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Just.Equal Australia has called on the Albanese Government to ensure key initiatives to combat hate speech and violence also cover LGBTIQA+ Australians.
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National anti-hate laws must protect LGBTIQA+ people
QNews LGBTIQA+ News
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December 22, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Just.Equal Australia has called on the Albanese Government to ensure key initiatives to combat hate speech and violence also cover LGBTIQA+ Australians.
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just to illustrate the kind of person I am - on 2 glasses of wine I start thinking "hey I think I should gather a roomful of my most arty-farty friends, book a cinema and watch Pasolini's 'Salo' uncut so we can talk about it for hours afterwards"
I do love a bit of artwank
I do love a bit of artwank
December 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
just to illustrate the kind of person I am - on 2 glasses of wine I start thinking "hey I think I should gather a roomful of my most arty-farty friends, book a cinema and watch Pasolini's 'Salo' uncut so we can talk about it for hours afterwards"
I do love a bit of artwank
I do love a bit of artwank
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Oh Jesus.
I watched AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH in Portugal today and I just want everyone to know that the entire movie was subtitled in English in Papyrus.
The entire movie.
The entire movie.
December 22, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Oh Jesus.
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After ten years in Minnesota, I am comfortable saying that this man is so filled with incandescent fury, I’m surprised he doesn’t glow on film.
I genuinely don't know if this is a "Minnesotan" thing or an "old guy of a certain age" thing but in case it's Minnesotan and people need an anger translator: this guy is so angry he could just about set something on fire with his mind.
This one isn’t downloadable but if you have TikTok go watch it. Well worth your time www.tiktok.com/t/ZTr4gRL7v/
December 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
After ten years in Minnesota, I am comfortable saying that this man is so filled with incandescent fury, I’m surprised he doesn’t glow on film.
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A gay man from a country town once showed me the newspaper column of mine he'd kept in his wallet since (pre-socials) school; it said he was not alone & would find his people. Social media can be a lifeline for kids who're bullied, live in abusive home, or whose hobbies/interests are anti-anxiety.
A whole lot of not thinking things through with this policy.
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m 15 years old and have a disability. Social media has been a lifeline – why is the government kicking me off? | Ezra Sholl
As I come to terms with life as a quadriplegic, Instagram and TikTok are a reminder I’m not alone
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
A gay man from a country town once showed me the newspaper column of mine he'd kept in his wallet since (pre-socials) school; it said he was not alone & would find his people. Social media can be a lifeline for kids who're bullied, live in abusive home, or whose hobbies/interests are anti-anxiety.
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Another comic from this past year. Sometimes I'm in awe about how incredibly small birds can be.
December 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Another comic from this past year. Sometimes I'm in awe about how incredibly small birds can be.
I think both of us are intensely wishing we were back in Canada already.
November 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I think both of us are intensely wishing we were back in Canada already.
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THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
We're staying in a 17th century monastery inside the ramparts of Old Quebec City, way up on the fortified hill. I shit you not. Mind=blown. The beauty of this place
November 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
We're staying in a 17th century monastery inside the ramparts of Old Quebec City, way up on the fortified hill. I shit you not. Mind=blown. The beauty of this place
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My neighbor’s Halloween decor is legit 👌🏼
October 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
My neighbor’s Halloween decor is legit 👌🏼
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LA: we will fight you.
Chicago: we will fight you.
PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.
Chicago: we will fight you.
PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.
October 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
LA: we will fight you.
Chicago: we will fight you.
PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.
Chicago: we will fight you.
PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.
Oh dear god this hay fever
October 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Oh dear god this hay fever
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If I have not seen further, it is because giants have been standing on my shoulders.
October 7, 2025 at 1:52 AM
If I have not seen further, it is because giants have been standing on my shoulders.
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This is Annie. She is a dental therapy dog. Her job is to help patients experiencing anxiety by providing emotional support. While dentists go through years of schooling to treat patients Annie is able to lower their blood pressure and reduce anxiety just by being there. 14/10 (TT: funny.bunny9215)
September 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
This is Annie. She is a dental therapy dog. Her job is to help patients experiencing anxiety by providing emotional support. While dentists go through years of schooling to treat patients Annie is able to lower their blood pressure and reduce anxiety just by being there. 14/10 (TT: funny.bunny9215)
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The Tasmanian Lower House has unanimously supported financial redress for victims of Tasmania’s former laws against homosexuality and cross-dressing. The photos say it all.
More here: ymlp.com/zqyyvd
More here: ymlp.com/zqyyvd
September 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The Tasmanian Lower House has unanimously supported financial redress for victims of Tasmania’s former laws against homosexuality and cross-dressing. The photos say it all.
More here: ymlp.com/zqyyvd
More here: ymlp.com/zqyyvd
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September 23, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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WOW.
September 23, 2025 at 4:04 AM
WOW.
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7 year ordeal over for ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle is finally over w no conviction recorded. Severe need to fix #auspol WB laws.
@kimwingerei.bsky.social
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@kimwingerei.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/no-convictio...
No conviction for whistleblower Boyle. Reform urged after ordeal - Michael West
Tax office whistleblower Richard Boyle avoided jail with no conviction recorded after a seven-year ordeal, punished for doing what was right.
michaelwest.com.au
August 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
7 year ordeal over for ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle is finally over w no conviction recorded. Severe need to fix #auspol WB laws.
@kimwingerei.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/no-convictio...
@kimwingerei.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/no-convictio...
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Pro-gun groups are mobilising against gun laws, and celebrating the increase in guns in our community.
We've launched a petition to create a National Firearms Register to help close dangerous loopholes and better protect public safety.
Can you sign and share?
▶️ theaus.in/firearm_regi...
We've launched a petition to create a National Firearms Register to help close dangerous loopholes and better protect public safety.
Can you sign and share?
▶️ theaus.in/firearm_regi...
August 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Pro-gun groups are mobilising against gun laws, and celebrating the increase in guns in our community.
We've launched a petition to create a National Firearms Register to help close dangerous loopholes and better protect public safety.
Can you sign and share?
▶️ theaus.in/firearm_regi...
We've launched a petition to create a National Firearms Register to help close dangerous loopholes and better protect public safety.
Can you sign and share?
▶️ theaus.in/firearm_regi...
The Merlin birding app (Cornell University)can only identify 14% of the bird noises it is hearing in my sister's garden. More Australian birders should be contributing identifications to this free public database ☺️
August 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The Merlin birding app (Cornell University)can only identify 14% of the bird noises it is hearing in my sister's garden. More Australian birders should be contributing identifications to this free public database ☺️
I am dog-sitting my sister's 1yo chihuahua, Jasper. She lives in Noojee, and has a little house on the edge of the forest. Garden is abundant and chock full of tiny curious birds. View across the valley is gorgeous. I have a coffee in hand and a small sleeping warm dog on my lap. I am at peace.
August 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I am dog-sitting my sister's 1yo chihuahua, Jasper. She lives in Noojee, and has a little house on the edge of the forest. Garden is abundant and chock full of tiny curious birds. View across the valley is gorgeous. I have a coffee in hand and a small sleeping warm dog on my lap. I am at peace.
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I love this woman. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
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Something is rotten in Australia’s tertiary education. And UTS’s suspension of teaching courses is one of its biggest disgraces | Isobel Crealy
If preparing teachers for NSW during an ongoing teacher shortage isn’t a public good, what is?
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I love this woman. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
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At The Island, hooray!
August 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
At The Island, hooray!