Discover Caitlin Starr, New York’s rising queer alternative rock musician. Read about her EP ‘Speed Saves,’ punk influences, and creative journey bridging classical jazz and indie rock—all through an LGBTQI lens.

From touring Europe at fourteen to shaping her own grungy, soulful sound, this musician reflects on two decades of writing, performing, and finding community through music. A candid look at creativity, identity, and the mentors who helped her grow.

Bloom LGBTQ+ started as a cross‑continental love story between Lennie Maré and Ninna Andersson. Today, it’s growing into a community‑driven digital space for dating, friendship, chosen family and queer belonging — built independently and shaped by LGBTQ+ voices across South Africa, Sweden and Australia.

Sandra Willson spent 18 years behind bars despite being found not guilty. Her story reveals the brutal intersection of homophobia, psychiatry, and the justice system — and the feminist and queer activists who refused to let her be forgotten.

In 1950s Melbourne — a city where queerness was criminalised and lived in whispers — Val Eastwood quietly built a sanctuary. Her iconic Val’s Coffee Lounge became one of Australia’s earliest LGBTQ+ hubs, offering a lifeline to queer people who had never before seen themselves reflected in public. Val’s unapologetic style, entrepreneurial spirit, and fearless visibility changed the course of sapphic history.

Some LGBTQ+ spaces still struggle with trans inclusion — but why? In this powerful reflection, cis lesbian Catherine Mellors explores fear, generational tension, shared queer history and the courage it takes for trans women to simply show up. A call for empathy, dignity and genuine allyship within our own community.

Alexa and Zara’s relationship began with an unexpected knock at the door and grew into a six‑year partnership defined by honesty, humour and resilience. In this intimate Q&A, they open up about their careers, their first impressions, surviving a difficult move during COVID, and the foundations that keep their love strong.

A groundbreaking exhibition is opening in Melbourne this October, showcasing three decades of lesbian activism, creativity, and community-building. Lesbians Leap from the Archives 1970–2000 brings together rare materials from personal collections and national archives to honour the women who shaped feminist and lesbian culture across Australia.

Step behind the curtain with Australia’s original GlamourBoi King, Sexy Galexy. In this intimate Q&A, Sexy shares how drag transformed shyness into confidence, how identity shaped his iconic GlamourBoi style, and why preserving drag king history matters now more than ever.

Meeting Joan Nestle at the Letters From Ger exhibition felt like stepping into living queer history. Everything I’d learned about the 1950s, Stonewall, and the early days of lesbian activism had always come from books or documentaries. Hearing Joan speak — a woman who has been out since the 1950s and founded the Lesbian Herstory Archives — awakened a hunger in me for real, tangible stories from elders in our community. What began as a chance encounter quickly became a friendship that reshaped my understanding of queer lineage, activism, and love.

Lesbian activists played a pivotal role in shaping Australia’s early gay rights movement. From the Daughters of Bilitis to CAMP INC, Gay Liberation, and Women’s Liberation, lesbians were central to public education, protest, and political organising throughout the 1960s and 1970s

Travelling to Uralla for a Winter Solstice celebration becomes an unexpected moment of reflection — on ageing, queer community, regional life, and the small rituals that help us navigate the longest night of the year. Among lanterns, bonfires, and shared wishes, a sense of connection emerges in a month where acceptance has felt fragile. It might just be the most beautiful night of the year.