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If you’ve had a crazy busy week and haven’t had time to read about the latest news and events, don’t worry.

Here’s our ‘Speed Read’ post to quickly take you through the biggest stories.

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From OUTinPerth

Life Sentences for Two Men Who Murdered Perth Gay Man 

Daniel Wade Taylor and Mark Jones were sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 21 years for the brutal murder of Perth gay man Warren Batchelor.

WA Researchers Release FIrst Trans Mental Health Study

Researchers at Curtin University have released the first study that looks into the mental health of transgender people in Australia.

Tough New Laws in Malawi

The African nation has been both praised and condemned for it’s new marriage laws. The new laws tackle the country’s high level of child brides but also make conditions worse for it’s LGBTI population.

Groundbreaking New LGBTIQA Aged Care Facility Launched in Victoria

Lifecare have announced their plans to build an aged care facility in Prahran that caters specifically to LGBTIQ people and their friends. The new facility is expected to open in two years time.

Pokemon Made People Gay

US tele-evangelist Creflo Dollar has claimed that TV cartoon ‘Pokemon’ is responsible for making teens gay in the late ’90s and early 2000’s.

Hillary Clinton Announces Presidential Bid

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced her second bid to become President of the United States. Mrs Clinton made her announcement in a low key style with a video that including a gay couple.

Sattler and 6PR Settle

Radio announcer Howard Sattler has settled his lawsuit against former employer 6PR. Sattler was sacked by the station after a controvertial interview where he asked Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner Tim Mathieson was gay.

New Course Allows Young Guys to Explore Sexuality

A new course from Project X at the WA AIDS Council allows young guys to explore their sexuality and relationships in a friendly peer based setting. The new course starts soon and is taking enrollments now.

Headspace Are Here to Help

Headspace is the national organisation here to assist with Youth Mental Health, In this community submission they tell us all about the services they offer.

Hannah Conda Takes Off

One of Perth’s favourite Drag performers Hannah Conda has her bags packed and a plane ticket booked, Hannah shares her plans for the future with OUTinPerth.

Lead Singer of Years and Years is Gay

Olly Alexander, the lead singer of British band Years and Years has confirmed that he’s gay. “I’m Gay and I’m singing about my boyfriends’ declared the singer.

RTRFM Delivers the 22nd Year of In The Pines

Local community radio station RTRFM, the home of Perth’s only LGBTIQ radio program ‘All Things Queer’, is set to deliver it’s annual ‘In the Pines’ concert for the 22nd year in a row. The annual event is a highlight on the local music calendar.

Danger Caberet Prepare for Freaks and Fishnets

Sophie Joske chats to MagnusDanger Magnus about his cabaret troupe’s new production ‘Freaks and Fishnets’

Michael Franti on Writing ‘Positive’ 

Michael Franti tells us why he wrote the Spearhead track ‘Positive’ and shares is own family’s experiences of homophobia.

Disco Band Boney M Celebrate 40 Years

A new compilation celebrates the work of ’70s disco group Boney M. Today’s Djs give their classic hits a makeover.

Boy George Signs Up for Reality Show

The Osmonds have done it, Cyndi Lauper has done it, so has Paula Abdul and Nicki Minaj – now Boy George is set to have TV cameras follow him 24/7 for new TV show.

Patient Defintions: A Gender Identity Journey

Laura / Remus shares a personal story about discovering your gender identity and becoming the person you once dreamed about.

Healthy Representations of Relationships

Sexoligy student and Frredom Centre volunteer Danika shares her thoughts on why our education system needs more diversity in it’s representations of relationships.

From Around the Web

Making Schools Safer and More Welcoming for LGBTQI Students

At The Conversation, David Rhodes Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Professional Practice at Edith Cowan University writes about the lack of information provided to LGBTQI students in Australia’s educational curriculum.

Check Out the Scent Gent

Do you love a good cologne? Check out the YouTube video series ‘Scent Gent’ starring local scenester Rob. In this edition Rob shares his thoughts on M7 Oud Absolu by Yves Saint Laurent and Dahn al Oud Kombodi by Lattafa.

Gay Vs Girl

Here’s another local YouTube series to take a look at ‘Gay Vs Girl’ is the adventures of a local gay boy and his female sidekick. In their first adventures they tackle The Colour Run.

 

 

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