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OPINION: Alison Xamon MLC is a member of The Greens in the Western Australian Parliament. LGBTIQ religious conversion ‘therapy’ is still hurting Western Australians. It is hurting them in complex and long-lasting ways. While it is impossible to quantify exactly how many Western Australians are directly affected, La Trobe University’s February 2021 report Healing Spiritual […]
Tags: Alison Xamon, conversion therapy, Greens, Labor, Mark McGowan
10 Feb 2021 /
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OPINION There is obviously a debate around January 26th as a national public holiday for Australians. Regardless of people’s thoughts on that debate, a group of men dressing up as British Red Coats on that day, walking through the streets of Perth and brandishing a British flag, shouting “Aim, fire,” was a clear attempt to […]
Tags: january 26, Jesse J Fleay
29 Jan 2021 |
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OPINION Last Monday the United States celebrated Martin Luther King Day. Although for most people it was a day off work, it’s not intended to be a holiday. It is a day set aside to commemorate the life of the great man with acts of community service. Martin Luther King Day is a day of […]
Tags: Australia Day, invasion day, Opinion, Patrick Coward
25 Jan 2021 |
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Dr Anja Ravine is transgender and a past member of Pride WA’s organising committee. Dr Ravine now works in Sydney as a genetic pathologist. Previously in Perth, Anja was for some time professor of medical genetics at the University of Western Australia. Speaking on Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas’ recent remarks about trans and gender […]
Tags: basil zempilas, City of Perth, dr anja ravine, Gender, gender diverse, transgender
6 Nov 2020 |
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OPINION It’s over half a century since the Stonewall riots in New York’s Greenwich Village started on Saturday 28th June 1969. With these being seen as a significant event in the battle for LGBTIQ+ rights in the United States, it can however be sobering to consider what has happened, and not happened, since then. To […]
Tags: Colin Longworth, Opinion, stonewall
28 Jun 2020 |
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OPINION Labor has given numerous excuses for not yet opposing the Religious Discrimination Bill. Here’s why they are all nonsense. We’ve seen it all before…Labor is divided over an LGBTIQ issue so it concocts talking points to deflect attention. It happened when marriage equality first became an issue. To defend its support for Howard’s same-sex […]
Tags: Anthony Albanese, Labor, PFLAG, religious discrimination, Rodney Croome
30 Oct 2019 |
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In an open letter to The Court Hotel OUTinPerth reader James Middleton shares his story of coming out and finding acceptance, and how the venue played a central role in his journey. Following last week’s controversy over safety at the venue James outlines his experience of how the venue has changed, and his thoughts on what […]
Tags: The Court Hotel
1 Mar 2019 |
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OPINION: Dr Sharon Dane, Brian Greig, Rodney Croome Independent, accountable and courageous: Our blueprint for a national LGBTI human rights organisation The formation of a new national LGBTI human rights organisation is always a moment of hope. We know because we have been involved in every such organisation since the early 90s, including the Australian Council […]
11 Jan 2019 |
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OPINION A year on from the marriage equality postal survey it’s time to bust some myths about why it was held and what impact it had. The postal survey was not necessary to win marriage equality. It did not change hearts or minds for the better, carry parliament over the line or cement reform It […]
Tags: Marriage, marriage equality, plebiscite, postal survey, Rodney Croome, Same Sex Marriage
15 Nov 2018 |
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OPINION We can’t be sure exactly what Scott Morrison wants to “prevent” with religious freedom legislation, but there’s enough evidence to make an educated guess. In a recent television debate I had with Sydney Anglican bishop, Michael Stead, the bishop surprisingly said he did not want wedding businesses and government registry staff to be allowed […]
Tags: ally conference, Curtin, religious freedom, Rodney Croome
25 Sep 2018 |
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