A national survey has found that a majority of participants support the inclusion of police in pride parades but want conditions attached.
Eliot Hastie
Eliot Hastie
Eliot Hastie is a senior news producer at Channel Ten, reporting on a range of general stories, specialising in foreign affairs and LGBTQ+ stories. He’s also a reporter for Gay Sydney News, where he covers LGBTQIA+ culture, politics and nightlife. He previously helped to build and launch ausbiz, Australia's only live streaming finance news channel, where he was also an executive producer and host. He has previously worked as a finance and business journalist for publications including Fintech Business, Real Estate Business and other Momentum Media titles. Eliot holds a journalism degree from the University of Westminster and brings experience in both broadcast and digital reporting. Contact Eliot: eliot.hastie@gaysydneynews.com.au
NSW’s first dedicated LGBTQ+ health centre is taking registrations from the public before its official opening in late March.
Australian R&B singer-songwriter Becca Hatch has joined the all-star line-up of Sydney Mardi Gras’ Blak & Deadly First Nations gala concert.
A new rainbow intersection has been officially completed at Taylor Square.
Queer museum Qtopia, where Polson was founding chair, said he died as he lived “fighting valiantly until the end in the care of St Vincent’s Hospital”.
Sydney MP Alex Greenwich has criticised the NSW Labor government’s proposed hate speech laws for failing to protect the LGBTIQ+ community, arguing that the exclusion of queer people sets a “dangerous precedent” by allowing greater punishments without encompassing all vulnerable groups.
Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has weighed into the trans people in sport debate, declaring that it is “not in the spirit of sport” to allow people not assigned female at birth to play in women’s sport
Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon will undergo psychiatric testing arranged by his lawyers, a Sydney court has heard.
The federal government is being urged to amend blood donation regulations for men who have sex with men, a change that could bolster Australia’s dwindling blood supplies.
The Australian government has unveiled a decade-long LGBTQIA+ Health Action Plan, marking a major step toward improving health outcomes for the queer community.