Day: August 4, 2026
The Australian Government is investing more than $18.1 million in projects designed to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ people, including a new national programme to help communities find safe and inclusive healthcare. Eighteen community initiatives will receive funding, while $10 million has been awarded to La Trobe University to develop an innovative healthcare […]
Reports of homophobic incidents were linked to almost 15% of Premier League matches during the 2025–26 season, prompting LGBTQ+ football supporters to demand stronger action from clubs and governing bodies. New figures from the UK Home Office show that hate incidents related to sexual orientation were reported at 56 of the league’s 380 matches — […]
Adult performer Drake Von has reportedly been arrested for the third time in less than two months, this time over the alleged possession of a toxic substance in Los Angeles. Von, whose legal name is Dawson Bacon, was taken into custody by Los Angeles police on Tuesday, 28 July, and booked at the LAPD’s Van […]
Gareth Watkins revisits three August milestones in Aotearoa’s queer history, from a 1919 court case to Carmen Rupe’s Cuba Street tribute. 16 August 1919 The Evening Post reported the arrest in Auckland of a young person who had been living under the name Ada Reeve – the name of a well-known English comedian who had performed in […]
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein allegedly arranged a same-sex marriage between his longtime girlfriend and one of his female assistants to help the Belarusian dental student remain in the United States, newly examined records suggest. A New York Times investigation reports that Karyna Shuliak married the American woman in 2013 after her student visa had […]
Tasmania has launched a new awareness campaign encouraging people persecuted under the state’s former homosexuality and cross-dressing laws to apply for financial redress. The campaign was developed in consultation with Tasmania’s LGBTIQA+ community and aims to reach people who may not realise that their historical charges or convictions can now be removed. Tasmania is the […]