50 should know about their sexual health, The Kings Cross Steelers Win The 2026 ‘Bingham Cup’ Gay Rugby Union Championship

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QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: One Nation senator says parents who support their trans children are engaging in ‘child abuse’, NHS to roll out ‘life-saving’ meds to combat drug-resistant HIV, Appeals court sides with Trump in fight over subpoena of gender-affirming care provider, National LGBTQIA+ ice hockey tournament Queer Cla...

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: NSW Launches First Ever Statewide LGBTQ+ Legal Service Worth $3.2 Million, Five arrested in Dandenong as police investigate alleged homophobic attacks across Victoria, Trump administration abandons legal appeal for trans kids’ medical records, Pioneering artistic swimmer says he’ll use gay slurs as ‘stre...

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Hundreds of thousands line Amsterdam canals for the annual Pride boat parade, Government invests $18.1 million to support LGBTIQA+ health projects, Puberty blockers trial can go ahead as court throws out challenge, Once a refugee living on the street, gay weightlifter wins Commonwealth Games silver medal

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QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Trump’s education secretary claims schools are secretly transitioning children. They aren’t, Doctors worry health system can’t make up for loss of services if Hobart Private sells to Catholic-run Calvary, Pride in Hull celebrates 25 years with city parade, Berlin’s pro sports teams and LGBTQ clubs ...

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Lesbian Couples Defined As Seperate Families Under New QLD Health Fertility Guidelines, WA Health authorities call to stay alert and vaccinate as mpox cases increase, Charges dropped against two women in Uganda accused of kissing in public, Tennis player Daria Kasatkina celebrates ‘love, freedom and acceptance&rsquo...

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Transgender girls who challenged Trump sports order drop lawsuit after Supreme Court ruling, Rising number of Brits think it’s acceptable to make gay jokes, study shows, ‘Incredible’ Turn Out At Brisbane Counter Protest To Anti-Trans Rally, This junior world champion came out as gay when it mattered the ...

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Two directors of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras board voted off, New Research Project To Explore LGBTQ Experiences In Outer Suburbs, Powerful trans theatre collaboration ‘Thirty-Six’ makes its Sydney debut, Once told to stay hidden, gay former FIFA referee thrives at his first Gay Games

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QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Many are still afraid’: hope and caution in Budapest before first Pride since Orbán, Watchdog compels NSW Police to investigate after Sydney gay club drug raids, More than 600 Aussie LGBTQ+ athletes proudly shine at Valencia Gay Games, AB Hernandez on years of scrutiny: ‘You never decide to be a trans athlete

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QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Federal Trade Commission sues leading transgender health group, Fears 1,000 LGBT veterans could miss gay ban compensation deadline, Holden Sheppard’s ‘Yeah the Boys’ To Become TV Drama, Joe Ball & Mitch Brown join the Chargers in the final week of Sweat with Pride

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QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Tens of thousands join Pride marches in Romania, Bulgaria to call for equality, Five men arrested accused of targeting gay men through Grindr, JOY Media’s Radiothon is in full swing, Ohio State gymnast feared coming out. Instead, nobody blinked

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QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Former NRL Star Kane Evans Flooded With Support After Coming Out As Gay, Pride organiser devastated replacement sign burnt, Qween Jean is the first openly trans person to win a Tony Award, Gay track star Trey Cunningham sets personal best and breaks 27-year-old record despite losing his luggage

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QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Christian man who claimed he had ‘phobia of Pride flags’ loses discrimination case, Ghana’s parliament passes a bill criminalising the promotion of LGBTQ activities, Steven Oliver joins queer blak artists this weekend at Ballarat Pride, Olympic medalist says conversion therapy experience inspired him to ...