Premium Content:

Pride Memories: The world before Grindr

Western Australia’s LGBTIQ community organisation Pride WA is celebrating their 25th anniversary.

The ‘Silver City’ themed PrideFEST began last night and there’s a stack of event running over the next sixteen days. The highlight will be the Pride Parade through the streets of Northbridge in a week’s time.

- Advertisement -

We asked a bunch of people for their favourite Pride memory. This one is from dancefloor commander DJ Timbee.

DJ Timbee

My earliest memory was the mid-year pride parties called ‘Exes’. I was an 18-year-old twink and I lived for the DJs and the lights. Pride used to be the place we all hung out before the online space took over and community was able to be created in multiple other forms.

Have you got a favourite memory of the Pride Festival’s 25 year history? Share it with us at editor@outinperth.com 

OIP Staff

Latest

The Year in Review | March 2025

March was all about politics with the state election taking place and the federal election ramping up.

On This Gay Day | Blues singer Ma Rainey died in 1939

Ma Rainey is acknowledged as one of the most influential blues singers of all time.

Research aims to close cancer prevention gap for gay and bisexual men

Rates of anal cancer are growing in Australia, particularly among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.

Three young New Zealanders escape jail time over Grindr assaults

There the latest vigilante group to be caught targeting gay men.

Newsletter

Don't miss

The Year in Review | March 2025

March was all about politics with the state election taking place and the federal election ramping up.

On This Gay Day | Blues singer Ma Rainey died in 1939

Ma Rainey is acknowledged as one of the most influential blues singers of all time.

Research aims to close cancer prevention gap for gay and bisexual men

Rates of anal cancer are growing in Australia, particularly among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.

Three young New Zealanders escape jail time over Grindr assaults

There the latest vigilante group to be caught targeting gay men.

Mika delivers video for ‘Immortal Love’

Mika has delivered a video for his latest song Immortal Love. The track is from his upcoming album Hyperlove.

The Year in Review | March 2025

March was all about politics with the state election taking place and the federal election ramping up.

On This Gay Day | Blues singer Ma Rainey died in 1939

Ma Rainey is acknowledged as one of the most influential blues singers of all time.

Research aims to close cancer prevention gap for gay and bisexual men

Rates of anal cancer are growing in Australia, particularly among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.