QNN - Weekly Queer News From Australia

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... LEARN MORE The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 24, 2026 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Vatican sending new signals of openness but limitations in outreach to LGBTQ+ Catholics, My... LEARN MORE The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 19, 2026 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: New legislation to keep Pride flag flying permanently at Stonewall Monument proposed, Disability and LGBTQ+ hate crimes set to become aggravated offences, Record numbers turn out for Tasmania’s Pride Parade, Gay ski cross queen is out to defend her Olympic title at Winter Olympics The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 7, 2026 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Life expectancy of LGB+ people a year lower than that of heterosexuals, ONS finds, Years after coming out as Scotland’s only gay footballer, I’m so much happier, Open Doors Youth Service Celebrates 25 Years With Trans Youth Art Exhibition, Women’s sport is changing the game for LGBTQ+ athletes, but still needs work The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 6, 2026 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Budapest mayor charged for organising a banned LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hungary’s capital, Rules over which jails house trans prisoners challenged in court, Chappell Roan & Doechii serve queer fem power on Grammys red carpet, Gay app Grindr beefs up protections for athletes during Winter Olympics. The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 5, 2026 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Trump administration blocked from obtaining thousands of trans patient’s medical records, Miss Major remembered: LGBTQ+ rights advocates honour her legacy, Paralympian Greg Slade publicly comes out ahead of Australian Open, AJ Ogilvy, former NBL player, comes out as gay on eve of league’s Pride Round The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 4, 2026 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: The Trevor Project receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cuts, Heated Rivalry is so popular Russians are breaking the law to watch it, Steve The Queen Makes History With Australian Stage Premiere in Brisbane, João Lucas Reis da Silva makes history at the Australian Open The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 2, 2026 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: US federal employees file complaint against ban on gender-affirming care, Man appointed MBE for services to LGBTQ+ community, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre no longer taking walk-ins, Gay speed skater Conor McDermott-Mostowy wins Team USA Trials, earns spot in 1st Winter Olympics The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 1, 2026 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Andy Burnham apologises for past police LGBTQ+ discrimination, WA Police Investigate Anti-Trans Stickers In Perth Parks, Kate Winslet says her ‘first intimate experiences’ were with women in new interview, New LGBTQ wrestling champions crowned at Uncanny Attractions’ ‘Winter Ball’. The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 53, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children, UN vote erasing LGBTQI+ persons with disabilities condemned, Midsumma’s Victoria’s Pride Street Party To Trial Mobile Pill Testing, Gay kickboxing star overcomes injury to win gold medal at major event. The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 52, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: DUP accused of stalling trans hate crime protections, Perth’s queer nightclub, Connections, celebrates 50 years of  dancing and difference, Budapest mayor says he faces government charges for allowing Pride rally, Out Olympian finally faces her NBA frenemy and lets fans in on ‘chaotic’ love story. The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 51, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: DoJ moves to eliminate sexual abuse protections for LGBTQ+ people in prisons, Trans women will not be allowed to attend main Labour Women’s UK Conference events, Lesbian Space Princess Lands Huge Award Nominations, Gus Kenworthy returns to competition and immediately wins a medal. The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 50, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Experiences of homophobia ‘happening every day’ in Australia’s most progressive city, 62% of surgeries on intersex children are due to parent confusion, Right-winger up in arms over British tradition of drag queen in Christmas story, Pro men’s tennis player comes out as gay: ‘I’m proud of who I am today’. The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 49, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Veteran FBI employee sues bureau after being fired over displaying a pride flag, New puberty blockers trial to begin after UK ban, Zoe Terakes: ‘It’s a privilege to keep working while you’re transitioning”, 3 out athletes win big medals skating to Madonna and RuPaul at early Olympics preview. The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 48, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Catholic Church formally bans gender-affirming care at its hospitals, Heartbroken family of trans teen speaks out about how bullying led to his death, Courtney Act’s New Children’s Book Is All Confetti & Rainbows, NZ Breakers refuse to wear pride flag patch at Australian NBL Pride Round