The Greens have released a statement celebrating the first anniversary of the ‘Yes’ vote on marriage equality, while also condemning the harm caused to the LGBTIQ+ community by the postal survey. Greens LGBTIQ+ spokesperson Senator Janet Rice said the anniversary is a cause for celebration, but we should never have had the postal survey in […]
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14 Nov 2018 /
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This month it’s 20 years since comedian Ellen DeGeneres came out. The ground-breaking declaration saw Ellen appearing on the cover of TIME magazine and doing an interview on the Oprah Winfrey show. At the same time Ellen Morgan, the character DeGeneres played on her sitcom Ellen, also came out to her friends and colleagues. The […]
Tags: anniversary, Chely Wright, coming out, Elen DeGeneres, Ellen, Ellen Page, empire, jane lynch, jussie smollett, presidential medal of freedom, television, time, tv
15 Apr 2017 |
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Gloria Gaynor’s disco anthem I Will Survive is 38 years old today. Originally released on October 23rd 1978 the song about getting through a broken relationship was quickly adopted by the LGBTI community who embraced it’s themes of strength and persistence. The song was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris, and recorded by Gloria Gaynor in […]
Tags: 1978, anniversary, anthem, Aretha Franklin, Bisexual, Chantay Savage, Diana Ross, disco, Erasure, Freddie Perren, gay, Gloria Glaynor, I Will Survive, Intersex, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Robbie Williams, trans*, transgender
23 Oct 2016 |
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Gus Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho celebrates its 25th anniversary this week. Kyle J Kash is a young gay man who has just seen the film for the first time, Graeme Watson saw it when he was a young gay man. Kyle’s Thoughts This is a story not of dipping your toes into our […]
Tags: 25 years, anniversary, cinema, gay, Graeme Watson, Gus Van Sant, Keanu Reaves, kyle kash, LGBT, Movie, my own private idaho, queer, River Phoenix, Viper Room
21 Oct 2016 |
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PrideWA have just released their program for PrideFEST 2015: Silver City and it’s fit to burst with events, entertainment, music and more to help you celebrate 25 years of Pride in Western Australia. The festival kicks off on Friday November 6th with Happy Pride with a showcase of performers giving you a sneak peek of […]
Tags: 25, anniversary, garden party, Matthew Mitcham, Parade, picnic, Pride, PrideWA, Silver City, sunset bar
15 Oct 2015 |
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