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The 2024 queer year in review

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The 2024 queer year in review

We look back at the LGBTQIA+ news, events and moments that made up 2024.

January

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Gay grooms: Married at First Sight introduced their first gay grooms since 2016. Unfortunately, it didn’t go to plan as gay groom Simon fled before his wedding vows with Michael. A last-minute replacement was found though they didn’t live happily ever after.

Hottest 100: Non-binary artist G Flip finished no.2 on the Triple J countdown with Worst Person Alive. They featured seven times in total.

Hairy Mary’s: The new LGBTQIA+ bar was opened on the Gold Coast by Steven Fahd.

February

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Tragedy: TV presenter Jesse Baird and his partner Luke Davies were tragically murdered in Sydney. Beau Lamarre-Condon, who was a policeman at the time, was arrested and charged with the crime

Qtopia: Australia’s first permanent LGBTQIA+ museum Qtopia was opened by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns in Sydney.

Ellie Cole: The retired athlete and her partner Silvia became mums. Ellie is Australia’s most decorated female Paralympian.

Midsumma: Around 10,000 people watched or took part in Melbourne’s annual Midsumma Pride March. The event was marred by police and protesters clashing.

March

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Mardi Gras: The annual parade took place in celebration, remembrance and controversy. After the death of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, police were disinvited from the parade before a compromise was reached of them marching not in uniform. A memorial and tributes to Jesse and Luke were part of the occasion.

Love: Comedian Mel Buttle married her partner while gay soccer star Josh Cavallo got engaged to his partner Leighton.

Legend: Brisbane drag artist Trixie Lamonte sadly passed away. Trixie was an original Kings Cross Les Girl and developed a devoted following during her 30-year residency at The Beat nightclub.

April

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Bluey: The beloved children’s program casually introduced two lesbian chihuahua mums. The representation drew praise and predictable homophobia online.

Hannah Conda: The Aussie drag star finished runner-up on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs the World.

May

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Eurovision: Queer duo Electric Fields competed for Australia and gay artist Olly Alexander represented the UK at the annual song contest. Non-binary singer Nemo from Switzerland won the title.

Bingham Cup: Five Australian teams competed in the gay and inclusive rugby tournament. Sydney Convicts finished runner-up behind Paris club Les Gaillards.

Book ban: NSW’s Cumberland Council banned same-sex parenting books in their libraries. It was later overturned following backlash from the community.

June

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Come to Daddy: The new Brisbane LGBTQIA+ bar opened its doors in West End.

Queens Ball: The longest-running continuous queer event in the world was held at Brisbane City Hall. Bay Pride took out three awards while Betty Nature won the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Sportsman Hotel won venue of the year for the third year running. See all the award winners.

Loss: Lance Leopard his mother Carmel Pierce died in a tragic house fire. Lance was a music artist and icon of both the Sydney and Brisbane scene. Carmel was a great supporter and was revered among the community.

Birth certs: New Qld laws came into effect allowing trans and gender-diverse people to change to their birth certificates without having to undergo gender-affirming surgery.

Sacking: A Sydney teacher was fired from a religious school for her sexuality. This sparked further debate about protecting LGBTQIA+ teachers and students in schools at both state and federal levels.

July

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Olympics: A record 199 out LGBTQ athletes competed in Paris with 23 from Australia. Aussie BMX rider Natalya Diehm won bronze while Amy Atwell and Samantha Whitcomb were part of the Opals’ bronze-winning team in basketball.

The games drew controversy over LGBTQIA+ performers in the opening ceremony while boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting were targeted amid gender eligibility disputes.

Grindr attacks: Police begin issuing warnings about homophobic attacks with victims being lured via Grindr. After initial reports in Canberra and Victoria, this has continued throughout the year across Australia with some arrests taking place.

Prize winner: Trans author Ash Shirvington took out the State Library of Queensland Young Writers Award for Birdbone.

August

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Census: The Albanese government caused controversy by removing proposed LGBTQIA+ questions from the upcoming census. Questions on sexual orientation and gender were reintroduced, however, those on intersex were still left out.

Destiny Rogers: Our beloved team member and former Editor of QNews Destiny Rogers passed away after a long battle with cancer. As a proud trans woman, she was a trailblazer in the media and across the Brisbane scene during the Bjelke-Petersen era.

Tasty raid: The Melbourne LGBTQIA+ community marked the 30th anniversary of the police raid on Tasty nightclub. The occasion was marked with a massive queer dance party to celebrate what the club was all about.

Brisbane Hustlers: The inclusive rugby team were awarded the hosting rights of the 2026 Bingham Cup and Amanda Mark Cup..

September

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Brisbane Pride: Qld Premier Steven Miles joined the Brisbane Pride rally and march before the LGTBQIA+ community celebrated at Fair Day in Musgrave Park.

Anti-trans bill: Pauline Hanson sought to remove gender identity from the Sex Discrimination Act, however, Senators threw out the draft bill with Labor and the Greens voting against it.

Priscilla: The iconic movie Priscilla Queen of the Desert had its 30th anniversary with events taking place across Australia.

Baby Reindeer: The show took the world by storm in 2024 and two of its queer actors won Emmy Awards. Lesbian star Jessica Gunning won for Outstanding Supporting Actress, while bisexual actor and writer Richard Gadd won Outstanding Lead Actor and Writing gongs. Trans actor Nava Mau was also nominated.

Thailand: The nation became the first in South East Asia to bring in same-sex marriage.

October

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Kween Kong: The drag artist did Down Under proud after finishing runner-up behind Alyssa Edwards on RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars.

AFLW Pride: The AFL women’s competition held its annual pride round. Despite its success, a social media post celebrating Richmond player Kate Dempsey and her rainbow family was targeted with homophobic abuse. The AFL later apologised.

Neil McLucas: The Brisbane scene legend passed away among an outpouring of tributes. Neil owned the iconic Sportsman Hotel and many other LGBTQIA+ venues in Brisbane since the 1970s.

Mpox: Cases reached alarming rates across the country with LGBTQIA+ health groups continuing their call for the community to get vaccinated.

Equality bill: Both houses of the NSW parliament passed Alex Greenwich’s Equality Bill. Community groups welcomed the passage saying it will change the lives of LGBTQIA+ people living in the state.

ACT: Gay politician Andrew Barr was re-elected as the Australian Capital Territory’s Chief Minister. He celebrated by kissing his husband.

November

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Pregnancy: Matildas’ superstar Sam Kerr announced that she and wife Kristie Mews were pregnant.

Vanuatu: The Pacific nation passed a law banning same-sex marriage.

ARIA Awards: Troye Sivan cleaned up taking out three awards including Best Album, Best Pop Release and Best Solo Artist. He took revenge on Kylie Minogue who earlier won the Grammy for Best Pop Dance Recording ahead of him.

December

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Drag Race Down Under: The fourth season of the show finished with Melbourne’s Lazy Susan taking out the title. The top four included Sydney’s Vybe and Brisbane’s Mandy Moobs and Freya Armani. Critics and fans praised the revamped season.

ABS data: The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) provided the first-ever estimate of the LGBTQIA+ population in Australia. The data was based on ABS health surveys and found that around 4.5 per cent of the population identified as part of the rainbow community.

Attacks: Two people were charged in Melbourne after a homophobic machete attack on a couple in Preston.

These were just some of the highlights and lowlights of the 2024 queer year.