The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 47, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalising same-sex marriage nationwide, New HIV protection jab approved for use in Northern Ireland, Queensland LNP Meeting Proposes Transgender Toilet Laws, IOC on path to ban trans women athletes from female competition in Olympics The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 46, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Texas Supreme Court rules that judges can refuse to marry same-sex couples, All-female college says it will continue to welcome trans women despite gender-critical complaints, Casey Donovan wants to become a mum with fiancée Renee, Olympic Hopeful Kurts Adams Rozentals Banned Over Explicit Plane Video The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 45, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: King Charles III dedicates Britain’s first national memorial to LGBTQ+ troops, Supreme Court in Brisbane overturns controversial freeze on puberty blockers for adolescents, Gavin Newsom lashes out at Trump’s anti-woke, anti-DEI agenda in blistering new interview, Gay athlete wins silver and bronze at US Championships, inches closer to the Olympics The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 44, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Film about Afghan-Canadian man scoops Welsh prize, Blak Excellence, community and culture at Miss First Nations, New research highlights ‘severe lack’ of knowledge about non-binary people’s sexual health, Top 50 most powerful LGBTQ people in sports for 2025 highlighted on Power 100 The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 43, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Social media ban will further isolate regional and rural youth, LGBTQ+ advocates say, Former library director awarded $700,000 after she was fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Pip Roth Announce Their Engagement, Josh Cavallo was attacked at a servo after he came out The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 42, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Florida removes Miami Beach rainbow crosswalk after city loses appeal, Republican threatens to drag Netflix bosses before congress over trans cartoon character, Thorne Harbour fundraiser Northside Bizarre returns, Trailblazing gay soccer player surprised to be suddenly cut by his team. The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 41, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Australian film altered in China to make gay couple straight, FBI arrest man who allegedly threatened to shoot people at Texas Pride parade, Darren Hayes Shares Staggering Medical Costs After Breaking His Jaw, Two trans rising stars light up New York Fashion Week, Trans soccer player & manager: ‘Transphobia does not make a good football team’ The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 40, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Shooting kills 3 transgender women in Pakistan’s largest city, Police investigating possible hate crime after gay couple attacked with baseball bat, For bisexual people, our visibility is our way forward, Out world champion joins tiny group of legends that includes Usain Bolt The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 39, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Pride march in Serbia condemns police violence at anti-government rallies, seeks LGBTQ+ rights, Trans flag creator attempts to flee US over rising transphobia and ‘nasty laws’, LGBTQIA+ radio station JOY receives 8 CBAA award nominations, AIDS Monument opening in West Hollywood this autumn, includes stories of athletes. The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 37, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Army veteran dismissed for being gay gets apology, Burkina Faso passes law banning homosexuality, Mitch Brown Reflects On Coming Out, Thanks Partner and Community, Transgender soccer player Riley Dennis wins legal case in Sydney court The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 36, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Florida puts rainbow crosswalks in the crosshairs, as cities face deadlines to remove them, Victorian anti-hate taskforce to hear from the LGBTQ+ community, Switchboard Victoria Launches Helpline For Victims Of Dating App Attacks, U.S. Tennis president is an out and proud gay man with a husband, 2 kids and a vision for the sport. The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 37, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’, Hillary Clinton urges US gay couples to marry amid SCOTUS same-sex marriage decision, Plans for Rainbow Quarter beyond ‘wildest dreams’, You Belong: Sport with Pride and Joy At The Victorian Pride Centre. The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 34, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Nepal’s LGBTQ+ community holds first Pride rally since US funding cuts, Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling, Even more LGBTQ+ voices call out discrimination against trans women, DIVA 25: Get Ready, Because Voting For the 2025 DIVA Awards Opens This Friday!, Gay pro hockey player Luke Prokop joins new AHL team in fresh NHL system The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 33, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Warwick University accused of ‘lack of empathy’ by students over silence on trans policy, Hundreds of Dollars Raised For Convicted “Vigilante” Gay-Basher, Nearly 1 in 10 Americans Now Identify as LGBTQ+, Gay runner Nico Young makes history as first out man to win U.S. national