Episodes
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTIQA+ news. This week, Liz Truss to propose new law banning under-18s from changing gender, LGBTQ+ couple in Nepal are first in south Asia to be legally married Police raid Moscow gay bars after a Supreme Court ruling labeled LGBTQ+ movement ‘extremist’, Billie Eilish on her low-key coming out, NRL’s Doueihi calls LGBTQ inclusion post ’embarrassing’.
Published 12/06/23
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTIQA+ news. This week, Transgender deaths in US on rise with increase in anti-trans laws, report shows, A UK museum has discovered a Roman emperor was actually a trans woman, Lifeblood’s Misdirection On Gay Blood Donation, Eurovision fans buzzing at prospect of major pop star representing UK in 2024, Second World Gay Boxing Championship To Be Held In America
Published 11/29/23
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTIQA+ news. This week, Russia files lawsuit to crack down on LGBTQ+ community, 321 trans people murdered worldwide this year according to annual report, Conversion therapy ban tabled by Lib Dem peer, Natalie Bassingthwaighte Comes Out, Trans college water polo player and cheerleader living best life
Published 11/22/23
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTIQA+ news. This week, Pope Francis sacks conservative Texas bishop in row over LGBTQ+ inclusion, Mexico’s first openly non-binary magistrate found dead at home, Florida teacher fired for using gender-neutral honorific ‘Mx’, Recipients Of Thorne Harbour Health Awards 2023 Announced, Sam Kerr and partner Kristie Mewis finally confirm engagement.
Published 11/15/23
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTIQA+ news. This week, Man’s body exhumed and burned publicly in the street ‘because he was gay’, Oregon man sentenced for LGBTQ+ hate crimes in Idaho, including trying to hit people with car, LGBTQ+ Museum Qtopia Sydney To Construct Dedicated AIDS Memorial, Be kind, rewind: Melbourne’s 33rd queer film festival looks forward by looking back, Gay Games open with little fanfare, low registration...
Published 11/08/23
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTIQA+ news. This week, Sydney Catholic School Bans Same-Sex Partners From Year 12 Formal, Johannesburg Pride marches for LGBTQ Ugandans after anti-gay law passed, Japan court rules mandatory sterilisation of people officially changing gender unconstitutional, Britney Spears suggests a sequel to The Woman In Me memoir is coming, Triathlete comes out by hoisting Pride Flag at Ironman World...
Published 11/02/23
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTIQA+ news. This week, LBTTQ+ advisory groups including Dikes on Bikes welcome Australian Human rights commission decision to reject application that excludes Bisexual & Trans Women from Melbourne event, Victorian LGBTQ+ commissioner Todd Fernando says We Move Forward after NO vote, A man “motivated by hatred or prejudice” has been jailed for up to 22 years for bashing a stranger to death...
Published 10/25/23
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTIQA+ news. This week, Vic LGBTQ+ Commissioner on the next steps after No vote, FBI crime statistics show anti-LGBTQ hate crimes on the rise, US Black queer activists fight against tactics of erasure, Australian Singer Troye Sivan Gets Into Drag For New Music Video, Alaska sports association ban trans girls from female sports teams.
Published 10/18/23
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTIQA+ news. This week, Gay conversion therapy ban bill to be brought forward in NSW after claims reform was put ‘on ice’, QLD health minister calls on Federal Government to consider scrapping restrictions that prevent gay & bisexual men from donating blood, Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan tells supporters he does not ‘recognise’ LGBTQ+ and vowed to combat “perverse” trends, Marina Machete...
Published 10/11/23
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTIQA+ news. This week, Judge strikes down Texas drag ban as church bestows blessing, Openly gay journalist and LGBTQ+ advocate Josh Kruger fatally shot in Philadelphia home, Queers For Yes: Community Shows Support For The Upcoming Indigenous Voice Referendum, Kylie Minogue reacts to album Tension hitting No. 1, Former AFL champion Dani Laidley, outed as trans in 2020, tells her story in new...
Published 10/04/23
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTIQA+ news. This week, Police castigated for their unacceptable approach at enquiry in Gay hate crimes, Police arrest 2 men over stabbing in Oxford Street in late July, Anti-Trans demonstrations are being witnessed on a weekly basis in Ballarat, Protests in Canada on school policies on gender identity are being met with counter-protests, Turkey’s leader complains about LGBTQ+ colours at United...
Published 09/27/23
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTIQA+ news. This week, Two school districts in California ban the display of LGBTQ+ pride flags, Victorian Inquest To Examine Five Trans And Gender-Diverse Deaths, America’s first openly transgender state senator leads in the polls for Delaware’s Congressional vote, State Library of NSW Opens Pride Line To Commemorate 50th Anniversary Of First Gay Pride Week, Out Gay Rower Robbie Manson...
Published 09/20/23
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTIQA+ news. This week, ACON to host an online LGBTQ+ Safety Seminar Series in lieu of the originally planned Statewide LGBTQ+ Safety Summit, Expelled Victorian Lib MP Moira Deeming has come out in support of local Victorian councillor over their anti LGBTQ+ social media posts, Milwaukee police to withhold gender of crime victims under pressure from LGBTQ+ activists, Gay player gets Rugby World...
