The majority of Australians support same-sex marriage, but it still hasn’t been legalised. Ben & Jerry's is now fighting for equal marriage rights Down Under by banning people from ordering two scoops of the same flavour ice cream, because ‘love comes in all flavours’.

Despite the fact that around 11% of Australians identify as LGBTQI, just 5% of characters in TV dramas between 2011 and 2015 were non-straight. Looking to tackle this lack of representation, Starting From Now is a web series following the complicated lives of its four lesbian protagonists.

Ru Paul's Drag Race may have drawn a mainstream audience into the colourful, glorious world of drag, but performative gender experimentation isn't solely the preserve of men. Now as ideas around gender and identity in Australia evolve, drag kings are also gaining attention down Under.

Boasting millions of followers and a cosmetics line that frequently sells out within minutes of a restock, Jeffree Star is one of the make-up mavens transforming the beauty industry by diminishing the dominance of global brands and encouraging men to try on a little lipstick.