track title The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 32, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Youth and domestic and family violence services call for more funding to support LGBTQIA+ community, Berlin celebrates Pride parade with techno beats and rainbow flags, G Flip and Chrishell renew vows in medieval-themed wedding, Olympic champion says it’s easier to be gay in her sport than be a woman. The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 31, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Archery GB will officially ban transgender women from competing in women’s category events, Viral tweet claims gay men can serve in the Turkish military – but only if they’re a top, The Lavender Corner: A New LGBTQ+ Support Space On The Gold Coast, One of the only out gay pro tennis players just got married The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 30, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Trump administration sues California over transgender athlete policies, High-risk HIV groups facing record levels of criminalisation as countries bring in draconian laws, Beloved poet and spoken word artist Andrea Gibson dies at 49, AFL player Jack Graham handed four-match ban after using ‘highly offensive’ homophobic slur. The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 29, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: More than 100 trans inmates ‘missing and presumed dead’ after Israeli strike on Iranian prison, Supreme Court in US to take up state bans on trans student athletes, Adelaide Film Festival to partner with Pride Foundation Australia to develop short film initiative, Married couple are No. 1 and 2 in all-time scoring for their WNBA team. The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 28, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Thousands party at Budapest Pride in clear message to Orban, Last week’s Supreme Court rulings show just how fragile marriage equality may be, Blood donation policy still lags behind HIV science, advocates say, Dame Kelly Holmes says getting Covid helped her come out as a lesbian The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 27, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Trump administration removing 988 hotline service tailored to LGBTQ+ youth in July, JK Rowling praises BBC News host who changed ‘pregnant people’ to ‘women’ live on air, Qtopia Hosts Landmark Evening Unveiling Permanent Tribute To the 78ers, Every player on this men’s national team wears Pride socks to support gay teammate The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 26, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Equality Tasmania call for overdue LGBTQ+ election pledges, ‘Lifeline’ pride event to go ahead after appeal, Southern Baptist delegates at national meeting overwhelmingly call for banning same-sex marriage, Trans fans feel the tifo love as pro soccer teams nail colours to mast in Pride Month The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 25, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Judge blocks administration from enforcing anti-diversity and anti-transgender executive orders, Melbourne Researchers Reach World First Discovery In Search For HIV Cure, Hours before WorldPride, US Park Police, NPS reopen key Pride gathering spot, Simone Biles blasts ‘bully’ Riley Gaines for anti-trans campaigning: ‘You’re truly sick’. The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 24, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Ariana Grande and Pedro Pascal among supporters of LGBTQ+ suicide lifeline, Doctor Who has ‘changed lives’ of LGBT people, Gold Coast Pride Launches With Colourful Rainbow Walk, LGBTQ leaders push for safe spaces, acceptance during Pride Month in Kern County, California track-and-field final enters spotlight for rule change after trans athlete’s success. The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 23, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Woman speaks out after alleged homophobic attack at McDonald’s in Illinois, Topless trans folks protest outside Downing Street in ‘deeply symbolic act, The glamour, pride & winners of the 11th Victorian Pride Awards, Josh Cavallo leaves Adelaide United to pursue overseas opportunities The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 22, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Paris unveils a memorial to LGBTQ+ victims of Nazi regime and other persecutions, New pride bench unveiled after last one set on fire, Queer Voices Shine on 2025 Fogarty Literary Award Shortlist, On a day to fight homophobia – French soccer player covers up Pride rainbow patch The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 21, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Supreme Court allows Trump to implement transgender military service ban for now, Brazil court recognises non-binary people for first time, Radiothon is JOY 94.9’s biggest fundraising event of the year, running non-stop from May 10–16, 2025, Footballers Sam Kerr and Kristie News welcome baby. The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 20, 2025 appeared first on QNN.

QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Brazilian police foil alleged bomb attack by anti-LGBTQ+ ‘hate speech’ at Lady Gaga concert, Canberra Church Expelled from Denomination for Supporting Same-Sex Marriage, Robert De Niro shows support for transgender daughter, Trans / Nonbinary runner Nikki Hiltz continues stellar 2025 season at Miami Grand Slam meet. The post QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 19, 2025 appeared first on QNN.