May 17 marks International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), an opportunity for all to speak out on discrimination against LGBTQIA+ communities. The team at Connection and Wellbeing Australia (CAWA) will once again be honouring the occasion with a special event bringing together LGBTQIA+ folks and allies to learn more and share experiences […]
Tags: allies, allyship, cawa, connection and wellbeing australia, discrimination, IDAHoBiT
10 May 2022 /
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On Fair Day I watched my daughter and her friend wandering around with huge smiles on their faces. I stood under the shelter of the PFLAG Perth tent and thought “Imagine if the whole world was like this? Safe, inclusive, joyful, loving and SO FUCKING BEAUTIFUL with all the colours of the rainbow! With bonus […]
Tags: allies, ally, kate salinger, PFLAG, Pridefest
27 Nov 2019 |
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Pride WA, the Premier LGBTIQ Arts and Culture Organisation in Western Australia, has announced a number of new members to its committee of management. Following several long-serving committee members standing down at the end of their terms, six new faces have joined the management team. Jeremy Wray, Tania Giorgetta, Roscoe Holyoake, Frances Burgess, Michael Della Maddalena, […]
Tags: allies, Andrew Barker, Bisexual, Curtis Ward, Fairday, festival, fiona maguire, Frances Burgess, gay, heterosexual, Intersex, Jeremy Wray, John Hugo, karron swinn, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Michael Della Maddelena, Parade, Pride WA, queer, Rosco Holyoake, Tania Giorgetta, trans*
23 Mar 2017 |
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Over one hundred well known Australian who identify as allies of the LGBTIQ community have signed a petition calling on the Australian government to drop its plan for a plebiscite on marriage. The petition that has been organised by the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) and advocacy group just.equal has been supported […]
Tags: allies, Ivan Hinton-Teoh, just.equal, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Malcolm Turnbull, Marriage, marriage equality, PFLAG, plebiscite
6 Nov 2016 |
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Joe Douglas is a mate. We have known each other for nearly 7 years now. He has saved my life on more than one occasion. Joe is not a big fan of labels. When I said I thought he was a straight ally, he was very reluctant to take on the mantle. He would hate […]
Tags: allies, ally, by our side, Gender, joe douglas, mankind project, masculinity, new leaf workshop, plebiscite, retreat, safe schools, safe schools coalition, Straight, straight ally
12 Oct 2016 |
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After fourteen years of bringing news and culture to WA’s LGBTIQ+ community, OUTinPerth was forced to stop the presses when the company that owned the magazine was shut down. Now the team who created the magazine and online content are eager to return to being an independent Perth based LGBTIQ+ voice in the Australian media. […]
Tags: allies, Bring it Back, crowdsource, gay, GoFundMe, Graeme Watson, help, Intersex, leigh hill, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, media, OUTinPerth, trans*, transgender
21 May 2016 |
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‘Community’ star Joel McHale has donated the proceeds from a recent North Carolina stand-up show to the local LGBTIQ centre. The host of ‘The Soup’ performed at Durham Performing Arts Centre wearing a LGBTQ-themed shirt he fashioned himself. McHale opened his set with a condemnation of North Carolina’s new “f*cking crazy” anti-LGBT law, ‘HB 2’. […]
Tags: allies, ally, comedy, Community, durham, HB2, joel mchale, LGBTQ center of durham, north carolina, the soup, USA
12 Apr 2016 |
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As part of Slate’s video series “Ask a Homo”, June Thomas, editor of ‘Outward’, answers a number of questions about gay bar etiquette. In particular is the issue of straight people attending gay bars. Thomas suggests that you should avoid bars that don’t directly fit your demographic, including gay men visiting lesbian bars. Is her […]
Tags: allies, ask a homo, Gay bar, june thomas, LGBT, straight people
28 Apr 2014 |
Filed under Life,People |
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