What happens when technology shapes who we are, how we connect, and how we seek justice?

Join Dr Justin Ellis and special guests at this Newcastle Pride event that explores the opportunities and challenges of queer life in a digital world.

Discover how online spaces are transforming identity, community, visibility, and resistance in regional Australia. Drawing on local research and lived experiences, this conversation will examine how digital technologies are reshaping belonging, safety, and recognition for LGBTQIA+ communities in Newcastle and the Hunter.

Dr Justin Ellis is a criminologist, author, and media commentator. His research explores the intersections of technology, justice, policing, misinformation, and social inclusion. Author of the acclaimed books Representation, Resistance and the Digiqueer and Policing Legitimacy, he is widely published, frequently engaged by the media, and regularly contributes expert commentary on digital harms, algorithmic discrimination, police accountability, and LGBTQ+ inclusion.

Co-sponsored by The Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology, The University of Newcastle- Criminology and Criminal Justice Society, EDI Unit & Watt Space, and The Press Book House,

Catering provided.

Contact the host of Digiqueer Futures in Regional Australia: Technology, Identity, and Justice