WhyNot

    Category - Identity, Diversity & Inclusion

    The Queer Rubik’s Cube | WhyNot
    Identity, Diversity & Inclusion

    The Queer Rubiks Cube

    Words by Zali, 21 NSW Being queer is an endurance test you can’t quit. When I was sixteen, I came out as bisexual for the first time. Over the past five years, I’ve come out what feels like a thousand times. Almost...

    Words by Zali, 21 NSW

    6 min read
    Identity Identification
    Identity, Diversity & Inclusion

    Identity Identification

    Words and imagery by Jack, 19 VIC I am an outsider. I am a man. I am young. I am an autistic person. It’s important to define what you are. Not in words, or for anyone else to hear. But it’s important to know who...

    Words by Jack, 19, VIC

    5 min read
    Sexuality | I Vow to Thee LGBT
    Identity, Diversity & Inclusion

    I Vow to Thee LGBT

    Words by Laura, 25 NSW Photo by Elyssa Fahndrich on Unsplash I wrote this poem as a facetious take on Canberra’s latest ‘religious freedoms’ debate, about whether Christian schools should have the right...

    Words by Laura, 25 NSW

    4 min read
    Dear Brother John | Why Not?
    Identity, Diversity & Inclusion

    Dear Brother John

    Words by Akira, 22 VIC Dear Brother John, This morning I woke up to a Sydney Morning Herald article outlining some alarming suggestions following the religious review commissioned in the wake of last year’s marriage...

    Words by Akira, 22 VIC

    4 min read
    Real Me
    Health & WellbeingIdentity, Diversity & Inclusion

    The Real Me

    Words by Dani, NSW This article contains themes about abusive relationships which may be difficult to read or triggering to some readers. Readers in need can seek support from the following services or visit...

    Words by Dani, 27 NSW

    6 min read
    Identity, Diversity & Inclusion

    An Open Letter to Fraser Anning

    Words by Aisha, 19 NSW “As a second generation immigrant with a strong Australian identity and more specifically as a Muslim women, the comments by Fraser Anning to enact a Muslim ban pierced deep on the fears of social...

    Words by Aishah, 19 NSW

    3 min read

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