minus 18

VICE headed to the Queer Ideas Festival in Melbourne to chat to attendees and hear about their own experiences of coming out, dealing with bullies, managing conservative parents, crushing on a straight friend and living in “20-gay-teen”.

For many LGBTQ+ teenagers, the Minus18 formal offers an alternative for those who can’t, or don’t want to, go to their own school dances. It’s a place to have fun, but also connect and have conversations not possible at school.