Young People Podcast Their Pride
Pride London has moved further into the digital media space providing regular podcasts on the lead-up to the two-week festival and parade. The podcasts, recorded and produced by young people as part of the youth section of Pride London, aim to help others understand their identity. (more…)
Queer Collaborations 07: Alphabet Soup in the Apple Isle
Since its inception in 1991, students from around the nation have travelled each year to various universities to stage the conference Queer Collaborations (QC). This year the Tasmania University Union in Hobart will play host to the 17th annual LGBTIQ conference under the theme ‘Alphabet Soup: The A-Z of Queer Diversity in the 21st Century’. OUTinPerth recently spoke with Brad Harvey, the 2007 QC Convenor. (more…)
Australian Artists Rockin’ For Rights
Rockin’ For Rights is a family-friendly concert with a political conscience and a lineup of some of Australia’s best musical talent, including: Beasts of Bourbon, Dallas Crane, Hoodoo Gurus, The Whitlams, The Screaming Jets, Youth Group, Something for Kate, Kev Carmody, You Am I, The Herd, Mark Seymour, Magic Dirt and Deni Hines. The concert follows a protest march from Sydney’s Hyde Park. Entry to the concert is via wristbands which are available for purchase from for $5.00. (more…)
Youth: Cannabis is totally uncool
According to a new survey undertaken by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) cannabis is regarded as socially unacceptable by a third of young people. The majority of the 1500 young people who participated in the survey labelled the illegal drug dangerous. The results found that half the people under 30 had friends who used cannabis; with a third of those agreeing it was uncool. Many also believed cannabis was related to schizophrenia and depression. Paul Dillion from the NDARC linked the changing attitudes with the education campaigns about the drug. He told the ABC, “We’re not focussing on the long-term health effects or even necessarily the psychological effects, we’re looking more at the social impacts, the way that it will effect your relationship, how it will affect your financial situation - these are the things young people can really relate to’. (more…)
NUS Demands A Better Future
The National Union of Students (NUS) is Australia’s peak body that represents the interests and concerns of approximately 600,000 students in higher education. With a Federal election looming some time this year, NUS has been gearing up to mobilise tertiary students under the theme “Demand A Better Future’.
Hayley Conway is the newly appointed NUS Female Queer Officer. She explained to OUTinPerth that the central concepts in this theme were education, climate change and rights at work. “In essence, we are demanding a better future than what the Coalition Government has offered students over the last 11 years; they have attacked universal student unionism, they have created WorkChoices and they have consistently underfunded women’s services around the country. Climate change and clean energy, students’ rights at work and quality and accessible education, amongst others, are critical issues for all major parties to address during this election,’ she said. Ms Conway emphasised the fact that NUS has made clear demands to all political parties. (more…)
Back to School, Back to Homophobia?
On February the 1st approximately 250,000 young West Australians between the ages of 5 and 17 will return to the 800 primary and secondary schools throughout the state to begin term one of 2007. As many of these students, both gay and straight, will in some way or another experience or witness homophobia this year, our schools are a very dangerous place for young same-sex attracted people.
Research undertaken in Australia (Writing Themselves in Again: 6 years On, 2005) proves that homophobic abuse has a profound impact on young peopleâ??s health and well-being. According to the report hose who had suffered such abuse were more likely to self-harm, to report an STI, and to use a range of legal and illegal drugs. (more…)
Gravity Games H20 in Review
For the third consecutive year, the Gravity Games H20 brought together thousands of predominantly young West Aussies to enjoy what is billed as the world’s premier action sports, lifestyle and music festival on the banks of the Swan River. Held between December 7th and 10th at McCallum Park, in Vic Park, spectators enjoyed the all in one, free, action-packed calendar of events which featured over eighty of the world’s highest-ranking extreme sports athletes. (more…)
Access to Uni for Queer West Australians
It is recognised and known that homophobia has a profound impact on people’s overall health. Compounding this problem, people of diverse sexualities and genders often face learning disruptions which can affect their opportunity to gain entrance into higher education. Murdoch University has a programme in place which affords such individuals with academic potential the possibility of furthering their studies through UniAccess. (more…)
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