As a Senate committee prepares to hold public hearings in Sydney this week on Labor's draft national anti-discrimination laws, there’s growing outrage within the LGBTI community and elsewhere over the wide-ranging exemptions offered to religious bodies and other groups that will allow them to continue to legally discriminate against people on several grounds including sexual orientation and gender identity.

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.

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.

SYDNEY: Articles and editorials by controversial conservative columnist Miranda Devine claiming the NSW Government’s pilot Proud Schools program would make it a “thought crime to regard heterosexuality as the norm in human relationships” has prompted criticism from LGBT health groups, equal rights advocates and the Greens.

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.

One of the Central Coast’s most respected support organisations for GLBTQI youth is in danger of not being able the offer regional youth support services only a week after being recognised with a major award from ACON.

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

The annual Wear it Purple day is fast approaching and organisers are again calling on people to show their support for sexual and gender diversity by wearing purple.

Researchers at the University of Western Sydney are currently seeking gay or lesbian teachers to participate in a new national study that aims to provide a picture of the current climate in public and private schools across Australia.

A La Trobe University PhD student whose thesis highlights significant correlations between policy and a variety of wellbeing outcomes for GLBTIQ students has been invited to present her findings at UNESCO’s first International Consultation on Homophobic Bullying in Educational Institutions to be held in Brazil early next month.

Victoria’s Education Minister has shown a personal interest in a statewide anti-homophobia in schools project.