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For the first time, the census will ask your sexual orientation. My new study shows why it matters
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (656+ words) Are you straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, asexual or another sexual orientation? The census wants to know. Here’s why....
Mental illness is up in young people, dementia is now the biggest killer: Australia’s health in 2026
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (1531+ words) Australians’ life expectancy has increased steadily over time but dropped during the COVID pandemic, according to a new report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The report – Australia’s Health 2026 – shows life expectancy for a boy born…...
Activism, complicated sexualities, and rural Oklahoma: what to stream this Pride Month
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1405+ words) Pride Month takes place in June each year, prompting increased attention on the LGBTQIA+ community, key issues affecting us and our stories. Some streaming services have previously curated prominent Pride Month categories, although these saw a downturn in 2025. Queer “storyworlds…...
Sexual identity is more fluid than previously thought, says twelve-year study
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (808+ words) Nearly 16% of people changed their sexual identity over a 12-year period, according to a new study I conducted with my colleagues, involving around 35,000 residents of Stockholm County. This challenges long-held beliefs about sexual identity being largely fixed. Between 2010 and 2021, we…...
The complex history of ‘pride’, from shame and sin to a symbol of protest and power
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (421+ words) Tracing the history of this emotion can help us understand how it came to be empowering for LGBTQIA+ people – even as certain groups try and hijack it....
Did the Berlin Pride attack target the LGBTIQIA+ community or European values?
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (466+ words) Conservative parties claim to defend the liberties, also of queer people, while historically they have depicted queer communities as a threat to the family and Christian morality. Now they publicly lament LGBTIQIA+ people as civilian (not queer) victims to promote…...
‘Heartstopper’ is helping LGBTQ+ fans find hope and community across time and space
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (957+ words) Despite media networks’ and streamers’ unsteady support for queer characters on TV, a few series have broken through the mainstream to demonstrate the impact that rich, explicitly queer-focused stories can have on viewers. One of them, “Heartstopper,” has been particularly…...
UK plans conversion ‘therapy’ ban – what the draft legislation says
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (738+ words) After eight years of successive governments pledging action, the UK government has finally published draft legislation to ban conversion practices in England and Wales. If enacted, it would create new criminal offences to protect people from attempts to change their…...
How LGBTQ employees at Kodak risked their careers to build a safer, more inclusive workplace
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (428+ words) There was a time when you could be fired from your job for being gay. It took LGBTQ employees at companies like Kodak to challenge workplace discrimination and transform corporate culture....
Why the census won’t ask about intersex variations, and the reason it should
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (386+ words) After backlash from the LGBTQIA+ community, the government agreed to include gender and sexual orientation questions in the new census. So why not intersex?...