QNN - Weekly Queer News From Australia

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 pos...

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 p...

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 – N...

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 ‘chao...

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....

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...

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 pre...

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 Ro...

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 T...

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 Explic...

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...

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 p...

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 af...

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. T...

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 &...

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 p...

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 autu...

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 ap...

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...

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...

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...

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 titl...

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 th...

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 pla...

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 usin...