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Greens: We celebrate the ‘Yes’ vote, but we shouldn’t have had it

Greens: We celebrate the ‘Yes’ vote, but we shouldn’t have had it

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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Twenty years since Ellen declared “Yep, I’m Gay”

Twenty years since Ellen declared “Yep, I’m Gay”

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 […]

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Gloria Gaynor’s ‘I Will Survive’ is 38 years old

Gloria Gaynor’s ‘I Will Survive’ is 38 years old

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 […]

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My Own Private Idaho celebrates 25 years

My Own Private Idaho celebrates 25 years

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 […]

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PrideWA launch massive 2015 program

PrideWA launch massive 2015 program

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 […]

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