The 3rd Pacific Feminist Forum will be held in Fiji from 8- 10 May 2023. It is described by the organisers as "a platform for Pacific feminists to come together and share their experiences and...
Category: LGBTIQ+
The isolation of being transgender: How I got here
Nothing to Hide is Australia's first mainstream anthology of trans and gender diverse writing. In this excerpt, Stacey Stokes writes about her tough and painful journey to become a woman. This...
LateBloomerLesbians: Body through #hashtags
Some of us are married to men, some of us are dating them, and some of us are chronically single. But we all have one thing in common: we are late to the coming out game. So reads the introduction...
Sexist stock photography, lesbian sisters, and androgyny
Recently, I stumbled across a “lesbian” stock image where the two women looked almost identical. Were they supposed to have shared a womb or were they dating? This sent me down a stock photography...
The suffocating blanket of heteronormativity
Look around you. Men and women couple up on TV shows like Love Island for millions of viewers. The latest Hello Fresh ad shows Mum cooking dinner for her husband and two children. You see a friend’s...
Homeschooling as feminist resistance
You read that title and choked, right? That’s because, when you think about homeschoolers, you probably think of a conservative family trying to shelter their kids from the pernicious influence of...
WFH offers welcome change for gender diverse employees
The pandemic has forced organisations to deliver increasing work flexibility and alternative work arrangements. The new flexibility and working in the safer environment of the home is a refreshing...
Notes from a transition: The Diagnosis Game
What follows is an extract from Yves Rees' new book, titled 'All About Yves: Notes from a transition.' It's published here with full permission. I sink onto the red couch, clutching myself tight. I...
LGBTIQ+ people ignored in the census again
“Do you know how many LGBTIQ+ folks live in Australia? It turns out no one does, and we’re not about to find out in the upcoming census.” Courtney Act, an Australian drag queen and television...