November 13 – 19 is Transgender Awareness Week, a time to raise awareness of trans and gender diverse identities, issues faced by trans folks, and celebrate trans individuals, groups and their achievements. The week marks an opportunity for people, businesses and organisations to educate themselves on trans and gender diverse identities, how to promote meaningful […]
Premier Roger Cook won’t commit to updating Western Australia’s outdated Equal Opportunities laws before the 2025 state election. The premier made an appearance on ABC radio speaking to Nadia Mitsopoulos where he was asked about the government’s slow progress on the long-promised law reform. The premier denied he’d “fobbed off” the reforms fearing a debate with […]
Danish queer activist and University of Sydney PhD student Tanja Dittfeld was finally able to return to Australia after our borders reopened. At the time she thought her main concern would be to find accommodation and complete her thesis. That was until the international student received a diagnosis of a brain tumour and that her […]
Pride WA CEO Dr Lauren Butterly has signalled a bigger role for Pride WA beyond the annual PrideFEST, Northbridge parade and Fairday celebrations. Dr Butterly was speaking on Friday at the annual Pride Luncheon at Crown Perth, an event that brought together community groups, rights advocates and business leaders. The legal academic and ABC broadcaster […]
Stephen Dawson, Western Australia’s Minister for Minister for Emergency Services; Innovation and the Digital Economy; Medical Research and Volunteering says it’s “scandalous” that the state’s Equal Opportunity laws allow teachers to be sacked over their sexuality, and school students to be expelled. The Minister was a keynote speaker at the Crown Pride Luncheon on Friday where […]
Protest group Queen Liberation Boorloo made their voices heard outside the WA parliament this week as they continued their campaign to urge the Cook Labor government to take action on Equal Opportunity law reform. Speaking at the event Greens MLC Brad Pettit said he was concerned that time was running out for the government to […]
The team at the Youth Pride Network were recently recognised at the WA Youth Awards picking up The Y Collective Action Award. he Youth Pride Network (YPN) is a peer-led LGBTIQA+ youth systemic advocacy organisation working to improve the lives of all young LGBTIQA+ people across Western Australia. Established in 2017, the YPN formed in […]
Funding for the first ever Elder-led intervention to support young Aboriginal LGBTQA+ people will bring new hope for the youth group most at risk of suicide in the nation says Edith Cowan University. ECU’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students, Equity and Indigenous) Professor Braden Hill and colleagues from ECU, Murdoch University and the Telethon Kids Institute have been awarded […]
National LGBTIQA+ lobby group, Just.Equal Australia, and former Tasmanian Anti Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Robin Banks, have called on Western Australia’s Attorney General to cease his “misinformation” on anti-discrimination laws. State Attorney General, John Quigley (pictured above), has repeatedly said the delay in advancing legislation to protect LGBTI teachers and students in faith schools is because […]
Curtis Ward has been appointed as the new President of the WA Gender Reassignment Board. Ward, who is a prominent member of the LGBTIQA+ communities is an associate at law firm Clairs Keeley and was formerly the President of Pride WA. He takes up the role following the resignation of Grantham Kitto who had been in […]
