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The Catch Up

Catch UpIt’s been a busy week on the OUTinPerth website. Here’s the most popular stories from the last 7 days. If you missed them earlier, here’s your chance to catch up.

Police Ask Protestors to Remove Anti-Abbott T-Shirts

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At the Equal Love rally for marriage equality in Stirling Gardens police approached protesters wearing a T-shirt design that contained profanity and ask protestors to consider removing their shirts before marching through the city centre.

Will Radicals Set Back the Marriage Equality Movement?

This opinion piece by OUTinPerth editor Graeme Watson received a wide range of responses following it’s publication. Following controversy over a banner in Queensland’s Equal Love protests and T-shirts in W.A. Graeme asked if the marriage equality movement had gone off track?

STEPS Star Faces Online Abuse

There was shocking news from the UK this week when former lead singer of the band Lost Prophets, Ian Watkins, pleaded guilty to horrific child abuse crimes. Sadly many people online mixed up the rock star with Ian H Watkins from camp dance band STEPS and barraged his Facebook and Twitter accounts with abuse.

Fabulous Peter Pan

The WA Ballet’s production of ‘Peter Pan’ is delightful. It’s a perfect balance of traditional and contemporary, maintaining a strong linkage to traditional ballet, but with enough freshness from modern dance to make it engaging and eye catching.

Anti Gay Group Uses Gay Bands Tune in Advertisement

As Croatia heads towards a poll that calls for a ban on same sex marriage an anti-gay group has been caught out using the music of a very gay friendly band, and the band is not happy about it.

 

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Pixar executive admits they cut suggestions that Elio could be queer

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40 years ago Samantha Fox burst on to the music scene

Double demin, big hair and a provocative title of 'Touch Me'

On This Gay Day | AIDS activist organisation ACT UP formed

ACT UP grew out of activist Larry Kramer's frustration with the lack of action on tackling the AIDS crisis.

Pixar executive admits they cut suggestions that Elio could be queer

PIxar has defended the move saying it may have led to challenging conversations for parents.

UK pauses new prescriptions for cross-sex hormones for people under 18

The National Health Service said there was weak evidence on the benefits and risks of the treatment.

Christian Lobby warns of “unintended consequences” in conversion therapy ban

Brian Greig from Just.Equal on moves to water down conversion therapy bans.

40 years ago Samantha Fox burst on to the music scene

Double demin, big hair and a provocative title of 'Touch Me'

On This Gay Day | AIDS activist organisation ACT UP formed

ACT UP grew out of activist Larry Kramer's frustration with the lack of action on tackling the AIDS crisis.

Pixar executive admits they cut suggestions that Elio could be queer

PIxar has defended the move saying it may have led to challenging conversations for parents.