A team of researchers explains why support for LGBTIQIA+ rights in Europe that is not based on homonationalist agendas, but intersectional fights against discrimination matters now more than ever.
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The Sex Discrimination Act is in the news following the high-profile ‘Giggle v Tickle’ court case. Here’s how the act came to be and how it works.
A new memo blocks graduate students from writing theses or dissertations on certain topics, raising questions about academic freedom and the purpose of higher education.
With invalid driver’s licenses and birth certificates, transgender people are at risk for more than just steep fines and imprisonment.
One similarity between people who seek to reinforce gender binary and those who seek to expand beyond it is the idea that everyone has a gender.
The McCarthy era in the 1950s was another politically contentious time that raised questions about how politics influences what gets taught in the classroom.
The recent spate of executive orders around sex and gender impact nonbinary Americans, as well as trans Americans who identify as a man or a woman.
New guidance states schools must not permit trans pupils to use the bathroom of their identified gender, but they still have a duty to safeguard them.
A gender studies expert explains why the Trump administration’s claim that everyone is male or female defies science and ignores the complexity of human sexuality.
In a landmark study of 1,000 LGBTQ young people, we found many experience threats to “fix” them through sexual violence.
National LGBTIQ+ group Equality Australia welcomed the government’s latest move, saying it was ‘sensible’ and ‘pragmatic’.
Transgender children and adolescents use puberty blockers to help prevent the masculinising or feminising physical changes that occur during puberty.
The government has decided against including questions about sexuality and gender identity in the 2026 Census. How can it make policy for LGBTQI+ people without such basic data?
On issues and policies in which government has a serious role – taxes, immigration, the state of the economy and even abortion – a 2023 survey found a great deal of agreement among Americans.
Cell-free DNA prenatal screening, sometimes called ‘the gender test,’ cannot determine gender because gender is more than just genes and genitals.
Given the increase in anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate and hostility, queer youth need more support and allyship. Here are 10 ways to support 2SLGBTQIA+ youth this Pride Month.
The UK lacks a comprehensive system for recording hateful graffiti and imagery, something which researchers argue must change.
Social transitioning usually occurs at home or in schools or workplaces, not in medical establishments.
Transparent public discussions are needed around how ‘sex,’ ‘gender identity’ and ‘gender expression’ are being defined and given effect in education, law, public policy and beyond.
Gender fluidity and detransition deserve nuanced understanding. Polarization that presents detransitioners as either ‘misinformation’ or victims of ‘gender ideology’ hurts all gender-diverse people.
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Senior Research Fellow in the Specialty of Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development, University of Reading
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Professor, Women's and Gender Studies, Mount Royal University
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Professor in Paediatrics, University of Sydney
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Distinguished Professor in Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor, The University of Sydney School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
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Senior Principal Research Fellow and Group Leader, Transgender Health Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Associate professor Sexualities and Genders / Sociology, Western Sydney University
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Professor in the Faculty of Business & Communication Studies, Mount Royal University
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Senior Researcher in Public Health, Walter Sisulu University
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Director, Herb Feith Indonesian Engagement Centre, Monash University
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Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University - Newark
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Researcher, Sexualities & Gender Research Network, Victoria University
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Associate Professor in Sociolinguistics, University of Nottingham
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Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan