To celebrate International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) the Freedom Centre this morning staged a spontaneous flash mob in the middle of the Perth CBD. Placed in the middle of Forrest Place, volunteers danced around to ‘Respect’ by Aretha Franklin, waving around rainbow flags whilst wearing shirts to promote IDAHOT. Originally known as IDAHO, [...]
An alleged increase in trans-phobic attacks in the Northbridge Cultural Centre and surrounding areas have left much of the trans* community scared to walk around the area alone. Ann, a committee member for trans* support group, the Chameleons, explained how she wouldn’t recommend travelling in groups of less than three. “We reinforced it when a [...]
The number of HIV notifications amongst men having sex with men has jumped by 38% compared to statistics from the previous 12 months in WA. Although this statistic looks worrying, the Chief Executive Officer for the WA AIDS Council, Andrew Burry, explains that this increase comes with new and improved testing strategies. Burry attributed the [...]
Same-sex adoption in Australia might be illegal in some states, but fostering certainly isn’t. Key Assets, a Fostering Agency here in Australia, is calling out for same-sex couples to change the life of a child in need. Speaking to the organisation, it seems apparent that most same-sex couples don’t chase up foster care because they [...]
RTRFM 92.1, Perth’s independent community radio station celebrated a milestone on Sunday with the 20th edition of their annual fundraiser ‘In the Pines’. The yearly concert held in Sommerville auditorium at the University of Western Australia highlights local music and raises vital funds for the volunteer based station. Over it’s lifetime the station has hosted [...]
Senator Louise Pratt has retained a spot on Labor’s Senate ticket. Following a vote at the WA Labor Executive meeting this evening Senator Pratt was voted into the second spot, moving down from the first place she previously held. In place of Pratt, the party voted in Unionist Joe Bullock leader of the right wing [...]
Queer friendly café ‘The Sparrows Nest’ has become the first café in Perth to offer suspended coffee for those in need. The owner, Lara Wolinski, heard of the idea through a regular customer and decided immediately to introduce the concept. “Put simply, you can anonymously buy a coffee for someone who is less fortunate than [...]
A 22 year old New Zealander by the name of Sara Dahm has taken the title for Miss Ink WA this year. Although winning the title was met with huge support from family and friends, Dahm explains that she wasn’t expecting to win, “most definitely not! All the girls were beautiful with some beautiful artwork [...]
Huge Changes to PRIDEFEST Announced Pride WA has announced radical changes to PRIDEFEST including moving the annual closing parade to being a day time event at the start of the festival, replacing the traditional FAIRDAY with a licensed music festival and relocating FAIRDAY to be a February event in Hyde Park. With a main focus [...]
Prime Minister Julia Gillard faced significantly fewer protesters at her community cabinet meeting yesterday than on her previous trips to Western Australia. The meeting held at Thornlie Senior High School ha a strong contingent of protesters both for and against the banning of live sheep exports but no other causes were noticeably present. When the [...]
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