Mon, 2012-01-30 19:34Our communities rarely talk about or even understand intersex which is a part of our ‘LGBTI’, so it may as well stand for ‘invisible’. There are more intersex people out there than you think -the statistics show that almost 2% of the general population is intersex.
One problem is that intersex is often confused with transgender and therefore mistakes are made in social...Read more
Wed, 2012-01-18 19:42The Aqualicious Pool Party is set to heat up again this year on Saturday the 25th February at Splash Centenary Pool in Spring Hill, and what better way to beat this Summer heat than with the year’s most fabulous pool party!
Aqualicious is always a fabulously fun event and is fully catered and licensed so you can enjoy a drink or two with friends before having a splash. There is also a...Read more
Fri, 2012-01-13 03:14Under resourced transgender medical services across Queensland are buckling under the pressure of high demand and with no funding are at risk of having to shut their doors according to Gina Mather, President of the Australian Transgender Support Association of Queensland (ATSAC).
Mather (pictured with ATSAQ Secretary Kristine Johnson) was instrumental in the establishment of the first Gender...Read more
Sat, 2012-01-07 16:43Want to make a difference in the lives of young people?
If you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer, intersex, or sistergirl and want to give back to the community? Expanded Horizons/QSPACE are currently seeking mentors and volunteers to support LGBTQIS young people on the Gold Coast and are in preparations for a volunteer training day.
One of the programs run by Expanded...Read more
Fri, 2012-01-06 11:10Queensland’s LGBT Round Table that provides a direct line of communication and advice to the State Government and ministers is seeking nominations for people to participate in the 2012 discussions. There are currently four new members being sought to join the existing six members.
The Round Table was formed in 2010 and meets in person three times a year in addition to monthly...Read more
Thu, 2012-01-05 10:00Instead of being hard at work in the office, the staff at QNews were piss farting around the other day looking at fun things online when we stumbled upon the best things about being a lesbian on Aussie girls website http://wimmin.gayau.com. The website looks as though it hasn’t been updated for a number of years but is chock full of good stuff – certainly worth a look!
And...Read more
Wed, 2012-01-04 14:22With the Christmas season parties now behind us, and although hopefully we all like a good party, few things are worse than having noisy neighbours who decide that tonight (and every night) is party night.
Sleep can be golden, so neighbours who keep ruining that will be invariably cursed in your home. There is nothing quite like the tinkle of broken glass, the raucous drunken laughter at 3am, or...Read more
Thu, 2011-12-29 12:20Aussie diving champion Matthew Mitcham is geared up for the upcoming London Olympics despite a long term injury sustained in April last year. After some serious considerations the diver is confident he would still qualify. The diver has only been back in action for a few weeks after months of intense rehabilitation and again proves his determination after his gold medal in the 2008 ...Read more
Fri, 2011-12-30 19:11Queensland’s LGBT History Action Group is seeking people to share their stories of Brisbane’s gay venues of yesteryear, as well as looking for volunteers to join and help in our programs.
The group promotes the collection, documentation and awareness of Brisbane’s LGBT history by providing support for Gay & Lesbian Archives at the Queensland State Library as well as...Read more
Thu, 2011-12-29 10:00It is quite amazing what you can achieve when you use the act of reflection and I’m not talking about checking yourself out in the mirror. In my early 20’s, I spent half a day imagining I was 90 years old, looking back at my life and thought of what I was proud of having done and what I regretted. This changed the course of my life forever.
New Year is the perfect time to reflect and...Read more
