Creating an inclusive world: The importance of diversity and visibility on kids’ TV
Seeing diverse characters on their screens is showing this generation of children that it is okay to be different. Elise Harrington reports.
Creating an inclusive world: The importance of diversity and visibility on kids’ TV
Seeing diverse characters on their screens is showing this generation of children that it is okay to be different. Elise Harrington reports.
Biphobia and bisexual erasure: positive representation ‘has been a long time coming’
The lack of positive bisexual representation has plagued pop culture for a long time, with bisexuality being constantly portrayed in a negative light. Josh Sabini reports.
148,000 people sign plea for transgender support
Gender-affirming surgery is an important option for trans people, but currently the costs make it prohibitive. A new petition hopes to change that. Caydn Foley reports
Diversity in gaming: small improvements but still an uphill battle
Australians in the digital games industry are working hard to get underrepresented people into the workforce as the industry’s big names lag behind. Emily Spindler-Carruthers, Tim Wilson and Asher Trigg report on the state of diversity in games.
Growing up between cultures: the struggle for identity
Mai Dang explores the complexities of the modern hyphenated identity and the paradox of the Viet diaspora.
‘We’re different because you’re different’: How self-love became a mission statement
What began with gentle conversations at home has grown into an evolving online business, which Alex Danes hopes will spread a message of individualism and self-acceptance. By Kate Williams
How Melbourne’s local drag scene is struggling – and how you can help
Lockdowns have caused big problems for Melbourne’s drag queens and drag artists. Grace Thornton reports
World-first pride centre opens in St Kilda
The new pride centre on Fitzroy St in St Kilda, which opened yesterday, is an architecture of inclusion, its designer says. Fletcher Ellwood reports.
Disabled gamers move to the forefront: The importance of accessibility settings in video games
Accessibility in video games has been a decades long battle for disabled gamers, but with increased visibility in the industry, change is finally coming. Emily Spindler-Carruthers reports. This is the final in a two-part series on gaming and disability.