Sensory Overload For STYLEAID
The team at STYLEAID has announced the theme for 2011: Opulent. STYLEAID Creative Director Aly May told OUTinPerth the theme ‘was carefully considered to reflect the new changes the committee wanted to implement for the 2011 event. “There is also a social comment to consider in the final statement of – ‘or is it just self-indulgence?’†May said. STYLEAID Opulent is on Friday 29 July at Burswood Entertainment Complex with tickets on sale in May.
Conference Coming To Town
University students and staff across Australia will be coming to Perth in July for the first National Queer Collaborations Conference since 2005. This year marks the 20th anniversary for the conference which started in 1991 at the University of Sydney. ‘Building a Queerious Community; Educate, Empower, Equip’ is the theme for 2011. Cross-Campus Queer Network convenor Michael Pilkington said he was ‘extremely nervous and extremely excited’ about the conference coming to Perth. The conference will provide a week of networking and idea-sharing, open to everyone and kicks off from 4-10 July at Curtin University.
PASH Off In WA
Researchers from the 2009 Pleasure and Sexual Health (PASH) study visited Perth last month, providing a WA-specific insight into sexual pleasure and risk for gay men. More than 2000 gay men were questioned across the country and found WA men were much like other Australian gay men. PASH researcher Ian Down, who visited Perth in February, said men in WA were much like other Australian men. The report found most men agreed with condoms but only half admitted to using them all the time. However, Down said it was important to acknowledge that most gay men continue to use condoms for anal sex most of the time.
Benn Dorrington
