Since forming TransFolk of WA a few years ago, Nick Lawrence has seen the community support group rapidly grow and meet the needs of gender diverse Western Australians. This week the organisation has been attending the Better Together conference in Melbourne, an important seminar which has allowed them to make connections with similar groups around […]
As we move forward, we want to change the way we create OUTinPerth. We want more of your input and contributions so we’re holding an open meeting each month to brainstorm ideas for future editions. Maybe you’re into writing articles, undertaking interviews, reviewing theatre or music, maybe you’ve got something you want to get off […]
Local community radio station RTRFM is celebrating international Women’s Day by rolling our programming where every interview, every song – and even every presenter is a woman. The celebrations kicked off at 1am this morning with ‘Up Late’ presenter Taylah Strano, at 4am ‘Snooze Button’ took over with Leona Devaz at the microphone. The two presenters created an […]
We’ve created a special micro-edition of OUTinPerth just for the Beaufort Street Festival. It’s a scroll! We’ve scattered the tiny scrolls all along Beaufort Street in Mount Lawley for today’s epic festival. Look around for them, they’re like little tubular rainbows. The Beaufort Street Festival stretches all along Beaufort St in Mount Lawley today, if […]
Local community group Living Proud was the recipient of a prestigious LiFE Award at the 2015 Suicide Prevention Conference. The non-profit group, who have been delivering services to the GBTI community for over 40 years, was awarded for their work with Q-Life and the One Life Suicide Prevention Strategy. The award has been welcomed by […]
Playgroups with Pride, the facilitated playgroup that offer supportive and friendly atmosphere for LGBTI families, is commencing weekend events. From tomorrow, August 2nd, the group will meet up fortnightly at the Derrick Earnst Neighbourhood Centre in Morley. The playgroup session is from 9:30am – 11:30am. The centre is located at 42 Rudloc Rd in Morley […]
Playgroups with Pride – the organisation supporting LGBTIQ families have launched their new website. Playgroups with Pride W.A was established in 2013 by Joanne Boyling who saw a growing number of LGBTIQ families. The organisation offers playtime for children, craft activities, songs and stories, and refreshments. As well as guest speakers and excursions. Playgroups with Pride […]
The Gay and Lesbian Singers of Western Australia are getting ready for a repeat performance of their ‘Best of Broadway’ show. The community singing group will bring ‘Encore’ an abridged version of their popular show from 2014 to Fringe World this month. Rob Lines, who joined the choir two years ago, said there were lots […]
A new initiative has been launched to create a foundation to deliver support to indigenous LGBTI people and provide suicide prevention strategies. A crowdsource fundraising campaign has been launched to fund the Black Rainbow Living Well Foundation through the website StartSomeGood. Founder Dayemon Bonson told OUTinPerth that the organisation’s aim will be to raise […]
December first is World AIDS day, an occasion to reflect on three decades of working to stem the effects of HIV and AIDS. There are a number of ways organisations and individuals can get involved in World AIDS Day. This year, the WA AIDS Council decided to mark the day in a new way. The […]
