Sexuality

Mitch has always been open to new ideas. So when someone suggested sex work, the early-career lawyer decided to try it as a 'side hustle'. It turned into something more.

In recent years, we've seen a burgeoning social movement for the acceptance of asexuality. Despite this, it remains widely misunderstood, writes Jennifer Power. 

In a new book by a former Australian diplomat, the stories and struggles of LGBT workers in Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are documented.

Kyle Montgomery became a quadriplegic following a mixed martial arts accident five years ago and is speaking up about the challenges of maintaining a sex life for those living with a disability, as advocates call for support from the NDIS.

The country's chief justice says making such a law is the domain of parliament.

Anxiety about coming out. Name calling. Feeling you can't be your true self at work. Three LGBTQIA+ journalists discuss some of the hurdles they've experienced in their careers.

When John and Wilma tried to reconnect physically after surviving cancer they say it took some experimentation.

Ballarat is witnessing anti-trans demonstrations on a weekly basis but trans supporters say the protesters do not represent the regional city.

The British sex comedy has portrayed the teenage experience with nuance and humour. Here's everything you need to know before pressing play on the final season.

Ammar knows firsthand how tough life can be for Iraq's LGBT community, but soon it could get a whole lot worse as the Iraqi parliament mulls a proposed law to punish same-sex relationships with death.

With only a small team working behind the scenes to run the Broken Heel Festival, all of who have other business commitments to consider, exact details for 2024's event are yet to be confirmed.

An Australian transgender content creator has spoken out after her before and after transition photos were used in a preview clip for Channel Seven's program Spotlight, in an episode about children who regret transitioning, without her consent.

As a study reveals that non-disabled people are reluctant to date people with a disability, these women say they just want to be seen for who they are. 

Yass Valley Council in New South Wales has voted down a motion to remove sex education book Welcome to Sex, co-authored by Yumi Stynes, from its library.

When Doug went to talk to his neighbour about quotes for a new fence, he was expecting an amicable discussion. Instead, it was the start of a homophobic campaign of harassment.

Young people's curiosity about sex is nothing new, but access to the internet and the terabytes of graphic pornography it hosts has given rise to a fresh set of concerns: if kids go looking for answers to their awkward questions on Google, what will they find?

Law enforcement raid Swatch stores throughout Malaysia's capital as part of the nation's latest crackdown on what it called "LGBTQ elements" of society.

Nearly one in two young Indigenous LGBTQ+ Australians have attempted suicide at some point in their life, new research has found.

The survey, the first of its kind, shows nearly one in two young Indigenous LGBTIQA+ Australians have attempted suicide at some point in their life. 

Members of Malaysia's queer community are left fuming after the frontman of UK pop band The 1975, Matty Healy, kissed a male bandmate and criticised the country's anti-LGBT laws onstage at a Kuala Lumpur festival. 

Emily and Dael found a sense of community and belonging in their local footy team. They hope the launch of Central West NSW's first AFL Pride Round will mean others in the local LGBTQI+ community can do the same.

Some young feminists in China are rebelling against mainstream beauty standards by embracing buzz cuts and ditching make-up.

In videos posted on social media, the band's frontman Matty Healy can be seen kissing bassist Ross MacDonald after criticising the Malaysian government's stance against homosexuality in a profanity-laden speech to the festival audience.

Is the industry really same name, totally different game? The ABC takes a look at how skimpy work has survived in regional Australia. 

Scantily clad barmaids known as ‘skimpies’ arrived on Kalgoorlie-Boulder's pub scene in the 1970s, but how are skimpies still a thing in the #MeToo era?