Beyondblue, an organization focused on mental health amongst Australians, today released some new findings from a study aimed at garnering attitudes amongst young people towards LGBTI people. The principle find was that homophobia remains to be a rampant problem in this country – particularly amongst the younger demographics. Which is pretty concerning, considering who’ll be…
Bad news, everyone: The bigoted Grandpa of Australian politics is at it again. If a report by Fairfax is to be believed, NSW MP Fred Nile has today indicated that he will push to raise the legal drinking age to 21. NEWS: Octogenarian Fred Nile wants no drinking till you’re 21… 18-21 year olds suggesting…
Kim Kardashian is my best friend. We first met when I was working in a discount clothing store in downtown Los Angeles and she was shopping for a dress to wear to an event that night. After I found the perfect outfit for her we exchanged numbers, and we’ve been as close as sisters ever…
Look, let’s be real. Emoji’s were a game-changer. Which is kinda odd considering we were all pretty pro at emoticons way back in the early 2000’s in those MSN days. In any case, the current emoji library is in pretty dire need of an update. Even though: Moving on, Triple J’s Veronica and Lewis have…
This weekend, on International Women’s Day, there was a surprising amount of talk about good feminists and bad feminists. Author Roxane Gay, who wrote the book on bad feminism (literally – it’s called Bad Feminist) is in the country to speak about her experiences within feminism and womens’ rights, and it spurred a conversation which…
Yesterday, an op-ed did the rounds of some pretty prominent news platforms. It ran with the headline ‘I’m not proud to be gay’, and attempted to make a case against the Mardi Gras festival, and all that it stands for. But there are a few words I’d like to say to counter. Because pride is…
BULLSHiT 