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Federal Election 2025

This is where you will find news about the upcoming federal election and useful resources for voting.

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Analysis: Labor has been given a clear mandate to govern. Now it must deliver on its promises.
Analysis: Labor has been given a clear mandate to govern. Now it must deliver on its promises.

As the dust begins to settle on the federal election and we all breathe a sigh of relief over having avoided a Dutton Coalition Government, it’s time to consider what the election result actually means for us as queer and/or disabled folk and what we can expect over the next three years.

Disability advocate causes biggest upset of the election
Disability advocate causes biggest upset of the election

Disability advocate and former world champion para-athlete, Ali France, has caused the biggest upset of the Australian federal election, winning the Brisbane seat of Dickson from the now former Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton.

Voting with a disability can be a challenge
Voting with a disability can be a challenge

Voting is a democratic right for all Australians, but for some people with disabilities, it can be an uncomfortable and sometimes distressing experience.

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Latest News

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USA: Republicans table record number of anti-LGBTQIA+ bills in 2025
USA: Republicans table record number of anti-LGBTQIA+ bills in 2025

Independent news outlet the 19th has been tracking the record number of anti-LGBTQIA+ bills put forward by Republicans in the United States in 2025, with a total of 575 such bills already tabled in state legislatures this year. According to the outlet, this has been the trend for the past five years with every year since 2020 bringing a new record of state bills aimed at rolling back LGBTQIA+ rights and especially transgender rights.

LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Day
LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Day

More than 60% of LGBTQIA+ people will experience some form of domestic, family or intimate partner violence and abuse during their lifetime. Held annually on 28th May, LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Day highlights domestic, family and intimate partner violence and abuse within LGBTQIA+ communities.

Gender-affirming care ban passes US House of Representatives
Gender-affirming care ban passes US House of Representatives

The Trump administration has escalated its attack on the transgender community with the Republican majority House of Representatives passing legislation that will ban federally funded gender-affirming care for transgender people of all ages.

Latest Blogs

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Third party blog: When ‘accessible’ isn’t enough - the gaps in event inclusion
Third party blog: When ‘accessible’ isn’t enough - the gaps in event inclusion

In this blog from People with Disability Australia, Shannon Meilak, a Melbourne-based creative who is disabled and neurodivergent, shares her perspective and experience with navigating event spaces.

The challenges of finding & maintaining employment when you’re autistic
The challenges of finding & maintaining employment when you’re autistic

It’s no secret that many of us with autism struggle to hold down a job, if we can even get one to begin with. It would seem that, at almost every step of the way, we are set up to fail. This blog explores the challenges that we as autistic people face when it comes to securing employment and the struggle to keep a job when we finally do get one.

A Brief Introduction
A Brief Introduction

Hi there! Thanks for visiting Queerly Different. My name is Matthew and I’m the creator of this site and the associated social media accounts. I have no idea if anyone is going to read this or anything that gets posted here, but I thought it might be a good idea to use the first post on this site to give you some background about myself and the aim of Queerly Different.

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