A pioneer in LGBTIQ rights is hitting Australian shores to campaign for same-sex marriage in conjunction with religion. Visiting the St Stephen’s Uniting Church on May 22, former Bishop Gene Robinson will join forces with Paddington Uniting Church and NSW’s Parliament’s cross party to discuss marriage equality. Robinson stands as the first openly gay man [...]
NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay has been awarded the Golden GLORIA for tearing up Sydney’s rainbow crossing at Taylor Square. The annual GLORIA awards aim to highlight outrageous, ignorant and ridiculous comments made about GLBTI people. The awards are organised by NSW state politician Penny Sharpe. Admirably Mr Gay actually turned up to receive his [...]
A thought provoking marriage equality video has been released by marriage equality advocates in the lead up to Mother’s Day this Sunday. The video, which shows a heterosexual couple receiving a pregnancy scan, takes an interesting turn when the midwife asks “would you like to not what you’re having?” Rather than discovering the sex of [...]
Politicians in the Tasmanian parliament could lose their seats for not supporting state marriage equality; the Upper House elections on Saturday showed the majority of voters were not tolerant of MPs that opposed the motion. 51.40% of voters voted for candidates that were pro marriage equality, whilst 48.60% of voters elected candidate that were in [...]
A new website has been launched for the ACL, it’s not the Australian Christian Lobby though, but the Australian Cat Ladies. The site mirrors some of the language of the right wing Christian Group, that campaigns against same sex marriage, claiming to also be “A Voice for Values” although specially cat values. The new group [...]
Liberal Leader Tony Abbott Pressure appears to be growing on Opposition Leader Tony Abbot to allow a conscience vote on the issue of same sex marriage. Today as state premiers arrived in Canberra for the Commonwealth of Australian Government (COAG) meeting Mr Abbott’s stance was challenged by two of his state counterparts. New South Wales [...]
The New South Wales government’s sudden decision to remove the rainbow crossing on Oxford Street in Sydney has lead to a nationwide guerrilla crossing movement. In Perth a new chalk rainbow crossing appeared in front of the popular pub The Flying Scotsman. Mount Lawley local, Adam Bishop, who was meeting friends at the pub, noted [...]
Two of Tony Abbott’s daughters have come forward in strong support of same-sex marriage, describing the legislation of same-sex marriage as inevitable in generations to come. Marriage equality advocates are hoping that the views of Bridgette and Francis will force Abbot’s views on same-sex marriage to ‘evolve’. Bridgette Abott, 20, explained to the Daily Telegraph [...]
Tony Abbott appeared on 60 minutes last night and claimed a shift on his views of homosexuality since 2010, where he admitted in an interview that he was “threatened” by the queer community. Abbot’s sister, Christine Forster, who is in a lesbian relationship with Virginia Edwards, admitted that she was disappointed when she saw [...]
More footage of police restraining an 18 year old Mardi Gras reveler has emerged. Meanwhile the initial footage that sparked the outrage has raked up over 1.1 million views online. New vision shows the moments before the initial video when teenager Jamie Jackson appears to resist arrest and swings at police officers. Chanel Nine News [...]
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