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"My ex-boyfriend tried to rape me. And I'm still not okay."

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'I was sexually assaulted by an ex at 18. Four decades later, my daughter had her own story.'

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"Death, despair and devastation." Before 9/11, John Edward was struck by a sudden feeling.

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The night Maggie, 17, said she had sex with her married high school teacher at his house.

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'I'm intersex. It was a secret my parents kept from me for 17 years.'

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'We need to talk about the fear that every gay man of this generation still carries.'

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At last. Schools will no longer be able to expel kids for being LGBTQI.

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WEDDING OF THE WEEK: Why Sarah and Megan couldn't wait for the yes vote to have their big day.

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The one horrific thread that ties together the suspicious deaths of 27 men in NSW.

Jessie Stephens

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The NRL just defended this viral State of Origin photo with three powerful words.

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Jackie Chan's daughter says she is homeless because of her homophobic parents.

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When my spouse came out as transgender, I wasn't prepared to share the title of 'Mum'.

Anne Reid

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'If you think marriage equality means we don't need Mardi Gras anymore, think again.'

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When Janet Rice's wife transitioned, she had to choose between their marriage and her identity.

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Everything wrong with what Jacqui Lambie said on Q&A on Monday night.

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The Veronicas' Jess opens up about her "deep pain" amid "rift" with sister.

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"It still hurts." Libby Trickett on the 'weird grief' of early pregnancy loss.

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'After my stillbirth, I requested time off work. It was declined.'

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"I heard a strange scratching at my door": The unspoken fear some women feel living alone.

"It was the worst flight of my life." 5 women share their biggest ever Christmas stuff-ups.

Paul returned from Iraq a different man. 5 years later, he said his final goodbye to Wanda.

'My roommate refused to breakup with her abusive boyfriend. So I moved out.'

"'Is this a random nightmare?' I didn't realise I was sexually abused until I was in my 30s."

'My son was given a year to live. It was the most heartbreakingly beautiful of our lives.'

"You're grieving someone that you didn't even get to see": Heather Maltman on the heartbreak of miscarriage.

'I wanted to do something tangible.' What it's like to support your best friend through chemo.

'I accidentally found my ex’s secret sex tape, and then realised I knew the girl in it.'

"Everything's gone." Annabel's mum called her at 4:30am. Their family home was burning to the ground.

Scarlett starting seeing a psychologist at 3. It took 19 years for professionals to join the dots.

"My ex-boyfriend tried to rape me. And I'm still not okay."

'My brother has been homeless for years. When you see him on the street, you know nothing about his story.'

'Sometimes people betray you so badly.' How I lost my friend, Becki. Twice.

'I've never wanted kids. Then at 21, I was told I may not ever be able to have any.'

'I'm in my 40s and my mum has never said the words "I love you". I don't blame her.'

"I'm stuck with his name on my hip." 8 women share photos of the tattoos they now regret.

"I hold one in my arms and three in my heart." 11 months after losing her second, Katie lost twins.

'After we got divorced, we turned to "bird's nest parenting" for the sake of our kids.'

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At 38 weeks, Ami's daughter was stillborn. A year later, she lost two more children.

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Katherine thought Paul was her Prince Charming. Then she found out about his other wife.

'I was married to my husband for 20 years. For 10 of them, he had a secret girlfriend.'

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Lisa was diagnosed with breast cancer at 47. Her survival depends on women like Leslie.

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Sarah Ayles survived the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami that took thousands; including her closest friend.

"Death, despair and devastation." Before 9/11, John Edward was struck by a sudden feeling.

The night Maggie, 17, said she had sex with her married high school teacher at his house.

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"Completely terrifying": When Magda Szubanski realised she was gay, she broke down.

"We wanted to become mums and our journey to parenthood was a little different to most."

'I'm intersex. It was a secret my parents kept from me for 17 years.'

Narelda Jacobs was pushed into her first marriage. 20 years later, she had to fight for the right to a second.

'We need to talk about the fear that every gay man of this generation still carries.'

The love of Elizabeth Gilbert's life died 10 months ago. But she still calls her every day.

At last. Schools will no longer be able to expel kids for being LGBTQI.

A former Sesame Street writer has shared the truth about Bert and Ernie.

Wren and Ayla's story: When your wife is trans.

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Jackie Chan's daughter says she is homeless because of her homophobic parents.

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'If you think marriage equality means we don't need Mardi Gras anymore, think again.'

When Janet Rice's wife transitioned, she had to choose between their marriage and her identity.

"Will you marry me?": An MP just proposed to his partner of nine years on the floor of Parliament.

Everything wrong with what Jacqui Lambie said on Q&A on Monday night.

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Jesinta Franklin writes: "A generation ago, our wedding would have been banned."

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"I've never been loved like that before." Robin Bailey on life after Sean Pickwell's death.

"It still hurts." Libby Trickett on the 'weird grief' of early pregnancy loss.

'After my stillbirth, I requested time off work. It was declined.'

Annette Herfkens was the sole survivor of a plane crash. Her fiancé died beside her.

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