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6PR’s Karl Langdon and Steve Mills share ‘cats and kitty litter’ urban myth

6PR’s Karl Langdon and Steve Mills share ‘cats and kitty litter’ urban myth

6PR Breakfast hosts Karl Langdon and Steve Mills are latest media identities to share the urban myth that there are people who choose to identify as cats. Langdon who hosts the Breakfast program on the popular talkback station made the claim on Thursday morning. Langdon joined Steve ‘Millsy’ Mills as the show’s co-host following the […]

Research from Perth’s Gender Clinic shows low pediatric detransition rate

Research from Perth’s Gender Clinic shows low pediatric detransition rate

A new study conducted at the Child and Adolescent Health Service Gender Diversity Service at Perth Children’s Hospital has shown the rate of patients who reidentify with their sex registered at birth is very low. The study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics on 4th March 2024 showed that 5.3% of young people reidentified with the birth […]

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North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson fined $20,000 over gay slur

North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson fined $20,000 over gay slur

North Melbourne AFL coach Alistair Clarkson has been fined $20,000 by the sport’s governing body for delivering a homophobic slur during a tirade towards a player in an opposing team. Clarkson used a gay slur in a heated moment against St Kilda Players during a pre-season game last Sunday. On top of the fine the […]

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Channel 7 pulls repeat of anti-transgender ‘Spotlight’ episode

Channel 7 pulls repeat of anti-transgender ‘Spotlight’ episode

Channel 7 had planned to end the year with a repeat broadcast of their highly criticised anti-transgender episode of Spotlight but pulled the show after receiving a deluge of complaints. The report from Liam Bartlett aired in September 2023 and claimed that thousands of transgender people were regretting their decision to change gender. Despite the claim […]

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Penny Wong reportedly set to wed partner Sophie Allouache

Penny Wong reportedly set to wed partner Sophie Allouache

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong is reportedly set to marry her longtime partner, Sophie Allouache. The couple have been together for almost 18 years and share two children. The senator’s office has refused to confirm or deny that the wedding is set to place in the near future, but The Australian newspaper says its sources claim the […]

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Positive reviews for Ncuti Gatwa in the iconic ‘Doctor Who’

Positive reviews for Ncuti Gatwa in the iconic ‘Doctor Who’

Actor Ncuti Gatwa is getting rave reviews for his Doctor Who Christmas special with one reviewer saying you want to leap through the television screen and join him on his adventures. The new episode titled The Church on Ruby Road was Gatwa’s first full episode in the lead role of the iconic sci-fi series and began a new era […]

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Tim Wilson has his eyes on a political comeback in Goldstein

Tim Wilson has his eyes on a political comeback in Goldstein

Former MP Tim Wilson has announced he will seek pre-selection to be the Liberal candidate for the division of Goldstein at the next federal election. Wilson held the seat for two terms before being defeated by independent Zoe Daniel at the 2022 election. Prior to entering politics Wilson was an Australian Human Rights Commissioner and […]

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Lifeblood CEO announces major changes to blood donations

Lifeblood CEO announces major changes to blood donations

Major changes are coming to the way Australia’s blood donations are accessed with the CEO of Lifeblood announcing a new approach to how the gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men are viewed. Currently gay men and other men who have been involved in same-sex sexual activity must abstain from sex for […]

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‘Let Us Give’ Campaign welcomes changes from Lifeblood

‘Let Us Give’ Campaign welcomes changes from Lifeblood

The Let Us Give campaign has welcomed a change in language from Lifeblood in relation to gay men donating blood, saying it shows a new openness. The Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Service has updated its website, saying, for the first time, that it is working towards gender neutral individual risk assessment for all donors. Up […]

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Move quickly to grab these new Lorraine James tunes

Move quickly to grab these new Lorraine James tunes

Queer British electronic music artist Lorraine James has shared five new tracks online but move quickly they’re only available for a few days. James has had a brilliant year with her album Gentle Confrontation making many music reviewer’s ‘Best Of’ lists for the year. The musician has shared to Bandcamp a collection named 5 a day, featuring five new […]

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