Advocates and activists from the LGBTI community have largely welcomed the recommendations of a Senate committee looking at the Federal Government’s proposed national anti-discrimination laws, with the committee suggesting religious exemptions be tightened for service providers, protections be strengthened for transgender people and that intersex people receive specific inclusion under any new legislation.

BRISBANE: Some teachers are contributing to homophobic bullying in Queensland schools, says advocacy group PFLAG.

Grants to the value of $6,000 will be made available this year for projects that may shine a light on, or perhaps, improve the health and wellbeing of lesbians and bisexual women living in Australia.

Outrage is spreading as Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) has found itself in yet another anti-gay controversy after not one but two candidates of the newfound fledgling party likened gay and lesbians to paedophiles who are not fit to teach children at kindergarten.

Fed up with continuing drunken violence, a long-time inner-city resident has begun offering walking tours around Kings Cross and Oxford Street with the hope he may educate teenagers and others on the perils and dangers as well as the myths that abound in the areas.

As the Liberal Party amps up its opposition to Labor’s proposed consolidation of federal anti-discrimination laws, the union representing staff across the nation’s universities has said the laws do not go far enough to protect the LGBTI community from discrimination and, if passed in its current guise, will actually legislate for homophobia.

The Pinnacle Foundation will hold its first ever Scholar Induction Program next month for over 20 young LGBTIQ people as it prepares to help more students who have suffered hardship or discrimination with mentoring and financial assistance.

Young same-sex attracted people are now being recruited to train as panel speakers for a high impact anti-homophobia program run by Family Planning NSW.

A new survey has found that religious private schools hold legal exemptions to discriminate and refuse employment to LGBT teachers and educators.

More research is required on what works to curb incidents of homophobic and transphobic bulling with schools by and large continuing to remain a mostly unwelcome and hostile environment for young LGBTIQ people, a forum in western Sydney was told this week.

A forum hosted by the University of Western Sydney (UWS) will tackle homophobic bullying, right down to the ‘everyday’ phrase "that’s so gay".

Young LGBTI students have joined health groups, equal rights advocates as well as representatives from across the political divide to express their shock and dismay over an attack by conservative columnist Miranda Devine in News Limited-owned media outlets this week on a trial school anti-homophobia program.

Educators, students, experts and senior politicians will gather in Melbourne later this month for a national symposium to discuss the continuing fight against homophobia in schools.

A new sex education strategy launched by the Tasmanian Government this week has been applauded by LGBTI groups.

To really break down barriers facing young LGBTI people, we must get to the heart of the matter, implores Ben Cooper.