The ‘overemployed’ online community is engaged in a profitable workplace deception
When Tony* joined the meeting that ended his covert double life, it seemed like a brief, unremarkable video conference.It was just one of many packed…
‘We deserve a government that respects the needs of the trans community’
I’ve answered questions about the intersectionality of disability and queerness, talked about the nuances of the word queer, and engaged in dialogues about religion and…
Photos of queer sobriety on the dancefloor
Here, queer photographer Neffy snaps vibrant shots of Fatt Projects’ Mobilise sober queer dance party event in Birmingham. PHOTOGRAPHY BY NEFFY WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH…
British teachers flown to first day of school in remote WA community of Jigalong after flooding
When British teacher James Giddings arrived in the remote West Australian town of Newman in late January, en route to the remote town of Jigalong,…
Facebook at 20: From virtual community to censorship of reality | Social Media
When I joined Facebook in 2007, three years after the platform launched, I used it solely as a means of staying in touch with friends…
Joe Biden’s Michigan visit highlights rift with Arab American community | Israel War on Gaza News
US president seeking re-election likely to have a hard time winning key state because of his support for Israel. A visit by United States President…
Governments urged to ‘take control’ of renewable rollout to combat community distrust
In short: Australia's Energy Infrastructure Commissioner Andrew Dyer says developers are creating mistrust towards the renewable rollout in the regions.He released a report that calls…
There is a seismic shift in the Muslim American community | Opinions
On November 1, less than a month into Israel’s onslaught on Gaza, United States President Joe Biden’s administration announced a national strategy to battle Islamophobia. The…
Photographing Bath’s local bakeshop queer community
Felix Pilgrim captures the closeness and community fostered at Daisy and Bean Bakeshop at Gay Street’s queer-owned bakery. WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH PHOTOGRAPHY BY FELIX…
Extra police officers deploy to Kalgoorlie-Boulder to ease community concerns about antisocial behaviour
In short: WA Police Minister Paul Papalia today confirmed Operation Regional Shield would be extended to the Goldfields capital. A business owner who was assaulted at…
10 beloved trees in Los Angeles
Matthew Teutimez, a biologist and member of the Kizh Kitc Gabrieleños tribe, explained to me why it is that sycamores are so special, “a particularly…
Esperance mother and daughter lead community campaign to transform marine debris into art
On a bright summer's evening on Western Australia's south coast, Michelle Crisp prepares to address a humming crowd.The Esperance resident has spent months creating many…
Can NEA’s Maria Rosario Jackson help art heal America? Biden thinks so
In her young, impressionable years in L.A. and Mexico City, Maria Rosario Jackson had two cultural reckonings that shaped her outlook as the first Mexican…
Canberra’s rainbow roundabout receives a progressive revamp to also represent people of colour and the trans community
Canberra's iconic rainbow roundabout has been given a face-lift for the first time since it was first installed seven years ago.In short: Braddon's rainbow roundabout becomes…
Clean water is a human right. Why are so many California communities without it?
Barely a month after he took office in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom journeyed to a rural school in the Central Valley and stood by chance…