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Former NRL enforcer and Fijian international Kane Evans has come out as gay.

Queerness is all but invisible in the NRL. Kane Evans coming out must shift the dial

As a Pasifika man, former NRL star Kane Evans faced a heightened degree of difficulty in deciding to reveal his sexuality.

  • Jioji Ravulo

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Former NRL enforcer Kane Evans has come out as gay.

‘I know that I’m gay’: Former NRL enforcer Kane Evans comes out in emotional interview

The ex-Roosters, Parramatta and Fiji star has detailed his battles with alcohol and substance addiction and mental health while wrestling with his sexuality.

  • Dan Walsh
Suns ruckman Max Knobel

Gold Coast player investigated for alleged homophobic slur

Gold Coast ruckman Max Knobel is under investigation for an alleged homophobic slur during a VFL match.

  • Scott Spits and Hannah Kennelly
Why so secret? Premier Chris Minns and Attorney-General Michael Daley.

Why the secrecy, premier? It’s got our attention

When the Minns government asked a judge to review its hate-speech laws, it knew he would arrive at a conclusion. So let us have it.

  • Michael McGowan
Mithrani/Mithra De Abrew Mahadeva.

Dementia is Australia’s leading cause of death. It’s even harder for people like Mithrani

LGBTQ+ people with dementia and their carers can face unique challenges.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Caleb and Fleur Shomo in an Instagram picture Fleur posted on her account for Christmas 2025.

A rock frontman spent a decade burying his feelings in alcohol. Now, he’s ‘proudly gay’

Beartooth star Caleb Shomo came out as gay on Sunday – and his wife of 14 years, Fleur, has now responded.

  • Kayla Olaya
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Celebrations after the yes vote for marriage equality on November 15, 2017.

Not much pride in the AFL’s LGBTQI+ efforts

Fines, suspensions, and cancelled games: How the AFL turned a celebration of pride into a bureaucratic mess.

  • Stephen Brook
Marianella Casmon and Ana Claudia Casmon.

‘People tried to burn down our office’: When Marianella’s career took off, she wasn’t expecting the backlash

Marianella and Ana Claudia Casmon came to Australia in 2018 after they received threats when they launched a charity supporting young LGBTQ Peruvians.

  • Tim Elliott
Country Struts is one of the most popular collectives of line dancing devotees in Melbourne.

Young people are discovering the ‘life-changing’ magic of line dancing

Whether it’s at a local town hall on a weeknight or at the club on a weekend young people around the world can be found moving in sync.

  • Courtney Thompson
Sally Grover and Roxanne Tickle

Taylor vows to rewrite sex discrimination laws after transgender discrimination ruling

He described his vow to “protect single-sex spaces across Australian life”  as a “common-sense” response to the highly charged debate over gender identity. 

  • Michelle Griffin