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OPINION | Pride offers strength to survive in the face of rising hate

OUTinPerth editor Leigh Andrew Hill reflects on this year's PrideFEST theme under a cloud of rising anti-LGBTQ+ hate.

On This Gay Day | Rita Mae Brown was born

Brown is best known for her coming-of-age autobiographical novel 'Rubyfruit Jungle' which was released in 1973.

Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company plan big bold stories for 2026

The Indigenous focused theatre company has revealed their 2026 program.

On This Gay Day | ‘Hello Dolly’ actor Danny Lockin was born

Danny Lockin was violently murdered in 1977.

On This Gay Day | In 1982 France stops listing homosexuality as a disorder

At the same time authorities equalised the age of consent.

On This Gay Day | Britain repealed the controversial 'Section 28' laws

The laws were brought in by the Thatcher government in 1988.

On This Gay Day | Neil Tennant is celebrating his birthday

See what else happened on this day in history.

On This Gay Day | In 1986 New Zealand decriminalised homosexuality

See what else we remember on this day.

On This Gay Day | Sexuality researcher Havelock Ellis died in 1939

Henry Havelock Ellis co-wrote the first medical text book in English that explored homosexuality.

On This Gay Day | Film director George Cukor was born in 1899

George Cukor made his mark as a director in Hollywood in the 1930s and continued to make films through to the early 1980s.

On This Gay Day | Remembering Marsha P. Johnson

LGBTQIA+ rights pioneer Marsha P Johnson passed away on this day in 1992.

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OPINION | Pride offers strength to survive in the face of rising hate

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On This Gay Day | Rita Mae Brown was born

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Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company plan big bold stories for 2026

The Indigenous focused theatre company has revealed their 2026 program.

Black Swan ends the year on a high with ‘Carol’

Sally-Anne Upton and Mark Storen shine in this tale of festive cheer and serious issues.

Former Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce quits the party

The former leader had yet to declare whether he will join One Nation.
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