Published 09/13/23
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTIQA+ news. This week, Activists take over Sydney’s Oxford Street to protest anti-LGBTQ+ attacks and demand queer-safe spaces, Mississippi elects openly gay lawmaker for first time in state’s history, Vote For Melbourne Tram’s 2024 Pride Tram Design, Trans cricketer grateful for support ahead of history-making international bow, Daria Kasatkina beats Greet Minnen in ‘LGBTQ landmark’ at U.S. Open
Published 09/06/23
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTIQA+ news. This week, Reports ADF personnel were pressured into wearing purple last week for Wear It Purple Day, 20 year old Ugandan man is the first to be indicted on charges of aggravated homosexuality, Judge in US dismisses law suit contesting a Transgender women’s admission into a university sorority, Russian man has been expelled from studies for promoting LGBTQ+ propaganda, Surprise...
Published 08/30/23
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTIQA+ news. This week, Spain’s first openly transgender senator, Carla Antonelli, pledges to protect queer and trans rights, California Pride flag shooting: Tributes paid to ‘true ally’ and mum of nine Laura Ann Carleton, Labor Party Votes Towards Ending Gay Blood Ban, First gay Aussies to wed in New Zealand celebrate 10th anniversary, International Chess Federation Bans Trans Women From...
Published 08/23/23
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTIQA+ news. This week, A 17-year-old suspect has been arrested over the stabbing death of professional New York dancer O’Shea Sibley, Pope Francis seeks to create a more welcoming environment for LGBTQ+ people within the Catholic Institution, Bad weather doesn’t deter revellers from attend Brighton Pride in the UK, Matilda’s defeat Denmark 2-0 to move into 1/4 Finals of FIFA Women’s World Cup,...
Published 08/08/23
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTIQA+ news. This week, new Liberal MP Angie Bell celebrates diversity in her first speech to parliament, A Special Commission of Inquiry to review more than 400 unsolved murders involving LGBTQ+ hate crimes, Vladimir Putin has signed a new controversial legislation banning surgical gender reassignment in Russia, New Zealand’s biggest drag show Palmy Drag Fest 2023 is back, Matilda’s smash...
Published 08/02/23
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTIQA+ news. This week, A federal judge in the US temporarily blocks the state of Arizona from enforcing a Transgender sports ban, Same sex couples in Peru entitled to have marriage legally registered, Federal ban on gender affirming care for minors in the US has been proposed, UK Labor Party scraps their Trans ID promise, Surf Coast Shire is pushing ahead to make public toilets accessible to...
Published 07/26/23
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTIQA+ news. This week, Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed that Victoria will no longer host the Commonwealth Games in 2026, Kenyan opposition MP leading a campaign to further criminalise the country’s small LGBTQ+ community, Medical student Colin Burnett shines a spotlight on LGBTQ+ cancer survivors, Tasmanian Government officially expanded the acronym LGBTIQ+ to include the letter ‘A’. QNN...
Published 07/19/23
In News, Anti-LGBT protesters stormed Georgia’s Pride parade, religious education course for Catholic college students that advocates traditional marriage is under review, 200 people gather in underground basement in Shanghai for ‘Ball’, and O’Bryant Square in Portland Oregon to be renamed Darcelle XV Plaza. In Sport, ECB support inclusion, US national team soccer superstar Rapinoe set to retire, Pride march organisers exclude Ulster Rugby over transgender player ban, and OutSports Magazine...
Published 07/12/23
In News, Metropolitan Police in London to reintroduce full time LGBTQIA+ liaison officers, academic study reveals that growing numbers of people are experiencing gender dysphoria, Nepal’s Supreme Court passes interim order to allow for same-sex marriage, and Buzz Lightyear becomes an LGBTIQA+ ally. In Sport, FIFA launches One Love Armbands, Shock AFLW CTE diagnosis, Ash Gardner Finalist national NAIDOC Week Award 2023, and Australia is just one win away from retaining the Women’s Ashes. QNN...
Published 07/05/23
In News, NSW Independent MP Alex Greenwich set to foreshadow equality bills including banning gay conversion practices, Club Q shooter sentenced to life in prison for attack on gay nightclub, Singapore holds first LGBTQ rally since gay sex decriminalised and Trevor Ashley named runner-up on drag singing show Queen of the Universe. In Sport, Paralympic rower Nikki Ayres wins gold, National Hockey League Commissioner says no to speciality jerseys during warm-ups, and Trans man Patricio Manuel...
Published 06/28/23
In News, new evidence linked to death of AC/DC manager after inquiry, dozens of LGBTQ+ flags damaged and ripped down at the Stonewall National monument, 200 LGBTQ+ counter protestors drown out opposition at Perth library during drag-time storytelling event, and Japan’s parliament raises sexual consent age from 13 to 16. In Sport, high-performance guidelines released by Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) for trans and gender diverse inclusion in elite sport, homophobic chants between the US...
Published 06/21/23
In News, renowned cultural historian Matt Cook to become the UK’s first fully endowed professor of LGBTQ+ history, Scotland becomes first country in the world to make teaching LGBTQ+ history in schools mandatory, the largest LGBTQ+ advocacy centre in the US declares its first national state of emergency, and religious demonstrators gather in one of Sydney’s queerest suburbs last Friday protesting against the LGBTQ+ community. In Sport, the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 supports the...
Published 06/14/23