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All the LGBTIQA+ news and sport from Australia in our weekly 5-minute bulletin. A weekly news bulletin for the diverse lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, queer and intersex communities, broadcast nationally via the Community Radio Network and via podcast.
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All the LGBTIQA+ news and sport from Australia in our weekly 5-minute bulletin. A weekly news bulletin for the diverse lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, queer and intersex communities, broadcast nationally via the Community Radio Network and via podcast.
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
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
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
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
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.
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’
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
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.
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
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.
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 Friday!, Gay pro hockey player Luke Prokop joins new AHL team in fresh NHL system
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
All the LGBTIQA+ news and sport from Australia in our weekly 5-minute bulletin. A weekly news bulletin for the diverse lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, queer and intersex communities, broadcast nationally via the Community Radio Network and via podcast.