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No, Asexual Does Not Equal Aromantic
Though an estimated 1% of people identify as asexual – a sexual orientation most commonly defined as lacking sexual attraction – asexual people remain relatively invisible and are rarely researched. For these reasons, they’re frequently subjected to discrimination and stereotyping. For example, it’s often assumed that all people who are asexual are also “aromantic” –…
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Beyoncé’s Renaissance Is a Disco Love Letter to Queer History
1If you felt the world stop turning for a moment in July, it’s because Beyoncé dropped her new album, Renaissance. Rolling Stone has described her as the world’s “greatest living entertainer”, with a stardom that intersects fashion, dance, multiple genres of music and visual albums. Renaissance is her seventh solo studio album, and her first…
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5 Things LGBTQ+ People with Intellectual Disabilities Want Everyone to Know
They are a group often overlooked, described as “invisible”, or perhaps assumed not to exist at all. There is no reliable data that captures the number of LGBTQ+ Australians with intellectual disability. But in 2020, Australia’s largest national survey on the health and well-being of LGBTQ+ people found more than one-third (38.5%) of the 6,835…
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A Breakdown of What the Major Parties Are Promising for LGBTQIA+ Health
About one in three LGBTIQ+ voters are not sure who to vote for, or are considering changing who they vote for, this federal election, according to a survey by Equality Australia. So, if you are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, queer or otherwise part of the rainbow community, you might be wondering what the major…