Trans Liberation Rally to be held in Northbridge
A locally organised rally in support of transgender liberation is planned to be held in the James Street Mall this weekend. The event is a response to ongoing anti-trans rhetoric in politics, media and social media, providing an opportunity for trans folks to stand together, and for allies to stand up in solidarity. “Transgender people […]
Sammy McSweeney delivers great TEDx talk about being true to yourself
Sammy McSweeney is well known to Perth’s LGBTIQA+ community via his role as the accompanist for the Perth Pride Choir, but last year he took to the stage to deliver a TEDx talk. Appearing at TEDx King’s Park Salon, McSweeney delivered a comical and inspiring talk about how to be yourself, and the power of […]
Queer community set to gather for defiant photo shoot in Northbridge
Perth’s LGBTIQA+ community members have been invited to gather in the Perth Cultural Centre on Saturday 22 April for a community photo shoot. The event has been organised in response to an alleged violent assault that occurred on three people last weekend. Two men, who were walking from The Court Hotel to Connections Nightclub were […]
New Noah Riseman book will explore Australia’s transgender history
A new book from academic Professor Noah Riseman will explore Australia’s transgender history. Here’s the blurb for the upcoming book Transgender Australia: A History Since 1910. “Trans and gender diverse people have always been present in Australian life, whether they’ve lived quiet lives in the country, performed in cabaret shows, worked on the streets or run for […]
Danielle Laidley will give the tenth and final Isabelle Lake Memorial Lecture
The Equal Opportunity Commission and the University of Western Australia have announced that Danielle Laidley will be the speaker for the final Isabelle Lake Memorial Lecture. The lecture will be held at the University Club at UWA on 11 May. Laidley will speak about her personal experience of gender diversity and how her journey was shaped […]
Youth Pride Network podcast ‘Queer And?’ explores intersectionality
A brand new podcast series from WA’s own Youth Pride Network (YPN) shares the stories of LGBTQIA+ folks who live on the intersection of various communities, experiences and identities. Hosted by the YPN crew, the podcast has been created as a resource for young LGBTIQA+ young people and allies, with the aim to celebrate living […]
Trans Day of Visibility: Join TransFolk of WA for community sundowner
Today is Transgender Day of Visibility, an international celebration of transgender and gender diverse lives, identities, achievements and triumphs. This year, TransFolk of WA is marking Trans Day of Visibility with a low-key sundowner at South Beach in Walyalup, Fremantle. “It has been a rather intense start to the year for our trans and gender-diverse […]
Support for the Trans Justice Project sees fundraising goals smashed
As anti-transgender events have sparked debates, protests and violent attacks around the country, support for new organisation The Trans Justice Project has soared. When OUTinPerth spoke to founder Jackie Turner at the start of the month her start-up advocacy organisation was hoping to reach a fundraising goal of $30,000. Today their campaign on crowd-source site […]
Intersex Human Rights Australia welcomes Bonnie Hart
Intersex Human Rights Australia have announced that Bonnie Hart is joining their organisation in the role of Deputy Executive Director. Hart will lead work developing psychosocial support services by and for community. Like all their staff, Hart will work part-time. In addition to her part-time role with IHRA she is an early career academic and PhD […]
International Women’s Day celebrated with nude photoshoot
Photographer Lauren Crooke was up early this morning to mark International Women’s Day (IWD) creating one of her famous nude photo shoots on the steps of parliament house. As dawn broke upwards of 80 women participated in the project. Crooke (director of Crooked Images) who will be speaking at TEDX Perth in April, has been creating […]
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