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The Alice Springs Pride Carnival is Australia’s most remote celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, and sistergirl/brotherboy communities. Established in 2013 as a way to promote gender diversity and social inclusion in regional areas, it now attracts people from all around Australia.
Held next to the Todd River in Snow Kenna Park, the festival is part of a tradition of queer culture in Central Australia. The local scene was largely born in the late 80s through the presence of the Central Australian Gay Men’s Network. In 1987 they held their first gay dance party on Lindsay Street and local walking group Desert Devils entered the Sydney Mardi Gras the following year. Entering the 90s, several LGBT-focused newsletters like Hot Gossip and Desert Dykes flourished.
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Today the carnival aims to create a safe environment for members of the LGBTIQ community to meet, seek advice, and take part in local act
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Dating as a Transgender Woman
Dating can be a difficult, challenging and exhausting experience for anyone at the best of times. With dating apps at our fingertips and in the palm of our hands, communication and connecting with potential partners or lovers is easier than ever, right?
We all want to meet that special someone who will love us passionately and unconditionally and accept us just as we are (flaws and all). We want and need to share ourselves with others but for some there is always an extra level of acceptance that is required from a partner and more importantly deserved when sharing who we are with someone special.
For a lot of transgender people, dating can be a nightmare. Especially for those that are attracted to cisgender and heterosexual, predominately male counterparts. For a lot of transgender women that are attracted to heterosexual men and wanting to be romantically connected with these men, dating can be an intimidating, confronting and at times a